ALCORN STATE 2016 FOOTBALL

BACK-TO-BACK SWAC CHAMPS

#FearTheBrave ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 SCHEDULE Schedule...... 2 DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Sept. 4 at Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, Fla. Quick Facts...... 3 Sept. 10 Alabama State* Lorman, Miss. 2014-15 Schedule/Standings...... 4 Sept. 15 Arkansas Pine-Bluff* Lorman, Miss. Sept. 24 at Grambling State* Grambling, La. Head Coach Fred McNair...... 5 Oct. 1 at Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. Roster...... 6-7 Oct. 8 at Alabama A&M* Huntsville, Ala. Two-Deep Depth Chart...... 8 Oct. 15 Texas Southern* (Homecoming) Lorman, Miss. Oct. 29 Southern* Lorman, Miss. Key Returners...... 9 Nov. 5 at Prairie View A&M* Prairie View, Texas 2015 Final Statistics...... 10-13 Nov. 12 at Mississippi Valley State* Itta Bena, Miss. Nov. 19 Jackson State* Lorman, Miss. All-Time Glance at Football...... 14 Dec. 3 Toyota SWAC Championship Game Houston, Texas Year-By-Year SWAC Results...... 15 * denotes SWAC game Braves in the NFL...... 16-17 Bold denotes home game at Spinks-Casem Stadium

2 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN 2016 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Name: 2015 Overall Record: 9/4 Location: Lorman, MS Home/Away: 3-2/4-1 Founded: 1871 Neutral: 2-1 Enrollment: 3,518 SWAC Record: 7-2 President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. SWAC Finish: First-Place Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne LETTERMAN RETURNING/LOST Alma Mater: University of Mississippi Offense: 25/15 Faculty Rep: Dr. John Igwebuike Defense: 25/10 Conference: Southwestern Athletic Special Teams: 2/0 Nickname: Braves Total: 52/25 Colors: Purple and Gold Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite STARTERS RETURNING/LOST Arena: Spinks-Casem Stadium Offense: 5/6 Capacity: 22,500 Defense: 6/5 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Special Teams: 2/0 Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com Total: 13/11 Facebook.com: /AlcornStateSports Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS Key Returnees Instagram: @alcornstatesports 17 Lenorris Footman (QB, 6-0, 181, Jr.) Youtube: Alcorn State Sports 7 Mike Hurns (LB, 6-2, 185, Jr.) 23 D’Andre Smith (DB, 6-0, 169, Jr.) MEDIA INFORMATION 10 Marquis Warford (WR, 5-10, 185, R-Jr.) SID: Robbie Kleinmuntz Email: [email protected] Key Newcomers Office Phone: 601.877.6501 15 Brady Smith (DB, 5-11, 195, Jr.) Cell Phone: 601.218.7397 Football Phone/Fax: 601.877.6500/3821 HISTORY Radio: 91.7 WPRL-FM First Year of Football: 1921 Play-by-Play: Charles Edmond All-Time Record: 462-363-39 Mailing Address: FCS Playoff Appearances: Three 1000 ASU Drive #510 (1984, 1992, 1994) Lorman, MS 39096 Black National Championships: Five (1968, 1969, 1974, 1984, 2014) FOOTBALL STAFF INFORMATION Conference Titles: 15 (Four SCAC) Head Coach: Fred McNair SWAC Conference Titles 11 Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Bowl Appearances 2 Overall Record: First season (1968 Orange Blossom Bowl Classic) Alcorn Record: First season (2015 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl) Assistant Coaches: Fred Kaiss (Off. Coordinator) Cedric Thomas (Def. Coordinator) Ryan Stanchek (Off. Line) Shannon Harris (WR/Passing Game Coordinator) NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Cedric Thortnon (Linebackers) Kye Stewart (Def. Line) Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is Brian Hayes () “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” Elliott Wratten (Tight Ends/Full Backs) Kenry Tolbert (Director of Football Operations) 15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 3 ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN 2014 & 2015 SWAC CHAMPIONS 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 SWAC FINAL STANDINGS Sept. 3 at #16 Georgia State L, 69-6 School East SBC Overall Streak Sept. 12 at Alabama State* W, 31-14 2015 SWAC Sept. 19 Mississippi Valley St. W, 55-14 Alcorn State 7-2 9-4 L1 Championship Sept. 26 Concordia College W, 40-7 Alabama State 5-4 6-5 W1 Alcorn State 49 Oct. 3 UAPB* W, 61-14 Alabama A&M 3-6 3-8 W1 Grambling St. 21 Oct. 17 Grambling St.* L, 35-34 (OT) Oct. 31 at Southern* W, 48-7 Jacksoon State 3-6 3-8 L3 Nov. 7 Prairie View A&M* L, 40-34 Mississippi Valley State 1-8 1-10 L1 Nov. 14 at Texas Southern* W, 65-13 Celebration Bowl Nov. 21 Alabama A&M* W, 44-10 N.C. A&T 41 Nov. 28 at Jackson State* W, 14-10 School West SBC Overall Streak Alcorn State 34 Dec. 5 vs. Grambling State% W, 49-21 Grambling State 9-0 9-3 L1 Dec. 19 vs. N.C. A&T$ L, 41-34 Prairie View A&M 8-1 8-2 W6 * SWAC Contest Southern 6-3 6-5 L1 Home Games In Bold Texas Southern 2-7 3-7 L4 % SWAC Championship Game Arkansas Pine-Bluff 1-8 2-9 W1 $ Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl

