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Top HBCU football players at every position entering 2022

Quarterback — Shedeur Sanders | Jackson State Shedeur Sanders took the FCS by storm in 2021, winning the Jerry Rice Award — the first HBCU player to win the award in its 11-year history. He threw for 2,971 yards, 28 touchdowns and only five interceptions, leading Jackson State to a SWAC title and its first Celebration Bowl berth in school history. Honorable mention: Andrew Body | Texas Southern Running back — Gary Quarles | Alabama A&M Gary Quarles may stand at just 5'6'', but he packs a punch.