The 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl is here, and there are 105 players on rosters for the HBCU football all-star game. With talent coming from HBCUs across the country and divisions, here's a look at where the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl selections played, how to watch the game and more.
What is the HBCU Legacy Bowl?
The HBCU Legacy Bowl is a postseason HBCU football all-star game, highlighting the top draft-eligible prospects from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The HBCU Legacy Bowl began in 2022 and is presented yearly by the Black College Football Hall of Fame. In 2023, the HBCU Legacy Bowl partnered with the NFL to host the HBCU Combine ahead of the game. In 2024, Allstate joined the HBCU Legacy Bowl as a title partner.
How to watch the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl
Here's how you can watch the second-annual HBCU Legacy Bowl in 2024.
- When: Saturday, Feb. 24
- Time: 4 p.m. ET
- TV: NFL Network
- Location: Yulman Stadium (on the campus of Tulane) in New Orleans, Louisiana
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2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl coaches
The two HBCU Legacy Bowl teams are Team Gaither and Team Robinson, named after legendary HBCU head coaches Jake Gaither (Florida A&M) and Eddie Robinson (Grambling State). Team Gaither will be led by co-head coaches Larry Scott (Howard) and Alvin Parker (Virginia Union). Team Robinson will be led by co-head coaches Chennis Berry (South Carolina State — coached at Benedict in 2023) and Bubba McDowell (Prairie View A&M).
2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl roster breakdown
HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters by school
Florida A&M and Jackson State lead all HBCUs with seven players each on 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters. Benedict and Fayetteville State lead all Division II HBCUs with five players each on rosters, while Florida Memorial is the only non-NCAA HBCU with players in the bowl game with two players.
Every FCS HBCU except Mississippi Valley State is represented on rosters. Twelve Division II HBCUs do not have a player on the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters:
- CIAA
- Bluefield State
- Johnson C. Smith
- Lincoln (PA)
- Livingstone
- Saint Augustine's
- SIAC
- Allen
- Central State
- Clark Atlanta
- Lane
- Miles
- Savannah State
- GLVC
- Lincoln (MO)
| No. of Players on Roster | School |
|---|---|
| 7 | Florida A&M, Jackson State |
| 6 | Howard |
| 5 | Benedict, Fayetteville State, Morgan State, North Carolina Central, Prairie View A&M |
| 4 | North Carolina A&T, Southern |
| 3 | Alabama A&M, Grambling State, Hampton, South Carolina State, Texas Southern, Virginia State |
| 2 | Alabama State, Albany State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bowie State, Delaware State, Edward Waters, Florida Memorial, Kentucky State, Shaw, Tennessee State, Tuskegee, Virginia Union, West Virginia State |
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman, Elizabeth City State, Fort Valley State, Morehouse, Norfolk State, Winston-Salem State |
HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters by conference
From a conference perspective, the SWAC leads the way with 39 players in the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl. However, the MEAC has the highest percentage of players per team of any HBCU conference.
| No. of Players on Roster | conference | Players per Conf. team |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | SWAC | 3.25 |
| 22 | MEAC | 3.67 |
| 16 | CIAA | 1.33 |
| 15 | SIAC | 1.15 |
| 7 | CAA | - |
| 2 | Mountain East, OVC, NAIA | - |
HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters by division
As expected, there are more FCS players in the HBCU Legacy Bowl than DII players. See the full breakdown below.
| No. of Players on Roster | Division |
|---|---|
| 70 | FCS |
| 33 | DII |
| 2 | NAIA |
HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters by position
There are 51 offensive players in the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl. The big-three of the quarterback group are North Carolina Central's Davius Richard, Florida A&M's Jeremy Moussa and Howard's Quinton Williams, all looking to become the first HBCU signal-caller drafted to the NFL since Alabama State's Tavaris Jackson in the second round of 2006. Like many of college football all-star games, most of the offensive linemen at the HBCU Legacy Bowl are positionless and should swing across the offense lines.
