LORMAN, Miss. – Redshirt senior quarterback Felix "Triggerman" Harper was tabbed as the best returning quarterback in the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the upcoming season by Hero Sports.
Hero Sports released their FCS Spring 2021 Best Returning Quarterbacks in Each Conference on Friday. Harper was featured from the SWAC after putting together a 2019 campaign to remember in which he earned SWAC Offensive Player of the Year honors. This all came after Harper replaced the injured Noah Johnson, the SWAC's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, in the third game of the season at McNeese State.
For the season, Harper threw for 2,954 yards and 33 touchdowns, along with adding six rushing scores. He ranked fourth in the FCS in passing touchdowns, fifth in points responsible for (19.7 ppg), seventh in passing efficiency (160.7), eighth in yards per completion (14.5) and ninth in yards per pass attempt (8.7). Harper was one of four finalists for the HBCU Player of the Year award, along with being a finalist for the C Spire Conerly Trophy, which went to the best player in the state of Mississippi.
Harper took home three SWAC Offensive Player of the Week awards. He was named the HBCU National Player of the Week winner after the win over Prairie View A&M where he threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a score. He also earned a helmet sticker on ESPN College Football Final after the win over Savannah State.
In the Celebration Bowl, Harper threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for two touchdowns. He helped Alcorn score 44 points on six touchdowns. Harper was named the Team MVP.
Harper had a touchdown pass in every game after taking over against McNeese State, throwing for multiple touchdowns in nine games with four or more touchdowns in a game occurring four different times. He passed for at least 250 yards in eight games, reaching a high of 396 yards against Mississippi Valley State, the same game he also reached a season-high six touchdown passes.
The complete release from Hero Sports can be found here.
