2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl
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The 2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl is set for Saturday, February 22 in New Orleans. The HBCU Legacy Bowl closes the postseason All-star series. The week also included the HBCU Combine viewed by hundreds of NFL personnel men.
The National Football League, in partnership with the Black College Football Hall of Fame, announced the players attending the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Combine. The HBCU Combine will be held at the New Orleans Saints practice facility, the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, on Monday, February 17. Offensive prospects will work out at 8:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT and defensive prospects will work out between 12 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. CT.
The HBCU Legacy Bowl is a postseason HBCU football all-star game that features 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.
HBCU Legacy Bowl 2025
When: Saturday, Feb. 22
Time: 4 p.m. ET TV: NFL Network
Location: Yulman Stadium (campus of Tulane) New Orleans, La
2025 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 Chennis Berry (South Carolina State) and Alvin Parker (Virginia Union)
Team Robinson will be led by co-head coaches T.C. Taylor (Jackson State) and Sam Shade (Alabama A&M — coached at Miles in 2024)
2025 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. You can click or tap here for roster updates.
Here’s the full list of Team Gaither and Team Robinson rosters:
Team Gaither
Position Athlete School
Offense
QB Draylen Ellis Tennessee State
QB Eric Phoenix South Carolina State
QB Romelo Williams Virginia State
RB Jada Byers Virginia Union
RB Jarett Hunter Howard
RB Jaden Sutton Delaware State
RB Walter Wilbon III Florida Memorial
TE Kameron King Fayetteville State
TE Keshawn Toney South Carolina State
WR Ah’shaan Belcher Shaw
WR Joaquin Davis North Carolina Central
WR Jalal Dean Tennessee State
WR Kasey Hawthorne Howard
WR Jacquez Jones Norfolk State
WR Justin Smith-Brown South Carolina State
OL Jared Achuff Bowie State
OL Eric Brown Jr South Carolina State
OL Darius Fox Howard
OL Cam Johnson South Carolina State
OL Larry Jones Jr Virginia Union
OL Nick Taiste South Carolina State
Defense DL Isaac Anderson Virginia Union
DL Keandrew Booker Tennessee State
DL Jayden Broughton South Carolina State
DL Shi Gaskin Fayetteville State
DL Saevion Gibbs Shaw
DL John Hannibal Jr South Carolina State
DL Quantez Mansfield North Carolina Central
DL Jamaree Moyer Virginia Union
DL Elijah Williams Morgan State
LB Benari Black Johnson C. Smith
LB Carson Buchanan Tennessee State
LB Antwan Davis Florida Memorial
LB Carson Hinton Howard
LB Ahmad Nelson Tennessee State
LB Sadiq Salawu Bowie State
LB Aaron Smith South Carolina State
LB Jack Smith Johnson C. Smith
CB Karon Prunty North Carolina A&T
DB Marcell Blocker Florida Memorial
DB Carlvainsky Decius Morgan State
DB Justin Fleming Winston-Salem State
DB Kenny Gallop Jr Howard
DB Robert Jones III Howard
DB Terron Mallory Norfolk State
DB Kolby Merritt Fayetteville State
DB Xavier Robiou Howard
DB Jarod Washington South Carolina State
DB Jordan White Hampton
Specialists
K/P James Lowery Tennessee State
K/P Dylan West Howard
Team Robinson
Position Athlete School
Offense
QB Myles Crawley Grambling State
QB Daniel Richardson Florida A&M
QB Jhaydon Sullivan Savannah State
RB Ike Brown Lane
RB Brandon Marshall Fort Valley State
RB Irvin Mulligan Jackson State
WR DeJuan Bell Fort Valley State
WR Jamari Gassett Florida A&M
WR Shemar Savage Prairie View A&M
WR Da’Shun Mitchell Savannah State
TE Tavarious Griffin Alcorn State
TE Thomas Nance Bethune-Cookman
TE Jeremiah Pruitte Florida A&M
OL Steve Carter Alcorn State
OL Austin Euler Clark Atlanta
OL Jalen Goss Florida A&M
OL Evan Henry Jackson State
OL Jordan Taylor Benedict
OL Christian Twymon Miles
Defense DL Malachi Bailey Alcorn State
DL Aaron Miller Benedict
DL Donte Reed Mississippi Valley State
DL Fred Stokes Jr Prairie View A&M
DL Treqwan Thomas Alabama State
LB DeMarkus Cunningham Alabama State
LB Rico Dozier Alabama State
LB Stemarion Edwards Alcorn State
LB Tyshun Gaiter Lane
LB Jalil Lenore Central State
CB James Burgess Jr Alabama State
DB Kendall Bohler Florida A&M
DB Robert McDaniel Jackson State
DB Amon Scarbrough Alabama State
DB Edwin Summerour Alcorn State
S Javius Williams Texas Southern
S Raymond Woodie III Bethune-Cookman
Specialists
K/P Matt Noll Jackson State
LS Braxston Blackwell Southern
The following players participated in the HBCU Combine Only
Edge Nana Asante, Morgan State
DB Kenny Bennett, Virginia State
DB Jamarius Brown, Southern
DL Darren Cook, Delaware State
WR Jacolby Hewitt, Alabama A&M
OL Jason Ivey, North Carolina A&T
LB K’Vaughan Pope, Virginia State
DB Canary Simmons, Texas Southern
Edge Chris Walker, Tennessee State
