Grambling Gets 14 All-SWAC Football Picks, Along With Coach, Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year

By ADD SEYMOUR JR.

Grambling had 14 players named to the Southwestern Athletic Conference's 2016 All-Conference football team, and has this season's offensive, defensive and coach of the year.

Chosen by the SWAC's sports information directors and league head coaches, the team was announced today ahead of Saturday's SWAC Championship game between Grambling and Alcorn State in Houston.

In his first year with Grambling, Devante Kincaid, an Ole Miss transfer, threw for 2,633 yards and 28 touchdowns and averaged 263 yards passing a game to lead the SWAC in passing in being named the SWAC's Offensive Player of the Year. Kincaid's passing efficiency was 172.3 far and away the best in the conference.  He led a Grambling offense that was the SWAC's best.

But the Tigers also had the SWAC's top defense and leading the way was the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, Donovan McCray.  He led a stingy Grambling defense line that helped a defense that was ranked fourth nationally in fewest points allowed per game, 16.4.  McCray had 28 tackles, five sacks, three fumble recoveries, a blocked kick and a safety.

Coach of the Year for the third season in a row is Broderick Fobbs after the Tigers posted another nine win season and their only loss being a a close defeat to FBS Arizona.  His team is the only one in the country ranked in the top-5 nationally in scoring offense and defense this season.

Prairie View A&M's dynamic receiver and return man Jordan Simmons was named Newcomer of the Year.  Simmons caught 20 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns, returned a kick for a touchdown and racked up 434 total return yards. He had had 700 yards total yards and three touchdowns this season.  Alabama A&M running back Jordan Bentley was named Freshman of the Year after rushing for 851 yards and nine touchdowns.

Here is the entire 2016 SWAC All-Conference Football team:

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Devante Kincade (Grambling State)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Donovan McCray (Grambling State)

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Joshua Simmons (Prairie View A&M)

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Jordan Bentley (Alabama A&M)

COACH OF THE YEAR

Broderick Fobbs (Grambling State)

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB	Devante Kincade	Grambling State
RB	Lenard Tillery	Southern
RB	Martez Carter	Grambling State
OL	Justin Miller	Grambling State
OL	Terrell Lee	Southern
OL	Anthony Mosley	Southern
OL	Sam Baptiste	Alabama State
OL	Jamal Boulden	Southern
WR	Chad Williams	Grambling State
WR	Willie Quinn	Southern
TE	Dillon Beard	Southern

DEFENSE
DL	Javancy Jones	Jackson State
DL	Aaron Tiller	Southern
DL	Donovan McCray	Grambling State
DL	Samuel Reese	Grambling State
LB	Arkez Cooper	Grambling State
LB	Darien Anderson	Alcorn State
LB	Kourtney Berry	Alabama State
DB	Guy Stallworth	Grambling State
DB	Danny Johnson	Southern
DB	Jameel Jackson	Grambling State
DB	Eric Foster	Alcorn State

SPECIAL TEAMS
K	Eric Medina	Texas Southern
P	Eric Medina	Texas Southern
RS	Willie Quinn	Southern

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB	Austin Howard	Southern
RB	Khalid Thomas	Alabama State
RB	Jordan Bentley	Alabama A&M
OL	Trent Scott	Grambling State
OL	Detonio Dade	Alcorn State
OL	Donovan Wheaton	Prairie View A&M
OL	Timothy Gardner	Alcorn State
OL	Gustavo Lopez	Prairie View A&M
WR	Verlan Hunter	Grambling State
WR	Willie Young	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
TE	Jonathan Dorsey	Alabama A&M

DEFENSE
DL	Blain Winston	Grambling State
DL	Michael Brooks	Alcorn State
DL	Roderick Henderson	Alabama State
DL	DeVohn Reed	Prairie View A&M
LB	Javancy Jones	Jackson State
LB	Willie Duncan	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
LB	Michael Hurns	Alcorn State
DB	Bradley Street	Alabama State
DB	Terrence Singleton	Prairie View A&M
DB	Zavian Bingham	Jackson State
DB	Justin Jemison	Jackson State

SPECIAL TEAMS
K	Jonathan Wallace	Grambling State
P	Owen Hoolihan	Prairie View A&M
RS	Martez Carter	Grambling State