CHARLOTTE - DeAndre Proctor and Jamari Mason, both standout players from Johnson C. Smith University, were selected to the 2025 HBCU College Football All-America Team presented by BOXTOROW.
 
Proctor earned All-America honors as a wide receiver, while Mason was recognized as one of the top offensive linemen in HBCU football this season.
 
The BOXTOROW All-America team highlights the best performers across Historically Black Colleges and Universities, with selections based on voting by media who cover HBCU football.

BOXTOROW has named the All-America team since 2007, based on voting by media who cover HBCU football.

In total, 17 programs are represented of the 30 selections.

The 2025 HBCU college football All-America team

OFFENSE
QB: Andrew Body, Alabama State, r-Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas
RB: Curtis Allen, Virginia Union, Sr., Petersburg, Va.
RB: Marquis Gillis, Delaware State, Gr., Milford, Del.
OL: Roger Smith, South Carolina State, Sr., Maple Heights, Ohio
OL Elijah Baker, Alabama State, r-Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.
OL: Trevon Humphrey, North Carolina Central r-Jr. Greensboro, N.C.$
OL: Isaiah Cook, Delaware State, r-Sr., Willingboro, N.J.
OL: Jamari Mason, Johnson C. Smith, Jr., Carrollton, Ga.*
OL: Calvin McMillian, Prairie View A&M, Gr., Houston, Miss.*
TE: Travaunta Abner, Alabama A&M, r- Sr., Lanett, Ala.
WR: Jalen Jones, Alabama State, r-Soph., Birmingham, Ala.
WR: DeAndre Proctor, Johnson C. Smith, Sr., Elizabeth City, N.C.
DEFENSE
DL: Ckelby Givens, Southern, Sr., Shreveport, La.$
DL: Quincy Ivory, Jackson State, Sr., Alief, Texas
DL: Michael Lunz II, South Carolina State, Gr., Radcliff, Ky.
DL: Kenyon Garner, Livingstone, Soph., Okeechobee, Fla.
LB: Erick Hunter, Morgan State, Sr., Capitol Heights, Md.!
LB: Domonique Davis II, Central State, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
LB: Brian Bates, Delaware State, r-Soph., Centreville, Va.*
LB: Danarius Hillard, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr., Hazlehurst, Miss.*
DB: Ta'Shaun Sims, Alabama State, Soph., Chipley, Fla.
DB: Jelani Vassell North Carolina Central r- Sr. Tampa, Fla.
DB: Jarod Washington, South Carolina State Sr. Fredericksburg, Va.$
DB: Travor Randle, Prairie View A&M, Gr., Greenwood, Miss.
 
SPECIALISTS
P: Max Tulen Bethune-Cookman r-Jr. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
PK: Andrew Brown, North Carolina A&T, Sr., Lexington, N.C.
PR: Zaire Tart, Virginia Union, Jr., Camden, N.J.
KR: Javon Ross, Bethune-Cookman, Soph., DeLand, Fla.
RS: Kieren Jackson, Edward Waters, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.*
RS: Elijah Kennedy, North Carolina A&T, Jr., High Point, N.C.*
Honorable Mention
RB: Fabian Duncan, Allen; James Jones, Delaware State; Ahmad Miller, Jackson State 
OL: Daniel Bostic, Kentucky State; Jestus Johnson, Delaware State; Mathias Nielsen, Virginia Union; Bruno Onwuazor, Virginia State; Cameron Smith, Alabama State; Noah Stovall, Albany State; O'Shea Stroman, Albany State; D'Andre Townes-Blue Jackson State; Brian Williams Jr., Jackson State
TE: Luke Bracey, North Carolina Central; Maurice, Veney Morehouse
WR: Jyzaiah Rockwell, Prairie View A&M; Amare Ary, West Virginia State
DL: Bryce Cage, Grambling State; Derrick Drayton, Albany State; Thomas Johnson, North Carolina Central; Israel Nwokocha, Benedict
LB: Darrian Bell, Savannah State; Jordan Franklin, South Carolina State; Reid Pulliam, Jackson State; Isaiah Stephens, Benedict
DB: Navy Curry, Kentucky State; Mikael King Jr., Tuskegee; Markel Linzer, Grambling State; Darnell Stephens, Fort Valley State; Antwone Watts, Bethune-Cookman
P: Brandon Bowman, North Carolina Central
K: Daniel Porto, Florida A&M
PR: Elijah Kennedy, North Carolina A&T
KR: Kieren Jackson, Edward Waters; Jaxon Williams, Benedict
RS: Zaire Tart, Virginia Union
 
*Tie
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