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| No. of Players on Roster | Position | No. on Team Gaither | No. on Team Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Offensive line | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Wide Receiver | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Running back | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Quarterback | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tight end | 1 | 3 |
There are 47 defensive players in the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl. The defensive line group doesn't have the star power of 2023, but still features a number of prospects to watch like Jeblonski Green (South Carolina State) and Loobert Denelus (Benedict). Two of the best SWAC linebackers from the last two seasons will play in this year's Legacy Bowl as Colton Adams (Alabama State) and Isaiah Major (Florida A&M) look to show off their tackling prowess.
In the secondary, Eric Smith (Florida A&M) looks to build off of his electrifying 4.3 40-yard dash at the HBCU Combine, the fastest of any participant. Smith is part of a great group of defensive backs on Team Robinson that also features John Huggins (Jackson State), Jordan Carter (Southern) and Demetri Morsell (Southern).
FAMU DB Eric Smith runs a blazing 4.32 forty yard dash at the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl Combine today.
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| No. of Players on Roster | Position | No. on Team Gaither | No. on Team Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Defensive line | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Linebacker | 6 | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive back | 9 | 12 |
There are two kickers/punters and one long snapper per team in the HBCU Legacy Bowl.
| No. of Players on Roster | Position |
|---|---|
| 6 | Kicker, Punter, Long snapper |
Full 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters
Team Gaither — consisting of players from the MEAC, CIAA, NAIA or non-HBCU conference HBCUs — has 48 players in the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl and Team Robinson — consisting of SWAC and SIAC players — has 57 players. Here's a complete list of the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters.
PAST ROSTERS: See the roster from last year's HBCU Legacy Bowl in 2023
Team Gaither
| Athlete | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | |||
| Davius Richard* | QB |
North Carolina Central |
|
| Donovan Riddick | QB |
West Virginia State |
|
| Quinton Williams* | QB | Howard | |
| Darren Butts* | RB | Hampton | |
| Latrell Collier* | RB |
North Carolina Central |
|
| Sidney Gibbs | RB | Shaw | |
| Ian Wheeler* | RB | Howard | |
| Taymon Cooke* | WR |
North Carolina A&T |
|
| Nigel Fitzgerald | WR |
Fayetteville State |
|
| Keshane Hinckley | WR | Bowie State | |
| Quinzel Lockhart | WR |
Elizabeth City State |
|
| RJ Mobley | WR |
Winston-Salem State |
|
| Treveyon Pratt | WR | Morgan State | |
| Brennan Brown* | TE | Howard | |
| Tyler Fleming | OL |
Fayetteville State |
|
| Matthew Foster | OL | Virginia State | |
| Breyon Gaddy | OL | Virginia State | |
| Evan Gregory | OL | Norfolk State | |
| Brandon Hardy | OL | Hampton | |
| DeShawn Ingram | OL | Howard | |
| Lawrence Lagrone | OL |
North Carolina A&T |
|
| Justin Meade | OL | Virginia Union | |
| Samuel Pearson* | OL | Delaware State | |
| Tairiq Stewart | OL |
North Carolina A&T |
|
| Defense | |||
| Jae'Veyon Morton* | CB | Morgan State | |
| Jay Boyd | DB | Shaw | |
| Brandon Codrington* | DB |
