For the Week of December 27, 2016 - January 5, 2017 2 0 1 6 " B A A D T E A M " O F B L A C K C O L L E G E O F F E N S E A L L - A M E R I C A N S

FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE A&T; Jamal Boulden, Sr., Southern; Jac'Que Polite, Sr., Winston-Salem State; QB - Devante Kincade, Jr., Grambling State RB - Lenard Tillery, Sr. South- Justin Nester, Jr., Bowie State; Tarrance Wells, Sr., NC Central PK - Lane ern; Tarik Cohen, Sr., N. C. A&T WR - Chad Williams, Sr., Grambling State; Clark, Jr., Tennessee State KR - Martez Carter, Jr., Grambling State THIRD Nyme Manns, Sr., Bowie State TE - Dillon Beard, Sr., Southern OL - Bran- TEAM - OFFENSE don Parker, Jr., NC A&T; Carl Jones, Sr., N. C. Central; Justin Miller, Sr., QB - Malcolm Bell, Sr., NC Central RB - Trenton Cannon, Jr., Virginia State; ™ Grambling State; Anthony Moseley, Sr., Southern; Justin Nestor, Sr., Bowie Marcus Holliday, Jr., Lane; WR - Tyrone Carter, Sr.,Chowan; Quinton Gray, Jr., State PK - Lane Clark, Jr., Tennessee State; KR - Willie Quinn, Sr., Southern WV State TE - Jonathan Dorsey, Sr., Alabama A&M OL - Justin Brown, So., SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE Benedict; Terrell Lee, Sr., Southern; Toree Boyd, Sr., Howard; Sam Baptiste, Jr., QB - Amir Hall, Jr., Bowie State RB - William Stanback, Sr., Va. Union; Anthony Alabama State; Howard Bush, Jr., Lane PK - Cameron Marouf, Jr., Norfolk State Philyaw, Jr., Howard WR - Patrick Smith, Jr., Tennessee State; Willie Quinn, KR - Mike Jones, Jr., NC Central Sr., Southern TE - Jordan Garrison, Sr. Bowie State; OL - Wes Cole, Sr., NC

2016 RINGING OUT THE NEW YEAR: And bringing in the "BAAD TEAM" new year with the best and "Baadest" OFFENSIVE players on offense that SELECTIONS 2016 had to offer. RUNNING BACKS TILLERY AND COHEN LEAD 2016 OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS Tarik Cohen Lenard Tillery Chad Williams Nyme Manns Devante Kincade Dillon Beard Willie Quinn STAT CORNER Tillery, Cohen lead 2016 "Baad Team" offense WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS LUT WILLIAMS While both Tillery and Cohen took HIGHEST ATTENDANCE AT BCSP Editor home records, Grambling State quar- STAT CORNER 2016 BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES To say that the 2016 black college terback Devante Kincade and the Ti- (Last year's finish in parenthesis) football season was the year of the run- gers took home the 2016 BCSP national WHO ARE THE BEST PERFOMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS ning back would be quite an understate- title. Kincade also took home his share CLASSIC, NEUTRAL SITE, BOWL ment. of hardware including first team quarter- OR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES BLACK COLLEGE STAT LEADERS Not only did a whopping 13 runners back status on this year's "Baad Team." 2016 FINAL - Nov. 26 - Super Dome, New Orleans 1. BAYOU CLASSIC top the 1,000-yard mark – including at The Ole Miss transfer guided the G- Southern vs. Grambling State (2nd) 67,845 (+5,338) RUSHING YARDS CL G CAR YDS AVG TDS AVG/G least two from each of the four HBCU Men to an 11-1 record, the SWAC title 1. Lenard Tillery - SOU SR 11 247 1665 6.7 13 151.4 2. MAGIC CITY CLASSIC - Oct. 29 - , Birmingham conferences - but the two who earned and a tough 10-9 win over MEAC cham- 2. Tarik Cohen - NCAT SR 12 212 1588 7.5 18 132.3 Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State (1st) 63,110 (+774) our 2016 Black College Sports Page pion North Carolina Central in the 2nd 3. William Stanback - VUU SR 10 207 1200 6.3 15 129.9 3. STATE FAIR CLASSIC - Oct. 1 - Cotton Bowl, Dallas Offensive Player of the Year awards, set 4. Anthony Philyaw - HOW JR 10 222 1230 5.5 9 123.0 Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State (3rd) 53,182 (+1,854) Annual Celebration Bowl to claim the fi- career rushing marks in their respective 5. Tyree Lee - CHO SR 9 173 1065 6.2 12 118.3 4. FLORIDA CLASSIC - Nov. 19 - Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL nal No. 1 ranking in the BCSP Top Ten. conferences. 