DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –
Keyron Kinsler Jr. and
Mikail Webb are set to represent Alcorn Football this weekend as the duo heads to Daytona Beach, Florida to participate in the FCS National Bowl. The game will be held at Daytona Stadium – home Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) member Bethune-Cookman.
The FCS National Bowl is an annual post-season college football all-star game consisting of the top players from college football's Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) colleges and universities. The inaugural FCS National Bowl was played in December 2014 at FIU Stadium in Miami, Florida, and moved to Daytona Beach Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2016. The National Bowl and FCS Bowl all-star weekend for Non-FBS schools has been the only games of its kind to attract numerous National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) scouts.
For the Braves of Alcorn, safety
Keyron Kinsler Jr. was a driving force behind the Purple and Gold defensive secondary during the 2022 campaign. A native of Micanopy, Florida, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound safety and alum of North Marion High ended the season ranked third on the squad in total tackles with 61 to his credit (34 solo, 27 assisted). He collected one interception on the season and was tied for second overall with five pass deflections across the campaign. He also recovered a pair of fumbles and forced a team-leading three fumbles. In a come-from-behind win at home to Bethune-Cookman, Kinsler amassed two forced fumbles against the Wildcats.
When speaking of defensive lineman
Mikail Webb, the 6-foot, 230-pound graduate student and native of Cleveland, Mississippi ended the 2022 campaign third on the team with seven tackles for loss, accumulating 29 total tackles altogether across the season for the Braves. He would go on to register 2.5 quarterback sacks, adding a pass deflection and a quarterback hurry to boot. In the Purple and Gold's away win against Mississippi Valley State, Webb produced one forced fumble on the night.
Players travel to the National Bowl weekend from as far as Texas, Arkansas, Oregon, Colorado, Michigan, Utah, South Dakota and more. The FCS National Bowl and National Bowl Game are presented by East Preps LLC and founded by its owner Michael Quartey Esq., also a Professor of Sports Law at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The rosters give NFL/CFL scouts a chance to view and get to know some of the best players from smaller schools over the bowl weekend. The FCS National Bowl is coached by pro coaches. The game has been attended by scouts from the NFL's St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Las Vegas Raiders, San Francisco 49er's, Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. All 32 NFL teams receive and review the FCS National Bowl film as the game and practice film are distributed directly to all NFL teams by NFL Films.
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