The 12th annual BoxToRow All-America Team was announced on Monday, and 10 football players from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) were named to the team. North Carolina A&T State had the most players represenred in the conference.
In all, 20 schools were represented on the team. North Carolina A&T State and Alcorn State, which will meet on Saturday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (12 p.m. EST, live on ABC) led the way with six honorees apiece.
Below is this year's BoxToRow All-America Team (MEAC players in bold):
OFFENSE
QB: Amir Hall, Bowie State, Sr., Bowie, Md.$
RB: De’Shawn Waller, Alcorn State, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.
RB: Marquell Cartwright, North Carolina A&T State, r-Sr., High Point, N.C.*$
RB: Taeyler Porter, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr., Immokalee, Fla.*
RB: Tabyus Taylor, Virginia Union, Soph., Hopewell, Va.*
OL: Micha Shaw, North Carolina A&T State, Sr., Fayetteville, N.C.
OL: Chris McCrea, Alcorn State, r-Sr., St. Petersburg, Fla.
OL: Jean Cyriaque, Morehouse, Sr., Durham, N.C.*
OL: Jodeci Harris, Southern, r-Jr., Plaquemine, La.*
OL: Kevin Hall, Alcorn State, r-Jr., Prentiss, Miss.*
OL: Mustaffa Ibrahim, Alcorn State, Jr., Ridgeland, Miss.*
OL: Marcus Petiford, North Carolina A&T State, Jr., Durham, N.C.*
TE: Zarrian Holcombe, Prairie View A&M, Jr., Houston, Texas
WR: Bobby Hartzog, Texas Southern, Gr., Houston, Texas
WR: Jequez Ezzard, Howard, Jr., Union City, Ga.
DEFENSE
DL: Darryl Johnson, Jr., North Carolina A&T State, Jr., Kingsland, Ga.$
DL: Yurik Bethune, Alabama A&M, Sr., Mobile, Ala.
DL: Marques Ford, Bethune-Cookman, Jr., Gibsontonville, Fla.*
DL: Joshua Pryor, Bowie State, r-Fr., Baltimore, Md.*
DL: Terry Whittington, Alcorn State, r-Jr., Cooper City, Fla.*
LB: De’Arius Christmas , Grambling State, Sr., Vicksburg, Miss.$
LB: Austin Stephens, Miles, Jr., Mumford, Ala.
LB: Devon Hunt, Shaw, Jr., Rockingham, N.C.
DB: Sterling Hammond, Virginia Union, Jr., Caret, Va.
DB: Timadre Abram, North Carolina A&T State, Sr., Lakeland, Fla.
DB: Joseph McWilliams, Grambling, r-Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
DB: Qwynnterrio Cole, Alcorn State, Soph., Memphis, Tenn.*
DB: Ju’Anthony Parker, Prairie View A&M, Jr., Dallas, Texas*
DB: Davanta Reynolds, North Carolina Central, Sr., Tucker, Ga.*
SPECIALISTS
P: Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M, Soph., West Chapel, Fla.
PK: Gabriel Ballinas, Albany State, Guadalupe, Mexico
RS: Booker Chambers, Mississippi Valley St., Sr., Greenwood, Miss.
PR: Tyeous Sharpe, Fayetteville State, Soph., Winston-Salem, N.C.
KR: Malik Wilson, North Carolina A&T State, Sr., Burlington, N.C.
*denotes tie
$2017 BoxToRow All-American