SWAC Football:  All-Conference Team Announced

GSU’s Eugene & MVSU’s Knight take top honors 

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2005 All-Conference Team with Grambling State quarterback Bruce Eugene and Mississippi Valley State linebacker Tyler Knight taking top honors.  The team was selected by nominations and votes from the member schools’ coaches and sports information contacts.

Eugene, the 2005 SWAC Offensive Player of the Year (6-1, 260, Sr., QB, New Orleans, LA) has had a season to remember during his senior campaign at Grambling State.  He has completed 210-of-372 passes for 3,683 yards and 46 touchdowns while rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns.  He is averaging 369.3 passing yards and 383.9 total offensive yards per game.  He passed for 618 yards and seven touchdowns against Prairie View A&M while throwing for 507 yards and seven touchdowns against Texas Southern.

Tabbed as the 2005 SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, Knight (6-0, 210, Jr., LB, North Little Rock, AR) has garnered 125 total tackles (43 solo) with 17.5 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks. He tallied 19 tackles, a forced fumble and three quarterback hurries against Southeastern Louisiana and totaled 16 stops (five solo), one sack, and two pass breakups against Alabama State.

The 2005 SWAC Newcomer of the Year is Hakeem Muhammad of Prairie View A&M.  Muhammad (5-10, 175, So., DB, Dallas, TX) has 49 total tackles on the season and league-leading five interceptions on the season.   He has 32 solo stops and one sack. He had two interceptions against Alabama A&M and had 11 tackles, one sack and an interception against Lincoln University.

The 2005 SWAC Freshman of the Year is Mickey Dean of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.  Dean (6-0, 200, Fr., RB, Little Rock, AR) is tied for the conference lead in scoring with 72 points (10 touchdowns).  He has 127 carries for 712 yards (5.6 yards/carry) averaging 71.2 yards per game.  He ran for 237 yards and three touchdowns while catching one touchdown at Jackson State and rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns against Grambling State.

All ten member institutions had at least two players receive all-conference review.  Grambling State had the most players selected for the all-conference teams with 11 players chosen (four on first team).  Mississippi Valley State had the most first-team selections with six players receiving first-team honors and eight players chosen total.  Alcorn State had eight all-conference selections (five on first team).  Alabama A&M had seven players receive all-conference honors (three on first team).  Southern had four players (three first-team choices) chosen for all-conference awards.  Alabama State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff each had four players receive accolades with one each on first team.  Jackson State (two first-team awards), Texas Southern (one first-team selection), and Prairie View A&M each had two players receive all-conference honors.

2005 All-SWAC First Team

Offense

OL-Jonathan Lowe, Alcorn State - 6-3, 330, Sr., Shreveport, LA
OL-SeDarrin Freeman, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 6-4, 350, Sr., Easton, TX
OL-Jonathan Banks, Grambling State - 6-8, 360, Sr., Baton Rouge, LA
OL-Richard Burch, Mississippi Valley State - 6-5, 320, Sr., Brandon, MS
OL-Lunda Wells, Southern - 6-2, 320, Sr., Baker, LA

QB-Bruce Eugene, Grambling State - 6-1, 260, Sr., New Orleans, LA

RB-Jeremy McCoy, Alcorn State - 6-1, 213, Jr., Dallas, TX
RB-Brent Wilson, Texas Southern - 5-11, 180, So., Silver Spring, MD

TE-Tabari Lott, Alcorn State - 6-6, 225, Jr., Gautier, MS

WR-Alvance Robinson, Alabama State - 5-9, 165, Sr., Dayton, OH
WR-Tyrone Timmons, Mississippi Valley State - 6-3, 210, Jr., Tampa, FL

PK-Joseph Blanco, Mississippi Valley State - 5-9, 180, So., Houston, TX
KR-Charlie Spiller, Alcorn State - 6-0, 183, Jr., Woodville, MS

 

Defense

DL-Malasta Hill, Alabama A&M - 6-4, 225, Sr., Stone Mountain, GA
DL-Martin Jackson, Alcorn State - 6-4, 250, Jr., New Orleans, LA

