COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College senior offensive lineman Justin Brown and junior defensive back Traviontae Brown have been named to the BOXTOROW All-America honorable mention team.

Justin Brown was a three-time All-SIAC selection. The senior from Marietta, Ga., was the leader on an offensive line that averaged 133.3 yards per game.

Traviontae Brown had five interceptions and led the SIAC with 12 passes defended. He finished with 14 total tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He was also named All-SIAC, and was recently selected to the AFCA All-American second team.

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OFFENSE
QB: Amir Hall, Bowie State, Sr., Bowie, Md.$
RB: De'Shawn Waller, Alcorn State, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.
RB: Marquell Cartwright, North Carolina A&T, r-Sr., High Point, N.C.*$
RB: Taeyler Porter, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr., Immokalee, Fla.*
RB: Tabyus Taylor, Virginia Union, Soph., Hopewell, Va.*
OL: Micah Shaw, North Carolina A&T, Sr., Fayetteville, N.C.
OL: Chris McCrea, Alcorn State, r-Sr., St. Petersburg, Fla.
OL: Jean Cyriaque, Morehouse, Sr., Durham, N.C.*
OL: Jodeci Harris, Southern, r-Jr., Plaquemine, La.*
OL: Kevin Hall, Alcorn State, r-Jr., Prentiss, Miss.*
OL: Mustaffa Ibrahim, Alcorn State, Jr., Ridgeland, Miss.*
OL: Marcus Petiford, North Carolina A&T, Jr., Durham, N.C.*
TE: Zarrian Holcombe, Prairie View A&M, Jr., Houston, Texas
WR: Bobby Hartzog, Texas Southern, Gr., Houston, Texas
WR: Jequez Ezzard, Howard, Jr., Union City, Ga.

DEFENSE
DL: Darryl Johnson, North Carolina A&T, Jr., Kingsland, Ga.$
DL: Yurik Bethune, Alabama A&M, Sr., Mobile, Ala.
DL: Marques Ford, Bethune-Cookman, Jr., Gibsontonville, Fla.*
DL: Joshua Pryor, Bowie State, r-Fr., Baltimore, Md.*
DL: Terry Whittington, Alcorn State, r-Jr., Cooper City, Fla.*
LB: De'Arius Christmas , Grambling State, Sr., Vicksburg, Miss.$
LB: Austin Stephens, Miles, Jr., Mumford, Ala.
LB: Devon Hunt, Shaw, Jr., Rockingham, N.C.
DB: Sterling Hammond, Virginia Union, Jr., Caret, Va.
DB: Timadre Abram, North Carolina A&T, Sr., Lakeland, Fla.
DB: Joseph McWilliams, Grambling, r-Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
DB: Qwynnterrio Cole, Alcorn State, Soph., Memphis, Tenn.*
DB: Ju'Anthony Parker, Prairie View A&M, Jr., Dallas, Texas*
DB: Davanta Reynolds, North Carolina Central, Sr., Tucker, Ga.*

SPECIALISTS
P: Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M, Soph., West Chapel, Fla.
PK: Gabriel Ballinas, Albany State, Guadalupe, Mexico
RS: Booker Chambers, Mississippi Valley St., Sr., Greenwood, Miss.
PR: Tyeous Sharpe, Fayetteville State, Soph., Winston-Salem, N.C.
KR: Malik Wilson, North Carolina A&T, Sr., Burlington, N.C.

Honorable Mention
QB: Noah Johnson, Alcorn State, r-Jr., Tampa, Fla.
RB: Santo Dunn, Morehouse; Tyrell Freeman, Chowan
OL: Chidi Okeke, Tennessee State; Donald Boone, Chowan; Justin Brown,
Benedict; Tytus Howard, Alabama State
TE: Ryan Edwards, Morehouse; Justin Chaney, Howard
WR: Lansana Seasay, Bowie State
DL: Oluwaleke Ajenifuja, Bowie State; Terrance Leatherwood, Tuskegee;
Antonio Miller, Florida A&M
LB: Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn State; Kailen Abrams, Central State; Amari
Holloway, Alabama A&M
DB: Mac McCain, III, North Carolina A&T; Dajour Nesbeth, Tennessee State;
Daryus Skinner, Winston-Salem State; Traviontae Brown, Benedict
RS: Michael Nero, Kentucky State

*indicates tie
$2017 BOXTOROW All-American