(Pittsburgh, PA – January 29, 2018) – Urban Media Today is proud to announce the 2017 Members of the Inaugural TAJ-Talented 10th Black College All-American Team. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) placed eleven players on the team. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) placed seven players on the team while the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Mountain East Conference (MEC) placed one player a piece on the team. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) had three players selected and The Central States Football League (CSFL) was represented by two players.
The 2017 Black College National Champion North Carolina A&T State Aggies had six players on the team in addition to Head Coach Rod Broadway being named the 2017 Coach of the Year. Bowie State University Quarterback Amir Hall captured the “2017 Offensive Player of the Year” honor and Tuskegee Linebacker Osband Thompson was chosen as the “2017 Defensive Player of the Year”.
During the month of February, (Black History Month) one member of the All-American team will be featured on the UrbanmediaToday.com website daily.
2017 TAJ-Talented 10th Black College All-American Football Team
Coach Of the Year: Rod Broadway North Carolina A&T
Offensive Player of the Year: Amir Hall Bowie State
Defensive Player of the Year: Osband Thompson Tuskegee
QB Amir Hall-Bowie State DL Jamarae Finney-Langston
HB Trenton Cannon- Virginia State DL Aaron Tiller- Southern
HB DeLance Turner -Alcorn State DL La’Allan Clark- Grambling State
WR Quinton Gray- West Virginia State. DL Daryl Johnson- North Carolina A&T
WR Elijah Bell- North Carolina A&T LB Osband Thompson- Tuskegee
TE Dillon Beard -Southern LB Darius Leonard -South Carolina State
OL Brandon Parker -North Carolina A&T LB Anthony Smith -Norfolk State
OL Trent Scott -Grambling State DB Franklin McCain- North Carolina A&T
OL Darreil Mack -North Carolina A&T DB Davanta Reynolds -N.Carolina Central
OL Gerald Wright -Howard DB Danny Johnson- Southern
OL Victor Tamba -Bowie State DB Michael Smith -Langston
P Nathaniel Tilque – North Carolina Central
K Marc Orozco -Grambling State
RS Khris Gardin- North Carolina A&T