DL-Jason Hatcher, Grambling State - 6-6, 285, Sr., Jena, LA
DL-Joe Sykes, Southern - 6-5, 270, Sr., Grenada, MS

LB-Johnny Baldwin, Alabama A&M - 6-1, 225, Jr., Bessemer, AL
LB-Tyler Knight, Mississippi Valley State - 6-0, 210, Jr., North Little Rock, AR
LB-Jarette Prout, Mississippi Valley State - 6-0, 220, Sr., Boothville, LA

DB-Corey Harden, Alabama A&M - 6-0, 188, Sr., Macon, GA
DB-Jermaine Mills, Grambling State - 6-1, 180, Sr., Baton Rouge, LA
DB-Cletis Gordon, Jackson State - 6-2, 195, Sr., Amite, LA
DB-Vincent Dancy, Jackson State - 6-3, 218, Jr., Shuqualak, MS

P-Trey Butts, Mississippi Valley State - 5-11, 190, Sr., Brandon, MS
PR-James Vernon, Southern - 6-0, 175, Sr., Baton Rouge, LA 

Freshman of the Year –

Mickey Dean, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 6-0, 200, Fr., Little Rock, AR

Newcomer of the Year –

Hakeem Muhammad - Prairie View A&M - 5-10, 175, So., Dallas, TX

Offensive Player of the Year –

Bruce Eugene - Grambling State - 6-1, 260, Sr., New Orleans, LA

Defensive Player of the Year –

Tyler Knight - Mississippi Valley State - 6-0, 210, Jr., North Little Rock, AR

 

2005 All-SWAC Second Team

Offense

OL-Jeffrey Johnson, Alabama A&M - 6-2, 294, Jr., Grand Bay, AL
OL-Antonio Regist, Alabama A&M - 6-3, 340, So., San Antonio, TX
OL-Ryan Beneby, Alabama State - 6-4, 350, Sr., Jacksonville, FL
OL-Jackie Skipper, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 6-1, 290, So., Bastrop, LA
OL-Andre’ Bennett, Grambling State - 6-6, 350, Jr., Vicksburg, MS

QB,Tarvaris Jackson, Alabama State - 6-2, 232, Sr., Montgomery, AL

RB-Mickey Dean, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 6-0, 200, Fr., Little Rock, AR
RB-Ab Kuuan, Grambling State - 5-11, 230, Sr., Sylacauga, AL

TE-Tim Abney, Grambling State - 6-1, 210, So., Monroe, LA

WR-Charlie Spiller, Alcorn State - 6-0, 183, Jr., Woodville, MS
WR-Henry Tolbert, Grambling State - 6-0, 205, Jr., Birmingham, AL

PK-Jose Osorio’, Alabama A&M - 5-10, 231, Jr., College Park, GA
KR-Albert Turner, Southern - 5-7, 155, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA 

Defense

DL-Kelvin Lockhart, Alabama A&M - 6-1, 310, Jr., Tallahassee, FL
DL-Kerry Frazier, Alabama State - 6-2, 226, Sr., Nashville, TN
DL-Patrick Okoye, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 6-4, 270, Sr., Arlington, TX
DL-Matt Duhe’, Grambling State - 6-4, 225, Sr., Baton Rouge, LA

LB-Lester Mosley, Alcorn State - 6-0, 235, So., Birmingham, AL
LB-Dimitri Carr, Grambling State - 6-2, 232, Sr., Farmerville, LA
LB-Robert Napier, Texas Southern - 6-3, 250, Jr., San Bernardino, CA

DB-Quentin Sullivan, Alcorn State - 5-8, 186, Sr., Collins, MS
DB-Greg Fassit, Grambling State - 6-1, 190, Jr., New Orleans, LA
DB-Chris Wilson, Mississippi Valley State - 5-8, 170, Jr., Memphis, TN
DB-Hakeem Muhammad, Prairie View A&M - 5-10, 175, So., Dallas, TX

P-Eric Hernandez, Prairie View A&M - 6-1, 185, Jr., Pleasanton, TX
PR-Clarence Cotton, Mississippi Valley State - 5-10, 190, So., D’Iberville, MS