6. Marcus Holliday - LAN JR 10 202 1126 5.6 6 112.6 Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M (5th) 45,372 (-364) Kincade beat out Tillery for the 7. Khalid Thomas-ALS SR 11 179 1237 6.9 9 112.5 Southern Lenard Tillery 5. SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC - Sept. 10 - Liberty Bowl, Memphis senior SWAC Offensive Player of the Year 8. Stevie Green - FSU FR 10 219 1150 5.3 6 110.4 Jackson State vs. Tennessee State (4th) 46,263 (-2,122) and North Carolina A&T senior Tarik award after leading the conference in 9. George Myers Jr. - BEN JR 10 155 1092 7.0 5 109.2 6. CHICAGO CLASSIC - Sept. 10 - Soldiers Field, Chicago Cohen led all the rushers with 1,665 passing yards (251.8 ypg.), passing ef- 10. Trenton Cannon - VSU JR 9 136 946 7.0 13 105.1 Central State vs. Clark 34,003 (+12,957) and 1,588 yards respectively and are the ficiency (166.0) and total offense (273.8 11. Robert Chesson - BSU SO 11 170 1128 6.6 11 102.5 7. 2nd CELEBRATION BOWL - Dec. 17 - Dome, Atlanta leaders of the 2016 BCSP "Baad Team" ypg.). He also led the SWAC and topped 12. TreVaugn Hurse - WSS JR 9 132 917 6.9 5 101.9 13. DeMichael Jackson-CSU SR 10 215 1017 4.7 5 101.7 Grambling State vs. North Carolina Central (7th) 31,096 (-4,432) of black college offensive all-stars and all black college QBs with 31 TD passes 13. Kavon Bellamy - VSU SR 11 206 1085 5.3 13 98.6 - Dec. 3 - NRG Stadium, Houston this year's offensive MVPs. 8. SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME while throwing just four interceptions. 14. Kerrion Moore - WSS 12 157 1059 6.7 9 88.3 Grambling State vs. Alcorn State (6th) 24,917 (-15,435) Tillery's total for this year (1,665) set The dynamic duo of pass catch- 9. MOREHOUSE/SKEEGE CLASSIC - Oct. 8 - McClung. Stad., Columbus, GA a new Southwestern Athletic Confer- ers named to the first team offense were PASSING YARDS CL G CM - AT - INT PCT YDS TDS AVG/G Morehouse vs. Tuskegee 23,612 ence single-season record and propelled nearly as prolific as the running backs. 1. Amir Hall - BSU SO 11 268-434-15 61.8 3596 30 326.9 10. CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC - Sept. 10 - Lucas Oil Stad., Indianapolis, IN him to the top of the SWAC career rush- Grambling senior Chad Williams 2. Randall Dixon - CHO SR 9 164-275-10 59.6 2449 19 272.1 3. Devante Kincade-GSU JR 12 218-341-4 63.9 3022 31 251.8 Kentucky State vs. Central State 21,024 (-1,499) ing list past former Jackson State RB and Bowie State senior Nyme Manns MILES vs. TUSKEGEE - Nov. 5 - Legion Field, Birmingham, AL 4. Austin Howard - SOU JR 11 192-330-8 58.2 2650 29 240.9 Destry Wright's record of 4,050 yards. both averaged 7.5 receptions per game 5. Brandon Duncan-APB FR 10 209-337-6 62.0 2229 10 222.9 Miles vs. Tuskegee 19,386 The 5-10, 200-pound former walk- and both topped the 1,000-yard mark. 6. Shawh. Dowdy - VUU SR 9 144-264-12 54.5 2060 22 220.9 FIFTH QUARTER CLASSIC - Sept. 17 - Ladd Pebbles Stad., Mobile, AL on with cat-like quickness finished his Williams hauled in 90 catches for 7. Matt Kinnick - WVS FR 9 146-248-8 58.9 1979 16 219.9 Florida A&M vs. Tuskegee 19,223 career with a 230-yard, 25-carry per- 1,337 yards including 11 TD receptions 8. Johnathon McCrary-CAU JR 9 142-256-11 55.5 1903 14 211.4 - Nov. 12 - Indep. Stad., Shr'pt., LA GRAMBLING ST. vs. ALABAMA ST. formance against Grambling State in while Manns caught 83 balls for 1,241 9. Jaylan Williamson -HAM SR 11 193-340-15 56.8 2290 11 208.2 Grambling State vs. Alabama State 15,053 the Bayou Classic and averaged over yards and 9 TDs. Manns averaged 112.8 10. Daquan Neal - ECS SR 10 175-367-10 47.7 2068 15 206.8 JACKSON ST. vs. ARK.