Coin toss before the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl

2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2014 SWAC FINAL STANDINGS Aug. 30 Lynchburg W, 55-7 School East SBC Overall Streak Sept. 6 at Southern Miss L, 26-20 2014 SWAC Sept. 13 UL-Lafayette W, 52-10 Alcorn State 7-2 10-3 W1 Championship Sept. 20 at Mississippi Valley St.* W, 52-9 Alabama State 5-4 7-5 W3 Alcorn State 38 Sept. 27 Southern* W, 56-16 Jackson State 3-6 5-7 W2 Southern 24 Oct. 2 Alabama State* W, 33-7 Oct. 11 at Grambling St.* L, 28-21 Alabama A&M 3-6 4-8 L3 Oct. 18 Texas Southern* W, 40-25 Mississippi Valley State 1-8 2-9 L4 Oct. 25 at Prairie View A&M* W, 77-48 Nov. 8 at Alabama A&M* W, 41-14 Nov. 15 UAPB* W, 56-6 School West SBC Overall Streak Nov. 22 Jackson State* L, 34-31 Southern 8-1 9-4 L1 Dec. 6 Southern% W, 38-24 Grambling State 7-2 7-5 L2 * SWAC Contest Prairie View A&M 5-4 5-5 W2 Home Games In Bold Arkansas Pine-Bluff 3-6 4-7 W1 % SWAC Championship Game Texas Southern 3-6 5-6 L5 4 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN Fred McNair Head Coach (First Season) • Fifth Season at Alcorn • Alcorn ‘92 Fred McNair was named Alcorn He was hired as head football coach, athletic director, and State University 21st head teacher at Collins High school in April 2011. The CHS Tigers football coach on February 2, made it to the second round of the 2011 3A football playoffs. 2016. During the summer months, he works as a football camp director for Mercedes Lewis in Long Beach, California; Jerrius McNair who is also the Norwood in Brandon, Mississippi; Brett Farve and Adailus quarterbacks coach, is entering Thomas, both in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is also a Dixie his fifth year as a member of Youth baseball coach and commissioner in Covington County the Alcorn football staff. McNair as well as a youth football coach. If that is not enough, McNair began his career as a wide receiver at Alcorn is also a motivational speaker at churches, schools, and social State University in 1986 before moving to his events throughout Mississippi. He is definitely a man on the junior season. After the switch, McNair went on to finish fifth move with a vision seeking anyone that he can help. in Division 1-AA in passing efficiency his senior year and was named to the All-SWAC second team in 1989. He received his In addition, McNair coached at Millsaps College in Jackson, bachelor’s in 1992 and furthered his education with a master’s Mississippi for four years. During his tenure at Millsaps, they in 1996 from Alcorn State University. won two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championships. In June 2009, McNair was hired as a teacher McNair is responsible for turning Alcorn quarterback John and coach at Mt. Olive High School. He was the offensive Gibbs Jr. into a force on the field. Under the tutelage of McNair, coordinator for the Mt. Olive Pirates. The Pirates won the 1A Gibbs passed for 2,482 yards and 21 and rushed State Football Championships in 2009 and 2010. for 1,006 yards in 2014. In 2013, Gibbs passed for 2,567 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also rushed for 455 yards. This past Upon McNair’s retirement from the Arena Football League season, after Gibbs went down with an injury in the middle of (AFL), he held various records. He is a seasoned Arena the season, Lenorris Footman stepped in and found success Football League veteran (Albany 1993-95); Florida (1996-00); because of McNair’s coaching methods. Footman rushed for and Carolina (2000-01). He holds almost all passing records, 1,023 yards and 11 touchdowns and passed for 1,106 yards and including passing yards in a season (3,269 in 1999), passing 14 scores. touchdowns in a season (60, 1998), passing touchdowns in a game (8, four times) and passing yards in a game (362, 2000). McNair also holds all of Carolina’s passing records and became the 13th quarterback in AFL history to surpass the 10,000 yard passing career passing mark (vs. Carolina in 2000).

McNair was ranked in the top eight in the AFL in all-time passes attempted, passes completed and passing yards. Over his eight-year career, McNair completed over 57 percent of his passes, while throwing for 16,591 yards (8th all-time) and 291 touchdowns. McNair had a career season in 2001, setting career highs with 3,271 yards, 63 touchdowns, 434 attempts, 282 completions, a 65.0 competition percentage and a 118.16 quarterback rating. He is the original “Air McNair” and is the brother of the late Titans quarterback and 2003 Co- Most Valuable Player, Steve “Air II” McNair.

McNair and his wife, Barbara, reside in Collins with their son, Ahkeem.

