2023 HBCU Legends Watch List 1.0

Professional football scout, Coach Steward, analyzed the HBCU draft-eligible talent ahead of the HBCU Legacy Bowl and HBCU Combine.

Professional football scout, Coach Steward, analyzed the HBCU draft-eligible talent ahead of the HBCU Legacy Bowl and HBCU Combine.  He is reporting the top available HBCU players for version 1 of the HBCU Legends' Watch List. 

HBCU LEGENDS WATCH LIST 1.0

MTSU defensive end Jordan Ferguson (9) moves in for a sack of TSU quarterback Draylen Ellis (7) as MTSU defensive tackle Zaylin Wood (7) tries to get to Ellis (7) on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at MTSU's home opener. 52 Mtsu V Tsu Football; Credit:© HELEN COMER/The Daily News Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Quarterbacks

• Quinton Williams - Howard 
• Rasean McKay - FAMU
• Skylar Perry - UAPB
• Draylen Ellis - Tennessee State

Mark Evans II, Willie Roaf Award winner; Credit: Little Rock Touchdown Club

Offensive Line

• Mark Evans - UAPB
• Robert Lacey - Tennessee State
• Colby Byrd - Norfolk State 
• Rickey Lee III - North Carolina A&T
• Anim Dankwah - Howard
• Donovan Bearden - Miles College
• Eric Dunn - Prairie View A&M

Gary Quarles - Running Back - Alabama A&M; Credit:© Nigel Cook/News-Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Running Backs

• Ian Wheeler - Howard
• Gary Quarles - Alabama A&M

Florida A&M Rattlers wide receiver Xavier Smith (19) warms up before kickoff for the Florida Classic at Camping World Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Famu V Bcu Warmup041; © Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK

Wide Receivers

• Shane Hooks - Jackson State
• Dallas Daniels - Jackson State 
• Shaq Davis - South Carolina State 
• CJ Bolar - Alcorn State
• Xavier Smith - FAMU 
• Abdual Fatai Ibraham - Alabama A&M

Bethune Cookman University's big tight end Kemari Averett #1 rumbles down field, Saturday September 24, 2022 as the Grambling State defenders give chase at Daytona Stadium. Dtb Bcu Football 1; Credit:© David Tucker / USA TODAY NETWORK

TE

• Kemari Averett - Bethune Cookman

JSU linebacker Aubrey Miller Jr. (45) goes after Southern running back Karl Ligon (19) in Jackson Miss., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Tcl Jsu Southern; Credit: © Barbara Gauntt/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK

Linebackers

• Aubrey Miller Jr. - Jackson State
• Monroe Beard - UAPB
• Claudin Cherelus - Alcorn
• Kavon Pope - Tennessee State
• Jason Bryant - Tennessee State
• Tarik Cooper - Texas Southern

Dec 18, 2021; Atlanta, GA, USA; Jackson State Tigers defensive back Shilo Sanders (21) warms up prior to the game against the South Carolina State Bulldogs during the 2021 Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Defensive Backs

• De'Jahn "Nugget" Warren - Jackson State
• John Huggins - Jackson State
• Isaiah Bolden - Jackson State
• Keyron Kinsler Jr. - Alcorn State
• Dylan DeCuire - Prairie View A&M
• Keenan Isaac - Alabama State
• Shilo Sanders - Jackson State
• Brandon Savage - Norfolk State

Alabama State Hornets quarterback Ryan Nettles (13) is sacked by Florida A&M Rattlers linebacker Isaiah Land (31) during a game between FAMU and Alabama State University at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Famu Vs Alabama State 100221 519  Credit:© Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK

Defensive Lineman

• Isaiah Land - FAMU
• Sundiata Anderson - Grambling State
• Darrian Brokenburr - Howard
• Kyle Jackson - FAMU
• Richard Summers - FAMU
• Ronnie Thomas - Mississippi Valley State
• Isaiah Williams - Delaware State