-PINE BLUFF - Sept. 24, War Mem. Stad., Little Rock, AR 11. Caleb Edmonds-ALB SR 9 142-255-7 55.7 1842 11 204.7 176 yards per game over his last four and Williams 111.4 yards per game. Jackson State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14,501 12. Malcolm Bell - NCC SR 12 179-299-14 59.9 2431 17 202.6 contests. He ends with a total of 4,837 Southern senior Dillon Beard had 38 FOUNTAIN CITY CLASSIC - Nov. 5, McClung Stadium, Columbus, GA rushing yards over his stellar four-year receptions and six TDs to earn the first PASS EFFICIENCY CL G CM - AT - INT PCT YDS TDS AVG/G Fort Valley State vs. Albany State 13,523 1. Devante Kincade-GSU JR 12 218-341-4 63.9 3022 31 166.0 career. team tight end position. 2. Austin Howard - SOU JR 11 192-330-8 58.2 2650 29 149.8 Cohen, a 5-6, 173-pound dynamo, ON-CAMPUS, NON-HOMECOMING GAMES The offensive line includes two- 3. Kevin Lacey - TUS SR 11 126-225-6 56.0 1956 17 148.6 1 JACKSON STATE GAME - Oct. 15 - Vet Stadium, Jackson, MS completed his fourth straight 1,000- time MEAC Offensive Lineman of the 4. Ronald Butler -TNS SR 11 148-256-9 57.8 2132 21 147.8 Southern @ Jackson State 33,210 yard season with his highest total of Year, junior Brandon Parker of NC 5. Lamar Raynard - NCA SO 9 135-209-6 64.6 1489 14 140.8 2 ALCORN STATE GAME, Nov. 19, Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS 1,588 yards. The 2016 total was the third A&T, N. C. Central senior center Carl 6. Larry Brihm - BCU JR 8 101-176-4 57.4 1368 11 138.8 Jackson State @ Alcorn State 27,297 highest single-season in Mid Eastern Jones, Grambling State senior tackle 7. Malcolm Bell - NCC SR 12 179-299-14 59.9 2431 17 137.6 3 FLORIDA A&M GAME, Sept. 24, Bragg Stadium, Tallahassee, FL Athletic Conference history and gives Justin Miller, Southern senior Anthony RECEPTIONS CL G REC YDS TD YPC YDS/G R/G South Carolina State @ Florida A&M 19,127 Cohen the third and fifth highest single- Moseley and Bowie State senior Justin 1. Quinton Gray - WVS JR 10 79 1029 7 13.0 102.9 7.9 4 ALCORN STATE GAME, Oct. 29, Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS season marks in MEAC history. Nestor. 2. Nyme Manns - BSU SR 11 83 1241 9 15.0 110.2 7.5 Southern @ Alcorn State 18,717 He finished his career with 5,619 Southern senior Willie Quinn holds 3. Chad Williams - GSU SR 12 90 1337 11 14.9 111.4 7.5 4. Jabor. McKenzie - ALC SR 6 39 420 2 10.8 70.0 6.5 5 JACKSON STATE GAME, Oct. 1, Vet Stadium, Jackson, MS yards – the only MEAC runner to top down the first team kick returner. Quinn 5. Rashawn Proctor - HAM SR 11 70 997 3 14.2 90.6 6.4 Mississippi Valley State @ Jackson State 18,023 the 5,000-yard mark – shattering former averaged 26.9 yards on seven punt re- Willie Young - APB SR 11 70 931 5 13.3 84.6 6.4 6 FLORIDA A&M GAME, Nov. 12, Bragg Stadium, Tallahassee, FL South Carolina State RB Wil Ford's turns with one touchdown and 23.3 yards 7. Edward Ransom - LIV SO 10 60 709 3 11.8 70.9 6.0 Morgan State @ Florida A&M 16,879 former record of 4,660 by nearly 1,000 on 18 kickoff returns. 