FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C.  -- Benedict College freshman kick returner Jaxon Williams has been named to the 2024 BOXTOROW HBCU Football All-America team, as a honorable mention selection kick returner.
 
Williams finished second in NCAA Division II in kickoff returns, averaging 39.1 yards per return. He returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns.
 
BOXTOROW has named the All-America team since 2007, based on voting by media who cover HBCU football.
 
The 2024 HBCU college football All-America team
 
OFFENSE
QB: Eric Phoenix, South Carolina State Gr. Savannah, Ga.
RB: Jada Byers, Virginia Union, Sr., Hammonton, N.J. #
RB: Irv Mulligan, Jackson State Gr. Beaufort, S.C.
OL: Eric Brown, Jr. South Carolina State Sr. Hartsville, S.C.
OL: D'Andre Townes-Blue, Jackson State Jr. Willow Grove, Pa.
OL: Trevon Humphrey, North Carolina Central r-Soph. Greensboro, N.C.
OL: Nick Taiste, South Carolina State Sr. West Columbia, S.C.
OL: Cam Johnson, South Carolina State r-Sr. Irmo, S.C.
TE: Tavarious Griffin, Alcorn State, Sr., Tallassee, Ala.$
WR: JaVonnie Gibson, Arkansas-Pine Bluff r-Jr. Opelousas, La.
WR: Reginald Vick Jr., Virginia Union r-Soph. Wendell, N.C.
 
DEFENSE
DL: Ckelby Givens, Southern, Jr., Shreveport, La.$
DL: Treqwan Thomas, Alabama State r-Jr. Orlando, Fla.
DL: Ashad Hall, South Carolina State Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
DL: Malachi Bailey, Alcorn State Sr. Atlanta, Ga.*
DL: Elijah Williams, Morgan State Sr. Jersey City, N.J.*
LB: Andrew Jones, Grambling r-Jr. Marrero, La.
LB: Benari Black, Johnson C. Smith Sr. Charlotte, N.C.
LB: Rico Dozier, Alabama State, Jr., Abbeville, La.$
DB: Lashon Young, Miles Soph. Sweetwater, Ala.
DB: Kenny Gallop, Howard, Sr., Portsmouth, Va.#
DB: Nick Blake, West Virginia State Jr. New York, N.Y.
DB: James Burgess, Alabama State Sr. Center Point, Ala. *
DB: Amon Scarbrough, Alabama State Sr. Birmingham, Ala.*
DB: Boogie Trotter, Tennessee State Jr. Nashville, Tenn.*
DB: Jarod Washington, South Carolina State Sr. Fredericksburg, Va.*
DB: Ke' Vric Wiggins Jr., Jackson State Sr. Houston, Texas*
 
SPECIALISTS
P: Juan Velarde North Carolina Central Sr. Anderson, S.C.
PK: Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez Prairie View A&M Gr. Dickison, Texas
PR: DeJuan Bell Fort Valley State Gr. North Augusta, S.C.
KR: CJ Evans Tennessee State r-Sr. Mobile, Ala.
RS: Travis Terrell Jackson State Fr. Atlanta, Ga.
 
Honorable Mention
QB: Daniel Richardson, Florida A&M; David Wright III, Clark Atlanta
RB: Ike Brown, Lane; Jaden Sutton, Delaware State; J'Mari Taylor, North Carolina Central
OL: Arelious Dunn, Alabama State; Darius Fox, Howard; Ashton Grable, Florida A&M; Larry Jones, Jr., Virginia Union; Connor
Meadows, Tennessee State; Bruno Onwuazor, Virginia State; Jason Stovall, Miles; Christian Twymon, Miles, Carson Vinson Alabama A&M
TE: Kameron King, Fayetteville State; Keshawn Toney, South Carolina State
WR: Brevin Caldwell, Johnson C. Smith; Caden High, South Carolina State; Nathan Rembert, Mississippi Valley State; Justin Smith-Brown, South Carolina State
DL: Jayden Broughton, South Carolina State; Roc Dowdell, Miles; Joshua Nobles, Jackson State;
LB: Jaki Brevard, North Carolina Central; DeMarkus Cunningham, Alabama State; Aaron Smith, South Carolina State
DB: Malcolm Reed North Carolina Central
P: Anthony Frederique, Bethune-Cookman
KR: Jaxon Williams, Benedict
RS: DeJuan Bell, Fort Valley State
 
*Tie
#2022 and 2023 HBCU All-American
$2023 HBCU All-American