15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 5 ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN 2016 ROSTER # Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 Deago Sama DB 5-11 162 So. Boca Raton, Fla. / Olympia Heights 3 LeCharles Pringle DB 6-0 185 Fr. Gautier, Miss. / Gautier 4 Silas Spearman RB 5-11 205 Jr. West Palm Beach, Fla. / FIU 5 Charles Hughes WR 6-2 197 Jr. Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County 6 Tavares Johnson JR. WR 6-3 185 R-Fr. Cleveland, Miss. 7 Michael Hurns LB 6-2 194 Sr. Cleveland, Miss. / Eastside 8 De’Lance Turner RB 6-1 214 Jr. McLain, Miss. / Cophia Lincoln CC 10 Marquis Warford WR 5-10 185 Jr. San Antonio, Texas 11 Jaborian McKenzie WR 5-9 185 Sr. Woodville, Miss. / Vanderbilt 12 Thadeous Webb QB 6-4 210 Fr. Braselton, Ga. 13 Noah Johnson QB 6-0 185 R-Fr. Tampa, Fla. / Cooper City 14 Deundre Pickett-White QB 6-1 186 So. Miami, Fla. / Miami Central 15 Brady Smith DB 6-0 185 Jr. Delta, Miss. / North West Junior College 16 Haiden McCraney K 6-1 190 Sr. Jackson, Miss. / Madison-Ridgeland Academy 17 Lenorris Footman QB 6-0 181 Jr. Monticello, Fla. / Jefferson County 18 LaShaun Ealey DB 5-11 168 So. Jacksonville, Fla. 19 Collin Moore TE 6-2 220 Gr. Oxford, Miss. / Ole Miss 20 AJ Bruce DB 6-0 168 R-Fr. Lake Providence, La. 21 Jayron Harness DB 6-3 192 R-Jr. Madison, Miss. / Madison Central 22 Taurence Wilson DB 6-1 195 Fr. Lakeland, Fla. / Kathleen 23 D’Andre Smith DB 6-0 169 Sr. Miami, Fla. / Archbishop Carroll 24 Nick Brown DB 6-2 205 Jr. Fayette, Miss. / Jefferson County 25 Eric Foster DB 6-3 195 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Chattanooga 26 Quintin Smith DB 6-1 172 So. West Palm Beach, Fla. 27 Daniel Franklin DB 5-11 170 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis East 28 Corey McCullough K 5-11 175 Fr. Louisville, Miss. / Louisville 29 Johnathan Hauer DB 5-11 185 So. Belzoni, Miss. 30 Darius Dean RB 5-9 185 R-So. Covington, Ga. 31 Christian Brown DB 5-11 201 Jr. Lorman, Miss. / Jefferson County 32 Stacey Garner DE 6-4 243 Sr. Hattiesburg, Miss. / Forrest County AHS 33 Chris Salinas DB 6-1 195 Sr. Oakland, Calif. / Oakland JC 34 Deon Lutter RB 5-11 195 So. Hattiesburg, Miss. 35 Nichel Herron DB 6-1 205 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 36 Arron Baker RB 5-10 241 Jr. Belle Glades, Fla. / Belle Glades 37 Terry Whittington LB 6-5 234 So. Cooper City, Fla. / Cooper City 38 Terrold Gary DB 5-11 200 Jr. 39 Joshua Moncure DB 5-11 200 Jr. Jackson, Miss. 40 Trae Ferrell LB 6-1 250 So. Jacksonville, Fla. 41 Jalen Thomas DB 6-2 210 Jr. Cleveland, Miss. / Holmes CC 42 Evan Grimes LS 5-11 182 R-Sr. Florence, Miss. / East Mississippi 43 Quatez Harris DB 6-0 210 Jr. 44 Darien Anderson LB 6-1 240 Sr. Miami, Fla. / Miami Palmetto 45 Javen Morrison DB 5-10 160 Fr. Corinth, Miss. / Corinth 46 Michael Lester FB 5-11 230 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 47 Travelle Ware LB 5-11 185 Fr. Shaw, Miss. / Shaw 48 Dentario McCloud LB 5-11 240 Jr. Brassfield, Miss. / Brassfield 49 Solomon Muhammad LB 6-1 235 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. / Parker High 50 Ramonte Bell DE 6-0 246 Jr. Bartow, Fla. / Bartow 51 Darrell Henderson DL 6-1 324 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. 52 Kwanzi Jackson DL 6-2 225 Fr. Palmetto, Fla. / Lovejoy 53 Julius Lawrence LB 6-1 195 R-Jr. Belzoni, Miss. 55 Sterling Shippy DL 6-1 300 So. Miami, Fla. 56 Michael Ajumobi OL 6-2 258 Fr. Dallas, Texas 57 Tim Gardner OL 6-6 300 Jr. Gary, Ind. / Indiana University 58 Brelion Hollis LB 6-0 195 Fr. Monroe, La. / Ouachita 59 Ferderrick Ross LB 6-2 219 Jr. Canton, Miss. 60 Theron Bonds DE 6-0 280 R-Fr. Ponchatoula, La. 62 Kevin Hall OL 6-6 290 R-Fr. Prentiss, Miss. / Prentiss 63 Pablo Williams Jr. OL 6-7 344 So. Jackson, Miss. / Jimmy Hill High School 64 Abraham Maiaua OL 6-3 300 So. American Samoa 65 Randall Tucker DL 5-9 230 Jr. 6 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN 2016 ROSTER # Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 66 Detonio Dade OL 6-3 300 Sr. Laurel, Miss. 67 Darius Davis OL 6-4 317 Fr. Clinton, La. / E. Feliciana 69 Deonte Brooks OL 6-4 291 So. Meridian, Miss. 70 Jeffery Reno, Jr. OL 6-4 321 R-Sr. Dallas, Texas 72 Ladonn Bolden OL 6-2 292 R-Sr. Jackson, Miss. / Callaway High School 73 Chris McCrea OL 6-5 290 R-So. St. Petersburg, Fla. 75 Ibrahim Mustaffa OL 6-2 292 Fr. Ridgeland, Miss. / Ridgeland 76 Edrick Thigpen OL 6-4 330 Sr. Drew, Miss. / Mississippi Delta 77 Leroy Greenidge OL 6-5 300 Jr. Napes, Fla. 78 William Gordon OL 6-5 336 R-Fr. Miami, Fla. 80 Corbin Johnson WR 6-4 200 So. Jackson, Miss. / Lanier high School 81 Raidarious Anderson WR 6-5 198 So. Oakland, Tenn. / Fayette Ware High School 82 Stephen Glover WR 5-7 163 Jr. Gainesville, Fla. 83 LaDarrien Davis WR 6-2 188 Gr. Greenville, Texas / Greenville 84 Jalen Walker WR 6-1 200 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. / Christian Brothers 85 Norlando Veals WR 6-3 191 R-Jr. Brookhaven, Miss. / Brookhaven 86 Quintin Patterson DB 6-0 165 Fr. Corinth, Miss. 87 Brandon Campbell WR 6-4 253 Jr. Delray Beach, Fla. / American Heritage 88 Donald LaFluer WR 6-1 185 Fr. Mobile, Ala. / Baker High School 89 Jaquaveon Bolles TE 6-4 245 So. Dallas, Texas 90 Kenyon Brantley DL 6-2 281 Sr. Crossett, Ark. / Crossett 91 Myshawn Smith DL 6-3 290 So. Chicago, Ill. 92 Demetrius Lewis TE Fr. 93 Kenneth Hagans DL 6’3 250 Fr. , La. 94 Michael Brooks Jr. DE 6-4 234 Jr. Jackson, Miss. 95 Arthur Turner WR 5-9 180 Jr. Port Gibson, Miss. / Port Gibson HS 97 Varrick Dyer Jr. P 6-0 180 Fr. 98 Carl Sims DL 6-0 310 Fr. Vicksburg, Miss. / Warren Central HS

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Fred McNair : Fred Kaiss Defensive Coordinator: Cedric Thomas Offensive Line: Ryan Stanchek Wide Receivers/Passing Game: Shannon Harris Linebackers: Cedric Thornton Defensive Line: Kye Stewart Quarterbacks: Brian Hayes Tight Ends/Full Backs Elliott Wratten Outside Linebackers / Videographer / Kenry Tolbert Director of Football Operations

Roster Breakdown by Class Roster Breakdown by State 26 Freshmen 37 Mississippi 18 Sophomores 22 Florida 29 Juniors 5 Louisiana 15 Seniors 5 Tennessee 5 Texas 2 Georgia 1 Alabama 1 Arkansas 1 California 1 Illinois 1 Indiana

Arron Baker dives into the endzone at the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl

15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 7 ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN 2016 TWO-DEEP OFFENSE DEFENSE

QB 17 Lenorris Footman (Junior, Monticello, Fla.) B 94 Michael Brooks Jr. (Sophomore, Jackson, Miss.) 13 Noah Johnson (Freshman, Tampa, Fla.) 50 Ramonte Bell (Sophomore, Bartow, Fla.)

RB 10 Marquis Warford (Senior, San Antonio, Texas) T 90 Kenyon Brantley (Junior, Crossett, Ark.) 36 Arron Baker (Junior, Belle Glades, Fla.) 99 Sterling Shippy (Freshman, West Palm, Fla.)

TE 87 Brandon Campbell (Sophomore, Delray Beach, Fla.) N 91 Myshawn Smith (Chicago, Ill.) 97 Jaquaveon Bolles (Freshman, Dallas, Texas) 51 Darrell Henderson (Freshman, Jacksonville, Fla.)