8. Dan Williams - JSU SR 8 47 599 3 12.7 74.9 5.9 7 FLORIDA A&M GAME, Oct. 1, Bragg Stadium, Tallahassee, FL yards. With 868 career carries, Cohen Tennessee State junior Lane Clark 9. Willie Quinn - SOU SR 11 63 955 11 15.2 86.8 5.7 Savannah State @ Florida A&M 16,789 also broke the MEAC record in that cat- converted 17 of 25 field goals and 38 of 10. Patrick Smith-TSU JR 11 61 966 13 15.8 87.8 5.5 8 N. C. CENTRAL GAME, Nov. 19, O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium, Durham, NC egory. 42 PATs to score 89 points (8.1 ppg.) on North Carolina A&T @ North Carolina Central 15,715 RECEIVING YARDS CL G REC YDS TD RPG YPC YG Cohen also finished as the eighth the season and earn first team at place- 1. Nyme Manns - BSU SR 11 83 1241 9 7.3 15.0 112.8 9 PRAIRIE VIEW GAME, Sept. 4, Panther Stadium, Prairie View, TX leading rusher in Football Championship kicker. Clark hit on nine field goals 2. Chad Williams-GSU SR 12 90 1337 11 7.5 14.9 111.4 Texas Southern @ Prairie View A&M 14,982 Subdivision (FCS) history. He also had beyond 40 yards and three of over 50 3. Tyrone Carter - CHO SR 10 51 1102 4 5.1 21.6 110.2 10 N. C. A&T GAME, Sept. 29, Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC 28 100-yard games and eight 200-yard yards. 4. Quinton Gray - WVS JR 10 79 1029 7 7.9 13.0 102.9 Hampton @ North Carolina A&T 14,467 games. 5. Rashawn Proctor-HAM SR 11 70 997 3 6.4 14.2 90.6 11 SOUTHERN GAME, Sept. 17, Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA 6. Willie Quinn -SOU SR 11 63 955 11 5.7 15.2 86.8 Alabama State @ Southern 14,199 7. Willie Young-APB SR 11 70 931 5 6.4 13.3 84.6 12 GRAMBLING STATE GAME, Sept. 24, Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA 8. Patrick Smith-TNS JR 11 61 966 13 5.5 15.8 87.8 Alcorn State @ Grambling State 14,126 13 S. C. STATE GAME, Nov. 12, Dawson Stadium, Orangeburg, SC TOTAL OFFENSE CL G RUSH PASS PLAY YDS YDS/G 1. Amir Hall-BSU SO 11 266 3396 537 3862 351.1 Norfolk State @ South Carolina State 14,007 2. Devante Kincade-GSU JR 12 264 3022 445 3296 273.8 Sept. 17, Vet Stadium, Jackson, MS 14 JACKSON STATE GAME, 3. Randall Dixon-CHO SR 9 -162 2449 322 2287 254.1 Grambling State @ Jackson State 13,890 4. Malcolm Bell-NCC SR 12 575 2431 427 3006 250.5 15 N. CAROLINA A&T GAME, Oct. 6, Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC 5. Austin Howard-SOU JR 11 62 2650 377 2712 246.5 Norfolk State @ North Carolina A&T 13,005 6. DeAngelo Ballard-AAM SR 11 711 1997 523 2708 246.2 16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M GAME, Nov. 12, Panther Stadium, Pr. View, TX Brandon Parker Carl Jones Lane Clark 7. Matt Kinnick, WVS FR 9 171 1979 303 2150 238.9 Southern @ Prairie View A&M 12,603 8. Caleb Edmonds-ALB SR 9 300 1842 357 2142 238.0 17 N. CAROLINA A&T GAME, Nov. 5, Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC 9. Ronald Butler-TNS SR 11 476 2132 348 2608 237.1 South Carolina State @ North Carolina A&T 11,357 10. Brand. Duncan-APB FR 10 109 2229 450 2338 233.8 11. Shawh. Dowdy-VUU SR 9 22 2060 318 2082 231.3 BCSP Notes 12. Jaylan Wmson.-HAM SR 11 -22 2290 394 2268 206.2 HOMECOMINGS 13. Greg Hankerson-NSU SR 11 540 1718 455 2258 205.3 1 TUSKEGEE vs. Kentucky State - Oct. 22 - (2nd) 26,591 (-2,174) Attendance Matters 14. Averion Hurts-TXS SR 10 191 1857 387 2048 204.8 2 JACKSON STATE vs. Prairie View - Oct 29 - (7th) 26,215 (+9,164) After trailing the Magic City Classic over the past seven years in attendance, the 3 FLORIDA A&M vs. Hampton - Oct. 22 - (4th) 26,044 (+3,366) Bayou Classic pitting Grambling State and Southern has taken back the top spot as ALL-PURPOSE YARDS CL G RUSH RCV PR KR YDS AVG 4 SOUTHERN vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Oct. 22 - (3rd) 23,156 (+44) the black college game in 2016 with the largest attendance. 