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01/12/20 - Naytron Culpepper, rSr/2023, Alabama State + More +

2019 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Naytron Culpepper, Sophomore, Alabama State,...Naytron Culpepper earned the other second team honor for the Hornets, leading a pass defense that is fourth in the nation in passing yards allowed per game. The sophomore finished fourth in the conference in passes defended with 13 and was third in the conference in pass breakups with 10. He also intercepted three passes which tied him for fourth among the other defensive backs in the SWAC. Culpepper finished the year with 35 total tackles, including 28 solo stops, while recording 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack on the season. - Alabama State Football

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CB Naytron Culpepper, Alabama State
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11/09/19 - KHADarris Davis, rSr/2022, Alabama State + More +

KHA'Darris Davis threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Alabama State held off Texas Southern for a 27-21 victory on Saturday. Alabama State (5-4, 4-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) has won eight of the last nine games against Texas Southern (0-10, 0-6). The Hornets jumped out to a 27-7 halftime lead before De'Andre Johnson and Dominic Franklin had touchdown runs and the Tigers pulled within six points with 12:27 remaining. The Tigers drove to the Hornets 27 but Johnson was sacked by Cameron Rampersaud on fourth-and-11 with about six minutes left and the Hornets ran out the clock. Davis completed 14 of 26 passes for 226 yards and threw all three scores to Michael Jefferson, who finished with five catches for 102 yards. Ezra Gray ran for 154 yards on 24 carries for the Hornets. Johnson was 16-of-26 passing for 160 yards, threw a touchdown pass and ran into the end zone from 15 yards out. Franklin scored on a 34-yard run and finished with 53 yards rushing. Ladarius Owens added 78 yards on the ground for the Tigers. - AP College Football

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QB KHADarris Davis, Alabama State
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11/02/19 - KHADarris Davis, rSr/2022, Alabama State + More +

KHA'Darris Davis threw for 183 yards and a touchdown and Alabama State earned its first shutout since 2012 by blanking Mississippi Valley State, 27-0 in a Southwest Conference battle Saturday afternoon. The last time the Hornets blanked an opponent was October 6, 2012 when they beat Texas Southern, 45-0. Davis scored on a 3-yard run five minutes into the game to put the Hornets in front, 7-0, and his 52-yard pass to Jahod Booker early in the second half made it 24-0. Ezra Gray added a 2-yard touchdown run and Hunter Hanson kicked field goals from 39- and 40-yards. Alabama State (4-4, 3-2) held the Delta Devils (2-7, 1-4) to just 217 yards of total offense, 100 through the air. Meanwhile the Hornets amassed 152 yards on the ground and 199 through the air. Davis was 19 of 26 passing while Gray ran for 70 yards on seven carries. - AP College Football

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QB KHADarris Davis, Alabama State
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10/31/19 - Colton Adams, rJr/2024, Alabama State + More +

OCT 28 SWAC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Colton Adams, Alabama State (6-2, 220, Fr., LB, Wetumpka, Ala.),...Adams led Alabama State with a game-high 13 tackles in a triple overtime loss to Alabama A&M in the Magic City Classic. He finished with five solo stops, and also recorded 2.5 tackles for loss. The freshman forced a fumble and recorded one quarterback hurry, as well as having three knockdowns of Alabama A&M's quarterback. The freshman has played in three games this season, after missing the first four, and has led the Hornets in tackles each week. - Southwestern Athletic Conference Football

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ILB Colton Adams, Alabama State
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10/12/19 - Ezra Gray, rSr/2022, Alabama State + More +

Jahod Booker had seven catches for 106 yards and a touchdown and Alabama State beat Jackson State 31-16 on Saturday. Ezra Gray and Jacory Merritt each rushed for 69 yards for the Hornets (3-3, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Gray had a 13-yard TD run to open the scoring on Alabama State's first drive of the game. Jett Even's 10-yard keeper made it 14-3 in the second quarter. Jackson State (1-5, 0-2) cut the deficit to 14-10 before halftime on Derrick Ponder's 20-yard TD pass to Terrell Kennedy III. The Hornets scored the next 17 points to lead 31-10 on Even's second TD keeper, a 2-yard run. Even was 15 of 26 for 189 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Ponder passed for 164 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for the Tigers. - AP College Football

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RB Ezra Gray, Alabama State
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09/25/19 - Duran Bell, rJr/2022, Alabama State + More +

SEPT 2/WEEK 1 SWAC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Alabama State, Duran Bell (R-SO, RB, Tampa, Fla.),...Bell finished with a career-high 112 yards on 10 carries in the Hornets' 24-19 loss to FBS-member, UAB. The redshirt sophomore scored on a 67-yard run to tie the game against the Blazers in the first quarter. He ended the night averaging 11.2 yards per carry, while also catching three passes for eight yards. - SWAC Football

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RB Duran Bell, Alabama State
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09/25/19 - Anthony Craven, rSr/2020, Alabama State + More +

SEPT 2/WEEK 1 SWAC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Alabama State, Anthony Craven (SR, P, Linden, Calif.),...Craven finished the game averaging 49.1 yards per punt - two yards above his career average - with a long of 64 yards. He also hit three punts inside the 20 and allowed just two returned punts. He recorded a total of six punts over 50 yards in the loss. - SWAC Football

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P Anthony Craven, Alabama State
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09/22/19 - KHADarris Davis, rSr/2022, Alabama State + More +

KHA'Darris Davis accounted for two touchdowns and Alabama State beat Grambling 23-20 on Saturday night in a Southwestern Conference opener. Davis ran into the end zone from the 1-yard line to cap the scoring with 9:55 remaining. On the next series, Grambling (0-3, 0-1) went 62 yards in 12 plays, but Garrett Urban missed a 28-yard field goal with 6:07 left before Alabama State (2-2, 1-0) ran out the clock.