FB 46 Michael Lester (R-Sophomore, Memphis, Tenn.) W 32 Stacey Garner (Junior, Hattiesburg, Miss.) 37 Terry Whittington (Freshman, Cooper City, Fla.) WR (X) 5 Charles Hughes (Junior, Macon, Miss.) 81 Raidarious Anderson (Oakland, Tenn.) M 44 Darien Anderson (Senior, Miami, Fla.) 6 Tavares Johnson Jr. (R-Freshman, Cleveland, Miss.) 40 Trae Ferrell (Freshman, Jacksonville, Fla.)

WR (Z) 11 Jaborian McKenzie (Junior, Woodville, Miss.) S 7 Michael Hurns (Senior, Cleveland, Miss.) 84 Jalen Walker (Sophomore, Sacramento, Calif.) 49 Solomon Muhammad (Freshman, Birmingham, Ala.)

T 85 Norlando Veals (R-Sophomore, Brookhaven, Miss.) $ 25 Eric Foster (R-Junior, Memphis, Tenn.) 19 Collin Moore (Grad., Oxford, Miss.) 27 Daniel Franklin (Junior, Memphis, Tenn.)

RT 77 Leroy Greenidge (Junior, Naples, Fla.) LC 23 D’Andre Smith (Senior, Miami, Fla.) 62 Kevin Hall (Freshman, Prentiss, Miss.) 1 Diego Sama (Sophomore, Boca Raton, Fla.)

RG 57 Tim Gardner (Junior, Gary, Ind.) RC 21 Jayron Harness (R-Sophomore, Madison, Miss.) 78 William Gordon (Freshman, Miami, Fla.) 20 AJ Bruce (Freshman, Lake Providence, La.)

C 66 Detonio Dade (Senior, Laurel, Miss.) FS 26 Quintin Smith (Freshman, West Palm Beach, Fla.) 72 Ladonn Bolden (Freshman, Jackson, Miss.) 24 Nick Brown (Freshman, Fayette, Miss.)

LG 76 Edrick Thigpen (Junior, Drew, Miss.) R 18 LaShaun Ealey (Freshman, Jacksonville, Fla.) 92 Michael Ajumobi (Freshman, Dallas, Texas) 15 Brady Smith (Junior, Delta, Miss.)

LT 68 Deonte Brooks (Freshman, Meridian, Miss.) 73 Chris McCrea (R-Freshman, St. Petersburg, Fla.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

K 16 Haiden McCraney (Senior, Jackson, Miss.) 39 Corey McCullough (Freshman, Louisville, Miss.)

P 16 Haiden McCraney (Senior, Jackson, Miss.) 97 Varrick Dyer Jr. (Freshman)

LS 42 Evan Grimes (R-Junior, Florence, Miss.) 8 De’Lance Turner (Junior, McLain, Miss.)

8 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN KEY RETURNERS LENORRIS FOOTMAN (QB, JUNIOR) Footman last season threw for 1,106 yards and 14 touchdowns, with just four . He also had 138 carries for 1,023 yards and 11 TDs. Footman threw for three touchdowns, and ran for another in the SWAC title game against Grambling State. He averaged 93.0 rushing yards per game. Footman led the team with 72 points last year.

MARQUIS WARFORD (RB/WR, SENIOR) 2015 SWAC Newcomer of the Year Warford led the team with 36 receptions for 478 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 442 yards and six scores last year. He also returned 15 kicks, totaling 496 yards and a .

DETONIO DADE (C, SENIOR) 2015 SWAC All-Conference First-Team 2014 SWAC All-Conference Second-Team 2013 SWAC All-Conference Second-Team Dade was a monster up front and anchored ASU’s offensive line. Dade’s efforts contributed to Alcorn State tallying a whopping 293.2 rushing yards per game and 3.4 rushing touchdowns per LENORRIS FOOTMAN outing. ASU also averaged 456.0 yards of per game, thanks to its protection up front.

STACEY GARNER (DL, SENIOR) 2015 SWAC All-Conference First-Team Garner was a real force up front in 2015 with 43 total tackles and six sacks. He registered 16.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 55 yards.

DARIEN ANDERSON (LB, SENIOR) 2015 SWAC All-Conference Second-Team Anderson led Alcorn State in tackles with 73 total and 43 solo hits last season. He recorded 10 tackles for a loss for 47 yards. Anderson also tallied five sacks and picked up a fumble.

MICHAEL HURNS (S, SENIOR) Hurns notched 45 tackles last year, with 27 solo and 18 assisted. He registered three sacks and six tackles for a loss.

HAIDEN MCCRANEY (P/K, SENIOR) 2015 SWAC All-Conference Second-Team 2014 SWAC All-Conference Second-Team 2013 SWAC All-Conference First-Team McCraney was second on the team in points last year with 71. He booted in three field goals and 62 extra points. McCraney punted MARQUIS WARFORD 53 times last year for 2,090 yards with a long of 77 yards; 13 of his punts were inside the 20, and 11 were over 50 yards.

15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 9 ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN FINAL 2015 STATISTICS

OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS SCORING TD FGs Kick Points Lenorr. Footman 12 0-0 0-0 72 TEAM STATISTICS ALCN OPP Haiden McCraney 0 3-10 62-71 71 SCORING 515 295 Arron Baker 11 0-0 0-0 66 Points Per Game 39.6 22.7 Marquis Warford 11 0-0 0-0 66 Points Off Turnovers 104 75 Darry. Ragsdale 8 0-0 0-0 48 FIRST DOWNS 270 206 John Gibbs, Jr. 8 0-0 0-0 48 Rushing 165 106 Jordan Payne 7 0-0 0-0 42 Passing 93 70 Lamarvin Ashley 3 0-0 0-0 18 Penalty 12 30 Tollette George 3 0-0 0-0 18 RUSHING YARDAGE 3812 2260 BrandonCampbell 2 0-0 0-0 12 Yards gained rushing 4190 2771 Joe Price 2 0-0 0-0 12 Yards lost rushing 378 511 Corbin Johnson 1 0-0 0-0 6 Rushing Attempts 573 523 Brandon Vessell 1 0-0 0-0 6 Average Per Rush 6.7 4.3 Warren Gatewood 1 0-0 0-0 6 Average Per Game 293.2 173.8 Jarvis Turner 1 0-0 0-0 6 TDs Rushing 44 28 . Williams, Jr. 1 0-0 0-1 6 PASSING YARDAGE 2116 1575 Damon Watkins 1 0-0 0-0 6 Comp-Att-Int 156-307-5 138-302-10 TerrellWilliams 1 0-0 0-0 6 Average Per Pass 6.9 5.2 TEAM 0 0-0 0-1 0 Average Per Catch 13.6 11.4 Total...... 74 3-10 62-73 515 Average Per Game 162.8 121.2 Opponents...... 40 6-10 35-39 295 TDs Passing 23 8 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE 5928 3835 Lenorr. Footman 11 308 1023 1106 2129 193.5 Total Plays 880 825 John Gibbs, Jr. 8 197 374 996 1370 171.2 Average Per Play 6.7 4.6 Darry. Ragsdale 13 155 1183 0 1183 91.0 Average Per Game 456.0 295.0 Marquis Warford 13 39 442 0 442 34.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-828 65-908 Arron Baker 13 79 369 0 369 28.4 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 29-264 18-221 Joe Price 10 34 264 0 264 26.4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-64 5--24 T. Johnson JR. 7 13 88 0 88 12.6 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.7 14.0 Darius Dean 5 13 43 0 43 8.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.1 12.3 Tollette George 13 7 23 3 26 2.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.4 -4.8 De'Lance Turner 3 7 22 0 22 7.3 FUMBLES-LOST 35-25 24-15 Charles Hughes 11 2 10 8 18 1.6 PENALTIES-Yards 118-1036 74-625 Josh Ivery 2 2 16 0 16 8.0 Average Per Game 79.7 48.1 Ashton Hall 3 6 8 0 8 2.7 PUNTS-Yards 59-2241 79-2751 Jarvis Turner 8 1 4 0 4 0.5 Average Per Punt 38.0 34.8 Brandon Vessell 13 1 0 3 3 0.2 Net punt average 32.9 30.5 Haiden McCraney 13 1 -2 0 -2 -0.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 86-4461 61-3314 Jabor. McKenzie 10 2 -11 0 -11 -1.1 Average Per Kick 51.9 54.3 TEAM 10 12 -44 0 -44 -4.4 Net kick average 37.5 34.6 Total...... 13 880 3812 2116 5928 456.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:36 29:07 Opponents...... 13 825 2260 1575 3835 295.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 70/165 53/185 3rd-Down Pct 42% 29% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/16 7/24 FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct Long Blkd 4th-Down Pct 62% 29% Haiden McCraney 3-10 30.0 36 0 SACKS BY-Yards 44-301 14-100 PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long I20 50+ MISC YARDS 30 0 Haiden McCraney 53 2090 39.4 77 13 11 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 74 40 John Gibbs, Jr. 2 86 43.0 45 2 0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-10 6-10 Lenorr. Footman 2 63 31.5 40 1 0 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-0 TEAM 2 2 1.0 2 0 0 RED-ZONE SCORES (41-57) 72% (25-35) 71% Total...... 59 2241 38.0 77 16 11 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (38-57) 67% (22-35) 63% Opponents...... 79 2751 34.8 64 19 5 PAT-ATTEMPTS (62-73) 85% (35-39) 90% ATTENDANCE 50970 90934 Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Games/Avg Per Game 5/10194 5/18187 Alcorn State 148 121 147 99 515 Neutral Site Games 3/29745 Opponents 108 80 51 56 295 10 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN FINAL 2015 STATISTICS

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Darry. Ragsdale 13 155 1242 59 1183 7.6 8 85 91.0 Lenorr. Footman 11 138 1142 119 1023 7.4 11 60 93.0 Marquis Warford 13 38 476 34 442 11.6 6 78 34.0 John Gibbs, Jr. 8 67 424 50 374 5.6 8 72 46.8 Arron Baker 13 79 393 24 369 4.7 9 76 28.4 Joe Price 10 34 274 10 264 7.8 2 54 26.4 T. Johnson JR. 7 13 92 4 88 6.8 0 22 12.6 Darius Dean 5 13 47 4 43 3.3 0 12 8.6 Tollette George 13 4 25 2 23 5.8 0 11 1.8 De'Lance Turner 3 7 30 8 22 3.1 0 15 7.3 Josh Ivery 2 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 8 8.0 Charles Hughes 11 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 0.9 Ashton Hall 3 6 15 7 8 1.3 0 11 2.7 Jarvis Turner 8 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.5 Jordan Payne 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Haiden McCraney 13 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 Jabor. McKenzie 10 2 0 11 -11 -5.5 0 0 -1.1 TEAM 10 11 0 44 -44 -4.0 0 0 -4.4 Total...... 13 573 4190 378 3812 6.7 44 85 293.2 Opponents...... 13 523 2771 511 2260 4.3 28 83 173.8

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G Lenorr. Footman 11 120.6 74-170-4 43.5 1106 14 48 100.5 John Gibbs, Jr. 8 140.6 78-130-1 60.0 996 7 69 124.5 Tollette George 13 185.1 2-3-0 66.7 3 1 9 0.2 Brandon Vessell 13 455.2 1-1-0 100.0 3 1 3 0.2 TEAM 10 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Charles Hughes 11 167.2 1-1-0 100.0 8 0 8 0.7 Marquis Warford 13 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 LENORRIS T. Johnson JR. 7 0.0 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 13 130.2 156-307-5 50.8 2116 23 69 162.8 FOOTMAN Opponents...... 13 91.6 138-302-10 45.7 1575 8 62 121.2

RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G Marquis Warford 13 36 478 13.3 4 62 36.8 Tollette George 13 22 285 13.0 3 62 21.9 Jordan Payne 13 18 467 25.9 7 69 35.9 Darry. Ragsdale 13 18 145 8.1 0 15 11.2 Jabor. McKenzie 10 13 161 12.4 0 48 16.1 Brandon Vessell 13 11 103 9.4 1 15 7.9 Arron Baker 13 10 131 13.1 2 39 10.1 Lamarvin Ashley 10 7 77 11.0 1 44 7.7 Charles Hughes 11 6 93 15.5 0 29 8.5 Brandon Campbell 12 3 55 18.3 2 38 4.6 Norlando Veals 5 3 21 7.0 0 11 4.2 Jarvis Turner 8 2 47 23.5 1 30 5.9 T. Johnson JR. 7 2 18 9.0 0 10 2.6 Jalen Walker 5 1 18 18.0 0 18 3.6 No. 9 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 Lenorr. Footman 11 1 9 9.0 1 9 0.8 Corbin Johnson 3 1 5 5.0 1 5 1.7 John Gibbs, Jr. 8 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.8 Total...... 13 156 2116 13.6 23 69 162.8 Opponents...... 13 138 1575 11.4 8 62 121.2 BRANDON CAMPBELL

