{"id":6126,"date":"2025-02-21T10:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:26:12","slug":"2025-hbcu-legacy-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/2025-hbcu-legacy-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5896 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NFLDraft25GB-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/h3>\n<h4>Rosters &amp; Coaching Staffs<br \/>\nCombine Info<br \/>\nGame time &#8211; TV Channel<\/h4>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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. \u2013 12 p.m. CT and defensive prospects will work out between 12 p.m. &#8211; 3:15 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>HBCU Legacy Bowl 2025<\/h3>\n<h4>When: Saturday, Feb. 22<br \/>\nTime: 4 p.m. ET TV: NFL Network<br \/>\nLocation: Yulman Stadium (campus of Tulane) New Orleans, La<\/h4>\n<h4>2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl Coaches<\/h4>\n<p>The two HBCU Legacy Bowl teams are Team Gaither and Team Robinson, named after legendary HBCU head coaches Jake Gaither (Florida A&amp;M) and Eddie Robinson (Grambling State).<\/p>\n<p>Team Gaither will be led by co-head coaches Chennis Berry (South Carolina State) and Alvin Parker (Virginia Union)<br \/>\nTeam Robinson will be led by co-head coaches T.C. Taylor (Jackson State) and Sam Shade (Alabama A&amp;M \u2014 coached at Miles in 2024)<\/p>\n<h3>2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl Rosters<\/h3>\n<p>Team Gaither \u2014 consisting of players from the MEAC, CIAA, NAIA or non-HBCU conference HBCUs \u2014 has 48 players in the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl and Team Robinson \u2014 consisting of SWAC and SIAC players \u2014 has 57 players. Here&#8217;s a complete list of the 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl rosters. You can click or tap here for roster updates.<\/p>\n<h4>Here&#8217;s the full list of Team Gaither and Team Robinson rosters:<\/h4>\n<h4>Team Gaither<br \/>\nPosition Athlete School<br \/>\nOffense<\/h4>\n<p>QB Draylen Ellis Tennessee State<br \/>\nQB Eric Phoenix South Carolina State<br \/>\nQB Romelo Williams Virginia State<br \/>\nRB Jada Byers Virginia Union<br \/>\nRB Jarett Hunter Howard<br \/>\nRB Jaden Sutton Delaware State<br \/>\nRB Walter Wilbon III Florida Memorial<br \/>\nTE Kameron King Fayetteville State<br \/>\nTE Keshawn Toney South Carolina State<br \/>\nWR Ah&#8217;shaan Belcher Shaw<br \/>\nWR Joaquin Davis North Carolina Central<br \/>\nWR Jalal Dean Tennessee State<br \/>\nWR Kasey Hawthorne Howard<br \/>\nWR Jacquez Jones Norfolk State<br \/>\nWR Justin Smith-Brown South Carolina State<br \/>\nOL Jared Achuff Bowie State<br \/>\nOL Eric Brown Jr South Carolina State<br \/>\nOL Darius Fox Howard<br \/>\nOL Cam Johnson South Carolina State<br \/>\nOL Larry Jones Jr Virginia Union<br \/>\nOL Nick Taiste South Carolina State<br \/>\nDefense DL Isaac Anderson Virginia Union<br \/>\nDL Keandrew Booker Tennessee State<br \/>\nDL Jayden Broughton South Carolina State<br \/>\nDL Shi Gaskin Fayetteville State<br \/>\nDL Saevion Gibbs Shaw<br \/>\nDL John Hannibal Jr South Carolina State<br \/>\nDL Quantez Mansfield North Carolina Central<br \/>\nDL Jamaree Moyer Virginia Union<br \/>\nDL Elijah Williams