Davis tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Hixon that gave the Hornets a 17-13 lead with 9:32 to play in the third quarter. Geremy Hickbottom threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Lyndon Rash that put the Tigers back on top 20-17 entering the fourth quarter. Davis was 19-of-31 passing for 224 yards, and had eight carries for 23 yards. Hickbottom finished 19 of 30 for 184 yards passing and had 70 yards rushing. - AP College Football

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QB KHADarris Davis, Alabama State
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08/05/19 - Santo Dunn, rSr/2023, Alabama State + More +

2019 PRESEASON SIAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Santo Dunn, Junior, Running Back, Morehouse,...Dunn, was picked as last season's SIAC Offensive Player of the Year and returns for his third year with the Maroon Tigers. The Miami, FL native led the SIAC in rushing yards (875), scoring (8.4 points per game), and touchdowns with 14. Dunn also ranked nationally in rushing yards at No. 38, tied for No. 25 in scoring and No. 17 in total touchdowns. - Morehouse Football

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RB Santo Dunn, Alabama State
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07/30/19 - Anthony Craven, rSr/2020, Alabama State + More +

2019 PRESEASON INAUGURAL FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST: Anthony Craven, Alabama State,...The senior, in his first year with the Hornets in 2018, took over for all-conference performer Trevor Vincent, and responded by ranking 18th in the country in punting (second in the conference) at a 42.7-yard average. He finished the season with 78 punts for 3,310 yards, while recording four touchbacks and forced seven fair catches.

Craven pinned Alabama State opponents inside the 20 on 29 occasions and had 20 punts of 50 or more yards, including a career-high 80-yard punt against South Alabama. Craven was named All-Conference for his efforts last season and earned First Team Preseason All-SWAC honors this season. The Council, who also selects the Ray Guy Award recipient at the FBS level, will announce the 10 semifinalists in November and three finalists in early December. The winner will be announced in early January. - Alabama State Football

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P Anthony Craven, Alabama State
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07/27/19 - Nelson Jordan II, rSr/2023, Alabama State + More +

2019 PRESEASON SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Nelson Jordan, So., Samford,...Four Samford players were named to the preseason All-SoCon teams at the league's annual Football Media Day at the Spartanburg Marriott. Jordan finished the 2018 season with 33 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks. - Samford Football

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DE Nelson Jordan II, Alabama State
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07/18/19 - Christian Clark, rSr/2022, Alabama State + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/SIDS): DL Christian Clark, Alabama State,...On the defensive side of the football, Christian Clark was named First Team on the defensive line after playing in 11 games on the interior line. He recorded 53 total tackles, fifth highest total on the team and recorded 22 solo stops. The redshirt junior garnered 5.0 tackles for loss, totaling 11 yards and recorded a pair of pass breakups on batted balls. Clark finished with a quarterback hurry and one fumble recovery, while also recorded a blocked kick. - Alabama State Football

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DT Christian Clark, Alabama State
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07/18/19 - Ezra Gray, rSr/2022, Alabama State + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/SIDS): RS Ezra Gray, Alabama State,... Gray was named First Team return specialist after he became one of the most respected kick returners in the conference, forcing teams to kick the ball away from him midway through the 2018 season after returns of 72 yards and 99 yards (called back from touchdown) in the first three weeks of the season. Gray finished in the top 50 in the nation (third in the conference) in combined kick returns, and in the top 75 in the nation (third in the conference) in kickoff returns at 23.4. He was also in the top 100 in the nation (fifth in conference) in all-purpose yards per game, while also leading the team in rushing. - Alabama State Football

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RB Ezra Gray, Alabama State
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07/18/19 - Anthony Craven, rSr/2020, Alabama State + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/SIDS): P Anthony Craven, Alabama State,...The Hornets also had a pair of specialists named First Team this season, including punter Anthony Craven. The senior, in his first year with the Hornets, took over for all-conference performer Trevor Vincent and responded by ranking 18th in the country in punting (second in the conference) at a 42.7-yard average.

The junior punted the ball 78 times for 3,310 total yards, while recording four touchbacks and forced seven fair catches. Craven pinned Alabama State opponents inside the 20 on 29 occasions and has 20 punts of 50 or more yards, including a career-high 80-yard punt against South Alabama. - Alabama State Football

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P Anthony Craven, Alabama State
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07/18/19 - Joshua Hill, Sr/2020, Alabama State + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/SIDS): DB Joshua Hill, Alabama State,...Senior defensive back Joshua Hill was the fifth player to earn All-Conference honors as he was named Second Team entering 2019. Hill played in 11 games and finished third on the team in tackles with 61, while recording 41 solo stops. He recorded one tackle for loss from safety position and recorded a pair of interceptions on the season. Hill finished the season with three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and forced three fumbles. - Alabama State Football

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