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11/20/22 - Sylvester Campbell, Sr/2024, Mississippi Valley State + More +

Jalani Eason threw a 15-yard touchdown to Sylvester Campbell and Kenneth Martin's 47-yard pick-6 sparked Mississippi Valley State to a 27-7 win over Prairie View A&M on Saturday. Those two plays late in the third quarter less than two minutes apart made it a 17-7 contest and the Delta Devils (2-9, 2-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference) were never threatened again. Orlando Fernandez kicked a 36-yard field goal with 6:03 remaining and Jared Wilson ran it in from the 5 for good measure. Trazon Connley's 8-yard scoring run gave Prairie View (6-5, 5-3) a 7-0 lead with 7:24 left in the first quarter. Jaden Stewart ran for 85 yards on 18 carries and Connley had 68 yards on 12 carries. - AP College Football

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TE Sylvester Campbell, Mississippi Valley State
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11/04/22 - Jacory Rankin, rSr/2023, Mississippi Valley State + More +

Jalani Eason threw for a career-high three touchdowns, to three different receivers, and Mississippi Valley State beat Alabama A&M 30-20 on Thursday night for its first win of the season. MVSU (1-8, 1-5 SWAC) held its first halftime lead of the season at 17-7. Eason's second touchdown pass of the half went for 22 yards to Jacory Rankin. Orlando Fernandez made a 40-yard field goal at the end of the third quarter, his third of the game, to give MVSU a 30-14 lead. Micah White had a 56-yard touchdown grab for Alabama A&M (3-6, 3-3). - AP College Football

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WR Jacory Rankin, Mississippi Valley State
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07/26/22 - Jamari Jones, rSr/2024, Mississippi Valley State + More +

The Mississippi Valley State University football program potentially has a future stud at the quarterback position according to HBCU Sports as they projected East Mississippi CC transfer Jamari Jones as their SWAC Newcomer of the Year when predicting the conference's award winners. Jones, a six-foot-three, 210-pound junior from Fannin, Mississippi, threw for 2,728 yards and 33 touchdowns during the Fall 2021 campaign at EMCCC, nearly 1,000 more yards (1,847) and 22 more touchdowns (11) than all Valley signal callers combined last season.

The top-ranked JUCO prospect at his position, the former Northwest Rankin High School product led the Lions to a MACCC Championship with a 64% (179-of-279) completion percentage while also contributing 573 yards plus six scores on the ground to provide a true multi-threat weapon to Offensive Coordinator Kenton Evans' arsenal. A three-star recruit that resulted in a #80 ranked prospect in the nation (247Sports) prior to signing with MVSU, Jones spurned offers from five FBS schools (Ole Miss, Baylor, Illinois, Missouri, and South Carolina), both SWAC Mississippi rivals (Alcorn and Jackson State), and FCS Playoff contender Tennessee-Martin. - Mississippi Valley State Football

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QB Jamari Jones, Mississippi Valley State
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07/26/22 - Caleb Brunson, rSr/2023, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC SECOND TEAM: Defensive Back: Caleb Brunson, Mississippi Valley State,...Brunson, a senior from Laurel, Mississippi, is a former All-SWAC First Team selection in the Spring of 2021, Preseason All-SWAC First Team honoree last fall, and Preseason Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List member returns to the spotlight after a stellar campaign in which he starred on the defensive end of the field. He is one of only two returning Devils that had multiple picks (2) and pass breakups (3), joining fellow DB Kenneth Martin, and he also was able to secure 28 total tackles with 17 being of the solo variety (60.7%). - Mississippi Valley State Football

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CB Caleb Brunson, Mississippi Valley State
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07/26/22 - Ronnie Thomas, rSr/2023, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FIRST TEAM: Defensive Lineman: Ronnie Thomas, Mississippi Valley State,...Thomas, a senior from Clinton, Mississippi and HBCU Sports Preseason First Teamer, was an All-SWAC Second Teamer and Phil Steele All-SWAC Third Teamer who led the Devil defense in sacks (6.5) plus sack yardage (43). He appeared in all 11 games with 22 tackles, eight tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. - Mississippi Valley State Football

