Offensive
Alcorn State
Norlando Veals
WR, SR, Brookhaven, Miss
Veals turned in a career day for the Braves. He registered a career-highs of 253 receiving yards and three touchdown catches. Veals accounted for nearly 30 percent of Alcorn’s offense which posted 746 yards of total offense, the second-most in school history. Veals topped his previous career-high of 196 receiving yards set last year against Mississippi Valley State. With the win Saturday, Alcorn clinched its fourth consecutive SWAC East Division title.
Defensive
Alabama A&M
Vernon Moland
DL, R-JR, Birmingham, Ala.
The 5-foot-10, 235-pound redshirt junior (will graduate in May) from Birmingham had seven total tackles (five solo, two assisted), four sacks (minus-21 yards), five tackles for loss (minus-25 yards), a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry.
Specialist
Alabama State
Trevor Vincent
P/K, SR, Youngsville, La.
Vincent finished the night averaging 43.5 yards per punt against the defending HBCU national champion Grambling State. The senior hit three punts inside the 20 and hit a career long 75-yard punt in the third quarter. He allowed just one return, which went for -12 yards on the play.
Newcomer
Prairie View A&M
Neico Hollins
QB, R-FR, Fresno, TX
Hollins completed 25-of-43 passes for 410 yards with four touchdowns and added 12 rushing yards in Prairie View’s 35-12 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Courtesy: SWAC
