LORMAN, Miss. – The Bluebloods 2023 FCS Preseason All-American Team has been announced. Braves standout student-athlete
Jarveon Howard was selected as the third team running back.
The All-American team of 98 players represents all 13 FCS conferences and 49 different schools. 21 schools have multiple selections, led by defending FCS national champion South Dakota State with eight selections, while Montana State, Holy Cross, and Southeast Missouri State each had five selections.
Howard, a senior from Columbia, Mississippi, would go on to be named the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Newcomer of the Year this past season.
Throughout the 2022 campaign, the East Marion High School product was named SWAC Newcomer of the Week on two occasions. He ended the year leading the conference in rushing yards (1,275) while ranking fourth in scoring (78 points). He ended his season tied for 20th in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) with 12 rushing touchdowns, while placing himself eighth in the FCS in rushing yards. Howard rushed for a season-high 299 yards and four touchdowns against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He tallied 199 yards and a score on the ground in his Alcorn debut against No. 10 Stephen F. Austin. Howard contributed five (5) games of 100 yards or more throughout the 2022 campaign.
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