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ILB Ronnie Thomas, Mississippi Valley State
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07/26/22 - Caleb Johnson, rSr/2024, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FIRST TEAM: Running Back: Caleb Johnson, Mississippi Valley State,...Johnson, a redshirt junior from Memphis, Tennessee and HBCU Sports Preseason First Teamer, is currently 14th among all active FCS players in career rushes per game (14.50), was a HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American, All-SWAC and Phil Steele Second Teamer on top of a C Spire Trophy finalist in 2021. The conference's leading rusher from a year ago went for 1,004 yards on the ground to become the first Valley back to surpass 1,000 in a season since 1999 while ranking 18th in the nation for yards per game (91.3) and 47th regarding rushing touchdowns (8). - Mississippi Valley State Football

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RB Caleb Johnson, Mississippi Valley State
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12/01/21 - Keonte Daniels, rSr/2022, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2021 ALL-SWAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Defensive Back: Keonte' Daniels - Mississippi Valley State,...Daniels, a senior from Noxapater, Mississippi, has been invited to the FCS National Bowl in the offseason after leading the team in interceptions (3) and tackles (65, 45 solo) while also punching out a fumble. The HPER graduate finished the fall season with 7.5 tackles for loss (29 net loss) and six pass breakups (second on team) with his best performance coming against FAMU. In the closely contested battle with the Rattlers, the Noxapater High School alumni accounted for a career-high 11 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss while picking off a pass, returning it 37 yards in the process. His 4.5 tackles for loss in that ballgame was more than he had in his first two seasons in The Delta combined (3.0). - Mississippi Valley State Football

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FS Keonte Daniels, Mississippi Valley State
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12/01/21 - Ronnie Thomas, rSr/2023, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2021 ALL-SWAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Defensive Lineman: Ronnie Thomas - Mississippi Valley State,...Thomas, a junior from Clinton, Mississippi, led the Delta Devils with 6.5 sacks for a net loss of 43 yards and racked up eight tackles for loss (49 yards lost) to rank third on the club. A transfer from East Central Community College, the Clinton High School graduate both forced and recovered a fumble on separate plays versus Florida A&M on top of 22 tackles for the campaign (11 solo). - Mississippi Valley State Football

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ILB Ronnie Thomas, Mississippi Valley State
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12/01/21 - Caleb Johnson, rSr/2024, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2021 ALL-SWAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Running Back: Caleb Johnson - Mississippi Valley State,...Johnson, a redshirt sophomore from Memphis, Tennessee, is a C Spire Conerly Trophy Finalist who is making his second straight appearance on the Second Team as he was named to the squad in the Spring as well as being on the preseason team. The Memphis Academy of Health Sciences product ranked top-15 in the country for rushing yards (993), top-20 for rushing yards per game (90.3) and top-50 for rushing touchdowns (8) while racking up four 100-yard games on the ground including his career-best 193-yard explosion in Saturday's victory at Prairie View A&M. The shifty ballcarrier averaged 4.2 yards per tote, added another 35 yards and a score over eight receptions in the passing game plus he practically won the Bethune-Cookman game by himself as he scored both the game-tying and winning touchdowns in the fourth quarter. - Mississippi Valley State Football

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RB Caleb Johnson, Mississippi Valley State
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11/27/21 - Caleb Johnson, rSr/2024, Mississippi Valley State + More +

Caleb Johnson ran for 193 yards and two touchdowns and Mississippi Valley State forced four turnovers as the Delta Devils upset Prairie View A&M, 24-19 on Saturday, sending the Panthers into the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game against Jackson State on a three-game losing streak. Prairie View (7-4, 6-2) clinched the SWAC-East title when Jackson State knocked off Alcorn State to complete an undefeated conference season. The Panthers, who lost to Alcorn State and Texas A&M before falling to the Delta Devils, face off with Jackson State Dec. 4 in Jackson, Miss. Jalani Eason wasted little time putting the Delta Devils on top. After forcing Prairie View to punt on its opening possession, MVSU faced third-and-long when Eason hit Jacory Rankin with a 60-yard launch to take a 7-0 lead.