North Carolina Central |
|
| Jalen Jones | DB |
West Virginia State |
|
| Malcolm Magee | DB |
South Carolina State |
|
| Manny Smith | DB |
North Carolina Central |
|
| Joshua Green | S |
Tennessee State |
|
| James Green* | S |
Tennessee State |
|
| Jordan Toles* | S | Morgan State | |
| Jeblonski Green Jr. | DE |
South Carolina State |
|
| Quran Blount | DL |
Fayetteville State |
|
| Darrien Brokenburr* | DL | Howard | |
| Patrick Godbolt* | DL |
South Carolina State |
|
| Miqueal Pillow-Smiley | DL | Virginia State | |
| Noah Washington | DL | Morgan State | |
| Daeshawn Davis | LB |
Florida Memorial |
|
| Uvel Paul Jr. | LB | Bowie State | |
| Lawrence Richardson* | LB | Morgan State | |
| Gerald Simpson | LB |
Fayetteville State |
|
| Qwahsin Townsel* | LB | Hampton | |
| BJ Turner | LB |
North Carolina A&T |
|
| Specialists | |||
| Adrian Olivo | K |
North Carolina Central |
|
| Jonathan Cardoza-Chicas | K/P | Delaware State | |
| Gerone Hamilton Jr. | LS | Howard |
Team Robinson
| Athlete | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | |||
| Aeneas Dennis | QB | Benedict | |
| Jeremy Moussa* | QB | Florida A&M | |
| Jyron Russell | QB | Edward Waters | |
| Jacorey Howard | RB | Texas Southern | |
| Jarveon Howard* | RB | Alcorn State | |
| Irv Mulligan | RB | Jackson State | |
| LaDarius Owens* | RB | Texas Southern | |
| Frank Bentley | WR |
Florida Memorial |
|
| Corintheus Edmonds | WR | Fort Valley State | |
| Monterio Hunt | WR | Alcorn State | |
| Lyndon Rash | WR | Grambling State | |
| Marcus Riley* | WR | Florida A&M | |
| Jah'Marae Sheread | WR | Florida A&M | |
| Said Sidibe | WR | Virginia Union | |
| August Pitre III* | WR | Southern | |
| Tristan Ballard* | TE |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
|
| DJ Stevens* | TE | Jackson State | |
| Kamari Young* | TE | Florida A&M | |
| Ryan Atkins* | OL |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
|
| Cameron Covin* | OL | Florida A&M | |
| Eric Dunn Jr. | OL |
Prairie View A&M |
|
| Deontae Graham | OL | Jackson State | |
| Aidan Hemphill* | OL | Texas Southern | |
| KaTray Pringle | OL | Albany State | |
| Joshua Simon | OL | Albany State | |
| Arrington Taylor | OL |
Prairie View A&M |
|
| Eryan Thompson Jr. | OL | Morehouse | |
| Jonathan Williams | OL | Alabama A&M | |
| Defense | |||
| Omari-Hill Robinson* | CB |
Bethune-Cookman |
|
| Demetri Morsell | CB | Southern | |
| Cedric Anderson* | DB | Grambling State | |
| Jordan Carter* | DB | Southern | |
| Jaheem Hazel* | DB | Jackson State | |
| Joshua Heyward | DB | Benedict | |
| Tyle Judson | DB | Southern | |
| Jaron Kilpatrick | DB | Benedict | |
| Dylan Morris | DB |
Fayetteville State |
|
| Eric Smith* | DB | Florida A&M | |
| Ray Williams | DB | Jackson State | |
| John Huggins* | S | Jackson State | |
| Zareon Hayes* | DE | Alabama A&M | |
| Jaylen Johnson | DE | Kentucky State | |
| Jeremy Dees | DL | Tuskegee | |
| Andrew Ogletree | DL | Alabama State | |
| Jeremiah Owens | DL | Kentucky State | |
| Jaren Wilson | DL | Edward Waters | |
| Loobert Denelus | DT | Benedict | |
| Colton Adams* | LB | Alabama State | |
| Tre'Vion Green* | LB |
Prairie View A&M |
|
| KeyShawn Johnson | LB |
Prairie View A&M |
|
| Isaiah Major | LB | Florida A&M | |
| Lewis Matthews* | LB | Grambling State | |
| Myles McHaney IV* | LB |
Prairie View A&M |
|
| Isaac Peppers | LB | Jackson State | |
| Specialists | |||
| Ryan Duff | K/P | Tuskegee | |
| Tom Piccirillo | K/P | Benedict | |
| Bryce Miller | LS | Alabama A&M |
*Player participated in the HBCU Combine.
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