Morgan State<br \/>\nLB Benari Black Johnson C. Smith<br \/>\nLB Carson Buchanan Tennessee State<br \/>\nLB Antwan Davis Florida Memorial<br \/>\nLB Carson Hinton Howard<br \/>\nLB Ahmad Nelson Tennessee State<br \/>\nLB Sadiq Salawu Bowie State<br \/>\nLB Aaron Smith South Carolina State<br \/>\nLB Jack Smith Johnson C. Smith<br \/>\nCB Karon Prunty North Carolina A&amp;T<br \/>\nDB Marcell Blocker Florida Memorial<br \/>\nDB Carlvainsky Decius Morgan State<br \/>\nDB Justin Fleming Winston-Salem State<br \/>\nDB Kenny Gallop Jr Howard<br \/>\nDB Robert Jones III Howard<br \/>\nDB Terron Mallory Norfolk State<br \/>\nDB Kolby Merritt Fayetteville State<br \/>\nDB Xavier Robiou Howard<br \/>\nDB Jarod Washington South Carolina State<br \/>\nDB Jordan White Hampton<\/p>\n<p>Specialists<br \/>\nK\/P James Lowery Tennessee State<br \/>\nK\/P Dylan West Howard<\/p>\n<h4>Team Robinson<br \/>\nPosition Athlete School<br \/>\nOffense<\/h4>\n<p>QB Myles Crawley Grambling State<br \/>\nQB Daniel Richardson Florida A&amp;M<br \/>\nQB Jhaydon Sullivan Savannah State<br \/>\nRB Ike Brown Lane<br \/>\nRB Brandon Marshall Fort Valley State<br \/>\nRB Irvin Mulligan Jackson State<br \/>\nWR DeJuan Bell Fort Valley State<br \/>\nWR Jamari Gassett Florida A&amp;M<br \/>\nWR Shemar Savage\u00a0Prairie View A&amp;M<br \/>\nWR Da&#8217;Shun Mitchell Savannah State<br \/>\nTE Tavarious Griffin Alcorn State<br \/>\nTE Thomas Nance\u00a0Bethune-Cookman<br \/>\nTE Jeremiah Pruitte Florida A&amp;M<br \/>\nOL Steve Carter Alcorn State<br \/>\nOL Austin Euler Clark Atlanta<br \/>\nOL Jalen Goss Florida A&amp;M<br \/>\nOL Evan Henry Jackson State<br \/>\nOL Jordan Taylor Benedict<br \/>\nOL Christian Twymon Miles<br \/>\nDefense DL Malachi Bailey Alcorn State<br \/>\nDL Aaron Miller Benedict<br \/>\nDL Donte Reed\u00a0Mississippi Valley State<br \/>\nDL Fred Stokes Jr\u00a0Prairie View A&amp;M<br \/>\nDL Treqwan Thomas Alabama State<br \/>\nLB DeMarkus Cunningham Alabama State<br \/>\nLB Rico Dozier Alabama State<br \/>\nLB Stemarion Edwards Alcorn State<br \/>\nLB Tyshun Gaiter Lane<br \/>\nLB Jalil Lenore Central State<br \/>\nCB James Burgess Jr Alabama State<br \/>\nDB Kendall Bohler Florida A&amp;M<br \/>\nDB Robert McDaniel Jackson State<br \/>\nDB Amon Scarbrough Alabama State<br \/>\nDB Edwin Summerour Alcorn State<br \/>\nS Javius Williams Texas Southern<br \/>\nS Raymond Woodie III\u00a0Bethune-Cookman<\/p>\n<p>Specialists<br \/>\nK\/P Matt Noll Jackson State<br \/>\nLS Braxston Blackwell Southern<\/p>\n<p>The following players participated in the HBCU Combine Only<\/p>\n<p>Edge Nana Asante, Morgan State<br \/>\nDB Kenny Bennett, Virginia State<br \/>\nDB Jamarius Brown, Southern<br \/>\nDL Darren Cook, Delaware State<br \/>\nWR Jacolby Hewitt, Alabama A&amp;M<br \/>\nOL Jason Ivey, North Carolina A&amp;T<br \/>\nLB K&#8217;Vaughan Pope, Virginia State<br \/>\nDB Canary Simmons, Texas Southern<br \/>\nEdge Chris Walker, Tennessee State<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Printer Friendly<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl Rosters &amp; Coaching Staffs Combine Info Game time &#8211; TV Channel The 2025 HBCU Legacy Bowl is set for Saturday, February 22 in New Orleans. 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