---
"title": "SWAC releases 2017 football media day rosters"
"description": "BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – (SWAC)  The Southwestern Athletic Conference’s Football Media Day now has its list of student-athletes from all 10 schools complete for those who will be accompanying their head coach at the event to answer media inquiries and offer a glimpse into the new season. The annual event is set for Friday, July 14 […]"
"date": "2017-06-16"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2017/06/16/swac-releases-2017-football-media-day-rosters/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
"tags":
  - "Alabama A&M"
  - "Alabama State"
  - "Alcorn State"
  - "Arkansas-Pine Bluff"
  - "Grambling"
  - "Jackson State"
  - "Mississippi Valley State"
  - "Prairie View"
  - "Southern"
  - "SWAC"
  - "Texas Southern"
---

# SWAC releases 2017 football media day rosters

**BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – (SWAC)**  The Southwestern Athletic Conference’s Football Media Day now has its list of student-athletes from all 10 schools complete for those who will be accompanying their head coach at the event to answer media inquiries and offer a glimpse into the new season. The annual event is set for Friday, July 14 at the newly renovated Birmingham-Marriott Hotel in Birmingham, Ala. SWAC Digital Network commentator Robert Williamson will moderate the live coverage, which will get underway at 10 a.m. CT live on the SWAC Digital Network. SDN analyst Santoria Black will also provide streaming coverage on radio, which can also be heard on swac.org. SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp, Coordinator of Football Officials Harold Mitchell Sr. and other guests will be in attendance and available to the media upon request. The SWAC’s official website, swac.org, will carry continuous coverage of MD17 via online video and audio broadcast streams. The list of head coaches and student-athletes participating in SWAC Football Media Day include: **Texas Southern**  **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Jay Christophe QB 6-4 205 R-Sr. Addis, La. / Brusly HS Sean Jones LB 6-0 205 R-Jr. Dallas, Tex. / Heritage HS **Southern** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Danny Johnson CB 5’10 175 So. E. Feliciana, La. / E. Feliciana HS Austin Howard QB 6’0 190 So. Edgard, La. / West St. John HS **Alcorn State** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Lenorris Footman QB 6-0 181 Sr. Monticello, Fla. / Jefferson County Michael Brooks Jr. DE 6-4 234 Sr. Jackson, Miss. / Brandon HS **Grambling State** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Devante Kincade QB 6-1 190 Sr. Dallas, Tex./ Ole Miss Trent Scott OT 6-5 304 Sr. Huntsville, Ala. / Lee HS **Alabama State** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Tytus Howard OL 6-6 255 R-Jr. Monroeville, Ala./ Monroe County Ronnie Scott CB 5-10 175 Sr. Tampa, Fla. / Florida Atlantic **Mississippi Valley State** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Everett Nicholas DB 6-0 190 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / Tennessee State Alvin Solomon OL 6-2 305 Sr. Bessemer, Ala. / Bessemer City HS **Alabama A&M** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Jordan Bentley RB 6-0 200 So. Guntersville, Ala. / Guntersville HS Averee Giles DL 6-1 345 Sr. Lilburn, Ga. / Berkmar HS **Prairie View A&M** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Joshua Simmons WR 5-11 165 R-Sr. Houston, Texas / Jack Yates HS DeVohn Reed DL 6-2 265 R-Sr. Houston, Texas / Elsik HS **Jackson State** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Keontre Anderson DL 6-4 255 Sr. Canton, Miss. / Canton HS Andre Lloyd LB 6-2 235 Sr. Yazoo City, Miss. / Yazoo City HS **Arkansas-Pine Bluff** **Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School** Je’Kevin Carter LB 6-1 215 Jr. Ruston, La. / Ruston HS Jalean Collins TE 6-3 230 Sr. Vallejo, Calif. / Contra Coast College