After Jawon Pass threw an interception on the Panthers' second possession, Johnson capped an 11-play, 82-yard drive with a 6-yard run for a 14-0 lead. Johnson scored again from the 4 midway through the second quarter, sending Mississippi Valley State into intermission with a 21-7 lead. The Panthers had the ball in the final minute, but Pass threw his second interception with :13 left. Jaden Stewart carried 16 times for 49 yards and three touchdowns for Prairie View. Eason finished 8 of 12 for 182 yards passing. Rankin caught two passes for 79. - Mississippi Valley State/AP College Football

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RB Caleb Johnson, Mississippi Valley State
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10/02/21 - Jerry Garner, rSr/2022, Mississippi Valley State + More +

Jelani Eason tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Johnson on the final play of the game and Mississippi Valley State stunned North Carolina Central 17-16 as the Delta Devils picked up their first win of the season in nonconference action on Saturday. NC Central (2-3) appeared to have the game in hand after Davius Richard's 1-yard TD run with 25 seconds left in the game capped a nine-play, 82-yard drive. But Adrian Olivo missed the extra point and the Eagles lead stood at 16-10.

MVSU began its final drive at the Eagles' 46-yard line after a 15-yard facemask penalty was tacked on to the end of Donald Johnson's 25-yard kickoff return. Eason promptly connected with Jacory Rankin for a 44-yard gain, setting up the game-tying TD. Orlando Fernandez kicked the extra point to make winners of the Delta Devils (1-3). Eason completed 20 of 27 passes for 175 yards for MVSU. Caleb Johnson carred 20 times for 71 yards. Richard was 14-of-25 passing for NC Central for 198 yards and a TD with one costly interception. The Eagles were leading 10-3 when Volme Swanier picked off a Richard pass on the final play of the first half, returning it 41 yards for a TD and knotting the score at 10. - AP College Football

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ILB Jerry Garner, Mississippi Valley State
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01/24/21 - Jerry Garner, rSr/2022, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2021 ALL-SWAC PRESEASON FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL Jerry Garner, Senior, Mississippi Valley State,...Garner recorded 53 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, nine sacks, five quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and a safety for MVSU in 2019. The Chunchula, Ala. native led the conference in solo tackles for a loss (13), in sacks (9), and in fumbles recovered (3). He was second in total tackles for a loss (16.0). - Mississippi Valley State Football

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ILB Jerry Garner, Mississippi Valley State
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01/12/20 - Jonathan Jones, Sr/2020, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2019 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Jonathan Jones, Senior, MVSU,...The senior defensive back from DeKalb, Miss., Jonathan Jones recorded 54 tackles, eight pass breakups, three interceptions, and a forced fumble for the Delta Devils football team in 2019. Jones made 34 solo tackles and recorded five or more tackles in nine games including a season-high seven stops against Jackson State. He led the defense with two interceptions against Texas Southern and had three pass breakups in their season opener at Tennessee State. - Mississippi Valley State Football

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CB Jonathan Jones, Mississippi Valley State
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01/12/20 - Jerry Garner, rSr/2022, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2019 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Jerry Garner, Junior, MVSU,...Jerry Garner recorded 53 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, nine sacks, five quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and a safety for MVSU. The Chunchula, Ala. native led the conference in solo tackles for a loss (13), in sacks (9), and in fumbles recovered (3). He was second in total tackles for a loss (16.0). - Mississippi Valley State Football

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ILB Jerry Garner, Mississippi Valley State
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01/12/20 - Tracy Thompkins, Sr/2020, Mississippi Valley State + More +

2019 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Tracy Thompkins, Senior, MVSU,...The Miami, Fla. native, Tracy Thompkins recorded 107 tackles, 12.5 tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles and pass breakups, two fumble recovery, one sack and an interception leading the Delta Devils defense in 2019. He led the SWAC in tackles averaging 9.7 per game. In six games, he had double-digit tackles including a season-high 15 tackles at Lamar. - Mississippi Valley State Football

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