FUQUAY-VARINA, NC--South Carolina State defensive lineman Javon Hargrave was overwhelming selected as the Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year and named to the BOXTOROW All-American Team announced by BOXTOROW.COM.

HARGRAVE (6-2,300), the Salisbury, NC native was the leading vote-getter amongst all players and had a dominating year on the defensive side of the ball.  The 2014 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year led the MEAC and ranks fourth in the nation with 16 sacks for losses totaling 199 yards, is fourth in FCS in tackles for loss (24) and tied a conference and FCS-record with six sacks in a SCSU victory over Bethune-Cookman (10/25/14).

Meanwhile, twenty-seven (27) talented football players were selected to the annual BOXTOROW All-America team.  BOXTOROW has administered the All-America team since 2007 and the voters are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football.

Joining Hargrave on the BOXTOROW All-American Team was senior offensive lineman Devin Flowers.

2014 BOXTOROW All-America Team
OFFENSE
QB: John Gibbs, Jr., Alcorn State, Jr., Houston, Texas
RB: Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T, Soph., Bunn, N.C.
RB:  Malcolm Cyrus, Alabama State, Sr., Autaugaville, Ala.
OL: Devin Flowers, South Carolina St., Sr., Charlotte, N.C.*
OL: Dewayne Houston, Southern, r-Sr., Lafayette, La.*
OL: Darren Pinnock, Morgan State, Sr., Miami, Fla.
OL: Matthew Reese, Tuskegee, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.
OL: William Ray Robinson, III, North Carolina A&T, r-Sr., Clinton, Md.
OL: Isaac Sampson, Alcorn State, Jr., Mobile, Ala.
TE: Jordan Payne, Alcorn State, Jr., Racine, Wis.
WR: Willie Quinn, Southern, Jr., Miami, Fla.
WR: Julian Stafford, Miss. Valley State, r-Sr., Memphis, Tenn.

DEFENSE
DL: Anthony Bass, Tennessee State, Sr., Clarksville, Tenn.*$
DL: Javon Hargrave, South Carolina St., Jr., Salisbury, N.C.
DL: Anthony McDaniel, Bowie State, Sr., Ft. Washington, Md.*
DL: LeBrandon Richardson, Bethune-Cookman, Sr., Miami, Fla.
DL: Deion Roberson, Alcorn State, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.
LB: Kourtney Berry, Alabama State, Soph., Merrillville, Ind.
LB: D'Vonte Grant, North Carolina A&T, Grad., Charlotte, N.C.
LB: Lynden Trail, Norfolk State, r-Sr., Miami, Fla.
DB: Devin Francois, Alcorn State, Sr., New Orleans, La.
DB: Donald Mattocks, North Carolina A&T, r-Sr., Burlington, N.C.
DB: Curtis Pumphrey, Bowie State, r-Jr., Laurel, Md.
DB: De'Ante "Pop" Saunders, Tennessee State, Sr., DeLand, Fla.

SPECIALIST
PK: Cory Carter, Texas Southern, Jr., Raymond, Miss.
P: Chris Barrick, Prairie View A&M, r-Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas
RS: Michael Jones, North Carolina Central, Soph., Baltimore, Md.

*Indicates tie
$2013 BOXTOROW All-American

Offensive Players of the Year
2014 John Gibbs, Jr., Alcorn State
2013 Dray Joseph, Southern
2012 Kameron Smith, Winston-Salem State
2011 Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2010 Frank Warren, Grambling State
2009 Will Ford, South Carolina State
2008 Will Ford, South Carolina State
2007 Jacary Atkinson, Tuskegee

Defensive Players of the Year
2014 Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
2013 Darnell Evans, Shaw
2012 Brandon Thurmond, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2011 Adrian Hamilton, Prairie View A&M
2010 Kenrick Ellis, Hampton
2009 Christian Anthony, Grambling
2008 Marcellus Speaks, Jackson State
2007 Zach East, Prairie View A&M

Coaches of the Year
2014 Jay Hopson, Alcorn State
2013 Rod Reed, Tennessee State
2012 Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2011 Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2010 Brian Jenkins, Bethune-Cookman
2009 Henry Frazier, Prairie View A&M
2008 Rod Broadway, Grambling State
2007 Al Lavan, Delaware State



Rookie/Newcomer of the Year
2014 Austin Howard, Southern
2013 Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T
2012 Damon Gresham Chisholm, Howard
2011 Greg McGhee, Howard
2010 Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2009 Ari Johnson, Grambling State
2008 Greg Dillon, Grambling State
2007 Frank Warren, Grambling State

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