NORFOLK, Va. (December 22, 2023) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its 2023 Football All-Academic Team where Howard University had a league-leading 42 Bison on the squad. The announcement came Friday morning.
 
The student-athletes acknowledged were sophomores, juniors and seniors with cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or above. All-Academic accolades also recognize transfer student-athletes who have represented a conference institution for at least one year.
 
"Congratulations to our football student-athletes for maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average," MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said. "While so much attention is paid to what happens on the field and who hoists the trophy at the end of the season, it's the work in the classroom, the efforts toward earning a degree, that exemplify what it means to be a student-athlete. These young men are to be commended and celebrated."
 
Among the Bison recognized included Aaron Bickerton (Stoke-on-Trent, England), Christian Bing (Smyrna, Ga.), Derrick Brown, Jr. (Fort Washington, Md.), Phil Cook, Jr. (Philadelphia), Melvin Crenshaw III (Upper Marlboro, Md.), Gavin Crosby (Bowie, Md.), Elijah Cruz (Philadelphia), KJ Daniels (Atlanta), Keenan Fortenberry (Philadelphia), Darius Fox (Washington), Kenny Gallop, Jr. (Portsmouth, Va.), Kedrick Green (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Gerone Hamilton, Jr. (Apple Valley, Minn.), Derrick Hartley, Jr. (Jacksonville, Fla.), Seth Hawkins (Amelia Court House, Va.), KJ Henderson (Philadelphia), CJ Hoffman (Centreville, Va.), Terrance Hollon (Cleveland), Jarett Hunter (Mineral, Va.), Richie Ilarraza (Clearwater, Fla.), DeShawn Ingram (Detroit), Bryce Jackson (Olympia Fields, Ill.), Jevin Jackson (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Jay Jones II (Charlotte, N.C.), Judah McJimpsey (Spartanburg, S.C.), Sean Mitchell (Atlanta), Brock Morgan (Kannapolis, N.C.), J. Augustus Olidge (Atlanta), Cameron O'Neal (Reynoldsburg, Ohio), Clayton Perrin (Pflugerville, Texas), Xavier Ricks (Frederick, Md.), Ja'Shawn Scroggins (Las Vegas), Jason Seraphin (North Miami Beach, Fla.), Breylin Smith (Winter Haven, Fla.), Jahlil Warren (Norristown, Pa.), Dylan West (Akron, Ohio), Ian Wheeler (Houston), Christian White (Highland Springs, Va.), Ian White (Charlotte, N.C.), Quinton Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.), Ray Williams (Detroit) and Cyrus Wilson (Olney, Md.).
 
Overall, the MEAC honored 176 student-athletes from its six football-playing institutions who achieved academic success during the 2022-23 academic year.
 
Howard finished the 2023 campaign 6-6 (4-1 MEAC), winning back-to-back MEAC titles while earning its first-ever berth to the Cricket Celebration Bowl.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com or the MEAC website at www.MEACSports.com.