You need to keep your eyes on these 8 HBCU offensive players this season. FrontOffice33 | HBCU | CFB
The first NFL draft took place back in 1936. Fast forward to now, and looking over the foreground to the 2023 NFL Draft, not much has changed when it comes to the NFL’s lack of attention given to the athletes that call some of the country’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities home. In fact,
just one player from an HBCU was drafted in 2020, and none in nine separate drafts spanning back to the turn of the century. Although a majority of the 2020 campaign was canceled due to the pandemic, the 2021 fall opened scouts’ eyes to what has become an awfully talented group of prospects deserving of a professional contract.
However, from Norfolk State and Florida A&M of the MEAC, to the Deion Sanders-led Jackson State Tigers of the SWAC, a newfound breath of fresh air by way of the annual Cricket Celebration Bowl, and the partnering of the NFL with thethat held an HBCU combine prior to the start of Senior Bowl week, has placed a spotlight on some of the country’s most unheralded talent yet to garner the correct attention.
Legends of the game initially made their names at HBCUs. From Jerry Rice , Walter Payton , Michael Strahan , and Doug Williams , to more recent standouts in Darius Leonard and Javon Hargrave , Terron Armstead , and Tarik Cohen , the talent is there, it just needs the necessary spotlight. With the collegiate season right around the corner, here are a few offensive players with HBCU ties to keep an eye on moving into the fall.One of the most athletically gifted players in the nation, the No.
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