15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 11 ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN FINAL 2015 STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh 44 Darien Anderson 12 72 10.0 - 47 5 - 35 . 3 3 . 33 Damon Watkins 13 68 13.0 - 44 6 - 28 . 2 2 8 25 Eric Foster 14 67 3.5 - 29 2 - 24 3 - 13 7 10 2 19 . Williams, Jr. 12 56 5.5 - 15 . 2 - 24 4 6 . 24 Warren Gatewood 13 47 3.0 - 11 . 4 - 27 4 8 . 47 Michael Hurns 13 45 6.0 - 30 3 - 21 . . . 1 94 Michael Brooks 13 43 11.0 - 61 6 - 53 . . . 9 32 Stacey Garner 12 42 14.5 - 48 6 - 26 . 1 1 5 99 Deion McNair 12 39 9.5 - 56 2 - 25 . . . 2 21 Quinton Cantue 13 38 2.0 - 8 . 1 - 0 11 12 . 56 Darien Moody 12 37 9.0 - 37 7 - 32 . 1 1 10 23 D’Andre Smith 13 33 2.0 - 14 1 - 8 . 6 6 . 50 Ramonte Bell 10 25 9.0 - 40 7 - 34 . . . 2 90 Kenyon Brantley 13 23 3.0 - 12 1 - 7 . . . . 27 Daniel Franklin 7 19 1.0 - 1 . . 1 1 . 15 Ben Brooks 11 18 0.5 - 1 . . 2 2 . 48 TerrellWilliams 9 17 2.0 - 6 . . . . . 37 Te. Whittington 9 14 1.5 - 2 1 - 1 . 1 1 . 41 Brown, Nick 5 9 . . . 1 1 . 18 LaShaun Ealey 7 8 . . . 1 1 . 26 Quintin Smith 9 7 . . . 1 1 . 31 Christian Brown 12 7 ...... 19 A. Williams 1 7 ...... 40 Trae Ferrell 10 7 ...... 45 Jayron Harness 8 7 ...... 56 Ramone Atkins 1 5 1.0 - 3 . . . . . 67 Antonio Wells 3 5 2.0 - 8 . . . . . 52 Dwayne King jr 8 5 2.0 - 5 . . 1 1 4 32 Stacy Garner 1 5 2.0 - 7 1 - 3 . . . . 91 Jamil Johnson 1 3 0.5 - 1 . . . . . 6 T. Johnson JR. 7 3 ...... TM TEAM 10 3 2.0 - 4 . . . . . 48 Ter. Williams 1 3 ...... 93 . Mingo-Bradley 1 2 ...... 17 Lenorr. Footman 11 2 ...... 10 Marquis Warford 13 2 ...... 46 Michael Lester 1 1 ...... 16 Haiden McCraney 13 1 ...... 22 Darry. Ragsdale 13 1 ...... 84 Jalen Walker 5 1 ...... 36 Arron Baker 13 1 ...... 7 Jordan Payne 13 1 ...... 14 . Pickett-White 1 1 ...... 30 Darius Dean 5 1 ...... 79 Isaac Sampson 13 1 ...... 58 Davonte Hill 2 1 ...... 13 Noah Johnson 2 1 . . . . . 1 88 Lamarvin Ashley 10 1 ...... 38 Deme. Whitehead 2 1 ...... 85 Norlando Veals 5 1 ...... 4 Charles Hughes 11 1 0.5 - 1 . . . . . 12 Brandon Vessell 13 1 ...... Total...... 13 809 116 - 491 44 - 301 10 - 64 47 57 44 Opponents...... 13 867 82 - 310 14 - 100 5 - -24 40 45 18

12 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN FINAL 2015 STATISTICS ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G Marquis Warford 13 442 478 15 496 0 1431 110.1 Darry. Ragsdale 13 1183 145 0 0 0 1328 102.2 Lenorr. Footman 11 1023 9 0 0 0 1032 93.8 Arron Baker 13 369 131 0 19 0 519 39.9 Jordan Payne 13 0 467 0 7 0 474 36.5 Joe Price 10 264 0 0 143 0 407 40.7 John Gibbs, Jr. 8 374 -6 0 0 0 368 46.0 Tollette George 13 23 285 0 0 0 308 23.7 . Williams, Jr. 12 0 0 224 -9 24 239 19.9 Lamarvin Ashley 10 0 77 9 110 0 196 19.6 Jabor. McKenzie 10 -11 161 0 0 0 150 15.0 Charles Hughes 11 10 93 18 17 0 138 12.5 T. Johnson JR. 7 88 18 0 0 0 106 15.1 Brandon Vessell 13 0 103 0 0 0 103 7.9 Jarvis Turner 8 4 47 0 47 0 98 12.2 BrandonCampbell 12 0 55 0 0 0 55 4.6 Darius Dean 5 43 0 0 0 0 43 8.6 Warren Gatewood 13 0 0 0 0 27 27 2.1 De'Lance Turner 3 22 0 0 0 0 22 7.3 Norlando Veals 5 0 21 0 0 0 21 4.2 Jalen Walker 5 0 18 0 0 0 18 3.6 Josh Ivery 2 16 0 0 0 0 16 8.0 Eric Foster 14 0 0 0 0 13 13 0.9 No. 9 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 Ashton Hall 3 8 0 0 0 0 8 2.7 Corbin Johnson 3 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.7 J. Bolles 2 0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -1.0 A. Williams 1 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 -2.0 Haiden McCraney 13 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 TEAM 10 -44 0 0 0 0 -44 -4.4 Total...... 13 3812 2116 264 828 64 7084 544.9 MARQUIS WARFORD Opponents...... 13 2260 1575 221 908 -24 4940 380.0

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long Warren Gatewood 4 27 6.8 1 24 Eric Foster 3 13 4.3 0 9 . Williams, Jr. 2 24 12.0 0 24 Quinton Cantue 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 10 64 6.4 1 24 Opponents...... 5 -24 -4.8 0 6

KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Marquis Warford 15 496 33.1 1 95 Joe Price 6 143 23.8 0 37 Jarvis Turner 4 47 11.8 0 18 Arron Baker 2 19 9.5 0 11 Lamarvin Ashley 2 110 55.0 1 90 . Williams, Jr. 2 -9 -4.5 0 0 Jordan Payne 1 7 7.0 0 7 Charles Hughes 1 17 17.0 0 17 J. Bolles 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Eric Foster 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 35 828 23.7 2 95 Opponents...... 65 908 14.0 0 44

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long Terrell Williams 2 35 17.5 1 23 Michael Brooks 1 9 9.0 0 9 Damon Watkins 1 24 24.0 1 24 15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 13 ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN

15 CONFERENCE ALL-TIME GLANCE AT BRAVES FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS All-Time Head Coaches 1947 - SCAC O. A. Ross (1922–1933) W. Broadus (1947) 1950 - SCAC W. Morton (1934–1935) E. E. Simmons (1958–1959) 1960 - SCAC A. A. Abraham (1936) Franklin Purnell (1960–1963) 1961 - SCAC L. Harris (1937) ** (1964–1985) 1968 - SWAC A. A. Abraham (1938) (1986–1990) 1969 - SWAC L. Harris (1939–1940) Cardell Jones (1991–1997) 1970 - SWAC A. A. Abraham (1941–1942) Johnny Thomas (1998–2007) 1974 - SWAC [No team] (1943–1944) Ernest T. Jones (2008) 1976 - SWAC J. Anderson (1945) Earnest Collins, Jr. (2009–2010) Reuben Alba (1946) (2011) 1979 - SWAC W. Felix Harris (1947) (2012–2015) 1984 - SWAC (1948–1956) Fred McNair (2016) 1992 - SWAC 1994 - SWAC **Marino Casem was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He 2014 - SWAC coached Alcorn State to four Black College National Championships and seven 2015 - SWAC SWAC titles. Casem also served as the Athletic Director at Alcorn State from 1966-1986. After that, he served for many years on the NCAA’s Football Rules Committee and Executive Committee. Casem has also been inducted into the TWO DIVISION SWAC Hall of Fame, Alcorn State Hall of Honor and Mississippi Sports Hall of CHAMPIONSHIPS Fame. He’s received the National Football Foundation Outstanding 2014 - SWAC East Division Contribution to Amateur Football award and the Football Writers Association 2015 - SWAC East Division Citation of Honor. All-Time Home Venues FIVE BLACK COLLEGE NATIONAL Henderson Stadium (67 years). The stadium opened in 1925 with a peak CHAMPIONSHIPS capacity of 10,000. It is the current home of the Alcorn State track & field program. 1968 1969 Spinks-Casem Stadium (24th year). It was constructed by architect Cooke 1974 Douglass Farr Lemons and opened it 1992. It has a playing surface of natural 1984 grass with a capacity of 22,500. The stadium is also the home of the Alcorn State 2014 soccer program. It is named after John Robert “Jack” Spinks (Aug. 15 1930 - Sept. 29, 1994) who played five seasons in the NFL. He was the first-ever Brave to play THREE FCS PLAYOFFS & in the NFL and was drafted by the in 1952. TWO BOWL APPEARANCES All-Time Classifications All-Time Conference Membership 1968 - Orange Blossom Bowl (Win, 36-9 over Florida A&M) 1964-1969: NAIA Division I 1921-1942: Independent 1984 - Playoffs 1965-1972: NCAA College Division 1945-1962: South Central 1992 - Playoffs 1973-1976: NCAA Division II Athletic Conference (SCAC) 1994 - Playoffs 1977: NCAA Division I 1962-present: Southwestern 2015 - (inaugural) Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl 1978-present: NCAA Division I-AA/FCS Athletic Conference (SWAC)

14 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS SINCE JOINING THE SWAC Year Head Coach Overall SWAC Place Postseason Black National Title 1962 Franklin Purnell 4-5 2-5 7th 1963 Franklin Purnell 3-7 0-7 8th 1964 Marino Casem 5–5 3–4 T–4th 1965 Marino Casem 3–5–1 2–4–1 7th 1966 Marino Casem 5–3–2 2–3–2 7th 1967 Marino Casem 4–5 3–4 T–5th 1968 Marino Casem 9–1 6–1 T–1st (W) Yes 1969 Marino Casem 8–0–1 6–0–1 1st Yes 1970 Marino Casem 8–1 6–0 1st 1971 Marino Casem 6–3 4–2 3rd 1972 Marino Casem 5–3–1 4–1–1 3rd 1973 Marino Casem 7–2–1 3–2–1 3rd 1974 Marino Casem 9–2 5–1 T–1st Yes 1975 Marino Casem 6–3–1 3–3 T–4th 1976 Marino Casem 8–2 5–1 1st 1977 Marino Casem 3–8 2–4 T–4th 1978 Marino Casem 5–4–1 2–3–1 4th 1979 Marino Casem 8–2 5–1 T–1st 1980 Marino Casem 6–4 3–3 T–3rd 1981 Marino Casem 5–5 3–3 4th 1982 Marino Casem 5–6 3–3 4th 1983 Marino Casem 7–3 4–3 5th 1984 Marino Casem 9–1 7–0 1st (L) NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal Yes 1985 Marino Casem 7–3 5–2 3rd 1986 Theophilus Danzy 5-5 5-2 2nd 1987 Theophilus Danzy 6-3 5-2 2nd 1988 Theophilus Danzy 6-4 4-3 T-3rd 1989 Theophilus Danzy 7-3 5-2 T-2nd 1990 Theophilus Danzy 2-7 2-4 T-5th 1991 Cardell Jones 7-2 4-2-1 2nd 1992 Cardell Jones 7-4 7-0 1st (L) NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 1993 Cardell Jones 8-3 6-1 2nd 1994 Cardell Jones 8-3-1 6-1 T-1st (L) NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 1995 Cardell Jones 4-7 3-4 5th 1996 Cardell Jones 4-7 3-4 5th 1997 Cardell Jones 4-7 4-4 T-4th 1998 Johnny Thomas 5-6 3-5 T-6th 1999 Johnny Thomas 3-7 1-3 T-3rd (E) 2000 Johnny Thomas 0-11 0-5 5th (E) 2001 Johnny Thomas 6-5 5-2 3rd (E) 2002 Johnny Thomas 6-5 4-4 3rd (E) 2003 Johnny Thomas 7-5 5-2 2nd (E) 2004 Johnny Thomas 7-4 4-3 3rd (E) All-Time Conference Membership 2005 Johnny Thomas 6-5 5-4 3rd (E) 2006 Johnny Thomas 6-5 5-4 3rd (E) 2007 Johnny Thomas 2-8 2-7 4th (E) 2008 Ernest T. Jones 2-10 2-8 4th (E) 2009 Earnest Collins Jr. 3-6-1 3-4-1 2nd (E) 2010 Earnest Collins Jr. 5-6 4-5 3rd (E) 2011 Melvin Spears 2-8 1-8 4th (E) 2012 Jay Hopson 4-7 4-5 5th (E) 2013 Jay Hopson 9-3 7-2 T-2nd (E) 2014 Jay Hopson 10-3 7-2 1st/1st (E) Yes 2015 Jay Hopson 9-4 7-2 1st/1st (E) (L) Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl 15 Conference Championships | Five Black College National Championships | #FearTheBrave 15 ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN ALL-TIME BRAVES IN THE NFL (52 PLAYERS, 33 DRAFT PICKS) WILLIE ALEXANDER DB/1971-79/Houston Oilers/6th round/134th pick EMMANUEL ARCENEAUX WR/2011/Minnesota Vikings WILLIE BANKS G/1968-73/Washington Redskins/149th pick MILTON BARNEY WR/1987/ HENRY BRADLEY NT-DT/1979-1982/San Diego Chargers /9th round/237th pick BOYD BROWN TE/1974-1977//17th round/432nd pick ROBERT BROWN TE/1969-1973/St. Louis Cardinals ARNOLD CAMPBELL DE/1987/ CHARLES COLEMAN TE/1987/ DONALD DRIVER WR/1999-2012//7th round/213th pick LARRY ESTES DE/1970-1976//8th round/192nd pick LEONARD FAIRLEY DB/1974/Houston Oilers/7th round/157th pick ELBERT FOULES DB/1983-1987/ DB/1981-1985/ LARRY FRIDAY DB/1987//11th round/298th pick LEON GARROR DB/1972-1973/Buffalo Bills/5th round/105th pick JIMMIE GILES TE/1977-1989/Houston Oilers/3rd round/70th pick DONALD DRIVER LOUIS GREEN LB/2004-2008/Denver Broncos - Green Bay’s all-time leader in receptions DAVID HADLEY DB/1970-1971//3rd round/78th pick - Green Bay’s all-time leader in receiving yards MARK HARPER DB/1986-1990/Cleveland Browns - Five-time “Athlete of the Year” winner at MARCUS HINTON TE/1996/Oakland Raiders Alcorn State which included football and ISSIAC HOLT DB/1985-1992/Minnesota Vikings/2nd round/30th pick track & field - Qualified for the 1996 Olympic Field Trials BILLY HOWARD DE-DT/1974-1976//2nd round/39th pick in the high jump NATE HUGHES WR/2009/ - Season 14 Dancing with the Stars Champion MIKE JONES LB/1977/Seattle Seahawks