1. Lenard Tillery-SOU SR 11 1665 307 0 0 1972 179.3 5 MOREHOUSE vs. Fort Valley State - Oct. 29 - (12th) 22,476 (+8,033) The Bayou was second a year ago but its 2016 attendance of 67,845 for the 2. Martez Carter-GSU JR 11 891 376 182 443 1892 172.0 3. Trenton Cannon-VSU JR 11 1214 203 0 449 1866 169.6 6 N. CAROLINA A&T vs. Florida A&M - Oct. 22 - (6th) 22,150 (+650) Nov. 26 rival game at the New Orleans Super Dome surpassed the Alabama A&M 7 TENNESSEE STATE vs. E. Kentucky - Oct. 15 - (5th) 21,053 (-1,091) 4. Tarik Cohen-NCAT SR 12 1588 339 0 0 1927 160.6 vs. Alabama State Magic City crowd of 63,110 at Birmingham's Legion Field. The 5. Khalid Thomas-ALS SR 11 1237 110 366 0 1713 155.7 8 ALABAMA STATE vs. Miles - Nov. 24 - (10th) 18,972 (-934) Bayou's number rose by over 5,300 fans while the MCC dropped 774 from last year's 6. Willie Quinn-SOU SR 11 30 955 196 501 1682 152.9 9 GRAMBLING vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Oct. 29 - (19th) 18,543 (+9,007) total. 7. William Stanback-VUU SR 10 1299 165 0 0 1464 146.4 10 NORFOLK ST. vs. Morgan State - Oct. 29 - (11th) 18,405 (+3,282) The State Fair Classic at the Cottton Bowl in Dallas between Grambling State 8. George Myers Jr.-BEN JR 10 1092 55 118 211 1576 147.6 11 MILES vs. Central Sate - Oct. 8 - (NR) 16,811 and Prairie View A&M held on to third place with 53,182 in attendance. 9. TeVaughn Hurse-WSS JR 9 917 141 0 111 1169 146.1 12 S. CAROLINA STATE vs. DelState - Oct. 22 - (24th) 15,489 (-4,332) 10. Anthony Philyaw-HOW JR 10 1220 215 0 0 1445 144.5 13 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M vs. Alabama State - Oct. 8 - (NR) 15,050 The BCSP compiled the attendance numbers differently for 2016. Instead of 15 ALABAMA A&M vs. Alcorn State - Oct. 8 - (13th) 14,267 (+593) breaking the numbers down by overall and homecoming attendance only, a new cat- SCORING CL G TD FG XPT 2XP PTS AVG 16 CLARK ATLANTA vs. Benedict - Oct. 15 - (NR) 13,927 egory – on-campus non-homecoming games – was added. 1. Trenton Cannon-VSU JR 10 21 0 0 0 126 11.5 17 FORT VALLEY STATE vs. Central St. - Oct. 22 - (16th) 13,254 (+1,909) The largest attended on-campus, non-homecoming game this year was Jackson 2. Wm. Stanback-VUU SR 10 18 0 0 1 110 11.0 3. Tarik Cohen-NCAT SR 12 19 0 0 0 114 9.5 18 NC CENTRAL vs. Sav.annah State - Nov. 15 - (14th) 12,966 (+1,012) State's draw of 33,210 fans for its Oct. 15 contest vs. Southern. Fellow SWAC 4. Tyree Lee-CHO SR 9 13 0 0 0 78 8.7 19 HAMPTON vs. Morgan State - Oct. 15 - (NR)` 12,122 member Alcorn State had the second highest number with 27,297 fans for its regular 5. Lenard Tillery-SOU SR 11 15 0 0 0 72 8.2 20 ALCORN STATE vs. Texas Southern - Oct. 15 - (1st) 11,142 (-18,987) season finale on Nov. 19 vs. Jackson State. Robert Chesson-BSU SO 9 15 0 0 0 90 8.2 21 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF vs. Alcorn State - Oct. 15 - (15th) 10,501 (-936) Tuskegee again tops the homecoming list with the crowd of 26,591 that packed 7. Lane Clark-TNS JR 11 0 17 38 0 89 8.1 22 ALBANY STATE vs. Clark Atlanta - Oct. 22 - (18th) 10,273 (-461) the 'Bowl' for its October 22 duel with Kentucky State. Jackson State was second 8. Albuquerque,R.-SOU JR 11 0 13 49 0 88 8.0 23 TEXAS SOUTHERN vs. Jackson State - Oct 22 - (NR) 10,121 with 26,215 on hand for its Oct. 29 homecoming date with Prairie View. Florida Martez Carter - GSU JR 9 12 0 0 0 72 8.0 A&M was third drawing 26,044 for its homecoming vs. Hampton on Oct. 22. © AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XXIII, No. 22