ROYNELL YOUNG JOHN THIERRY - First Round (23rd pick) of the 1980 NFL Draft - First Round (11th pick) of the 1994 NFL Draft - Played in Super Bowl XV as a rookie - Played in 131 games and started 70 of them r - Selected to the in 1981 ecording 33.5 sacks and 158 tackles with 7 fumble - Nine seasons in the NFL, all with the Philadelphia recoveries in nine seasons Eagles

16 2016 Alcorn State Football Prospectus | www.alcornsports.com | www.facebook.com/AlcornStateSports ALCORN STATE FOOTBALL ALCORN Back-to-Back SWAC Champions ALCORN ALL-TIME BRAVES IN THE NFL (CONTINUED) GARRY LEWIS DB/1990-1993/Los Angeles Raiders/7th round/173rd pick MILTON MACK DB/1987-1994/New Orleans Saints/5th round/123rd pick WILLIE MCGEE WR/1973-1978/San Diego Chargers/5th round/123rd pick STEVE MCNAIR QB/1995-2007/Houston Oilers/1st round/3rd pick BRYANT MIX DE/1996-1997/Houston Oilers/2nd round/38th pick JOE OWENS DE/1970-1976/New Orleans Saints/9th round/215th pick BOB PENCHION G-C/1972-1976/Buffalo Bills/5th round/108th pick LAWRENCE PILLERS DE-DT-NT/1976-1985/New York Jets/11th round/296th pick ELEX PRICE DT/1973-1980/New Orleans Saints FRANK PURNELL FB/1957/Green Bay Packers SMITH REED HB/1965-1966/New York Giants/19th round/253rd pick FLOYD RICE LB-TE/1971-1978/Houston Oilers/9th round/212th pick LEE ROBINSON LB/2010/Denver Broncos CHAD SLAUGHTER T/2003-2008/Oakland Raiders TORRANCE SMALL WR/1992-2001/New Orleans Saints /5th round/138th pick ELLIOT SMITH DB/1989-1990/San Diego Chargers/5th round/120th pick RICH SOWELLS DB/1971-1977/New York Jets/12th round/292nd pick JACK SPINKS T-G-FB-DT/1952-1957/Pittsburgh Steelers/11th round/126th pick JOHN THIERRY DE/1994-2002/Chicago Bears/1st round/11th pick CEDRIC TILLMAN WR/1992-1995/Denver Broncos/11th/305th pick STEVE “AIR” MCNAIR DAVE WASHINGTON LB-TE/1970-1980/Denver Broncos/9th round/219th pick - Led the to four playoff ROBERT WASHINGTON T/1987/Pittsburgh Steelers appearances as the starting quarterback - Guided the Tennessee Titans to Super LARRY WATKINS RB/1969-1977/Detroit Lions Bowl XXXIV as the starting quarterback DWAYNE WHITE G-C/1990-1996/New York Jets/7th round/167th pick - Selected to three Pro Bowls OTIS WONSLEY RB/1981-1985/New York Giants/9th round/229th pick - Named All Pro and Co-MVP in 2003 - 1994 Award winner for ROYNELL YOUNG DB/1980-1988/Philadelphia Eagles/1st round/23rd pick best player in NCAA Division I-AA WILLIE YOUNG T/1971-1973/Buffalo Bills

Highest NFL Draft Picks in School History Longest NFL Careers in School History Steve McNair, QB - 3rd pick/First Round/1995 1. Donald Driver, WR - 14 years (1999-2012) John Thierry, DE - 11th pick/First Round/1994 t2. Jimmie Giles, TE - 13 years (1977-1989) Roynell Young, DB - 23rd pick/First Round/1980 t2. Steve McNair, QB - 13 years (1995-2007) Issiac Holt, DB - 30th pick/Second Round/1985 4. Dave Washington, T - 11 years (1970-1980) Bryant Mix, DE - 38th pick/Second Round/1996 5. Lawrence Pillers, DE-DT-NT - 10 years (1976-85) Billy Howard, DE-DT - 39th pick/Second Round/1974 6. Torrance Small, WR - 10 years (1992-2001) Jimmie Giles, TE - 70th pick/Third Round/1977 t7. Willie Alexander, John Thierry, Larry Watkins, David Hadley, DB - 78th pick/Third Round/1970 Roynell Young - 9 years each

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