{"id":146378,"date":"2025-08-15T00:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/146378\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T00:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:04:30","slug":"who-are-the-top-rated-hbcu-prospects-in-college-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/146378\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the Top Rated HBCU Prospects in College Football?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-14-at-7.39.53-PM-1024x574.png\" alt=\"Top 50 HBCU Prospects | Who are the Top Prospects in College Football?\" class=\"wp-image-202761\"  \/>Top 50 HBCU Prospects | Who are the Top Prospects in College Football?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/2025\/07\/ilan-barbaras\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL Draft Diamonds<\/a> was founded to shine a light on overlooked and underrated football players. Each year, our team works to identify talent from all levels of college competition. HBCU athletes, in particular, carry a proud and influential legacy in the NFL. Take a look at this year\u2019s top 50 HBCU prospects.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oGK_CN35fAc?si=p_LcZm-X3sBxklKQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erick Hunter<\/a>, LB, Morgan State<\/li>\n<li>Ckelby Givens, EDGE, Southern<\/li>\n<li>Noah Miles, EDGE, Howard<\/li>\n<li>Joanes Fortilien, WR, Jackson State*<\/li>\n<li>Eden James, RB, Howard<\/li>\n<li>Kevon King, RB, Norfolk State<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Onwuazor, OT, Virginia State<\/li>\n<li>Ashton Grable, OL, Florida A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>D\u2019Andre Townes-Blue, OG, Jackson State<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Harris III, CB, Bethune-Cookman*<\/li>\n<li>Malcolm Reed, S, North Carolina Central<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Smith, OT, Alabama State<\/li>\n<li>Bryce Cage, EDGE, Grambling State<\/li>\n<li>JaCobian Morgan, QB, Jackson State<\/li>\n<li>Shemar Savage, WR, Prairie View A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>Aaron Harris, CB, North Carolina A&amp;T<\/li>\n<li>TJ Huggins, CB, Florida A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>Horacio Johnson, S, Southern<\/li>\n<li>Walker Harris, QB, North Carolina Central<\/li>\n<li>Stemarion Edwards, LB, Alcorn State<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Paige, LB, Southern<\/li>\n<li>Korion Sharpe, OG, North Carolina A&amp;T<\/li>\n<li>Maleek Huggins, WR, Bethune-Cookman<\/li>\n<li>Marvin Landy, TE, Jackson State<\/li>\n<li>Blake Davis, CB, Grambling State<\/li>\n<li>Jeremiah Williams, DT, Jackson State<\/li>\n<li>Keshawn Lynch, EDGE, Norfolk State<\/li>\n<li>Charles Davis, OL, Florida A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>Jacorian Sewell, RB, Alcorn State<\/li>\n<li>Mikael King, CB, Tuskegee<\/li>\n<li>Tony Rountree Jr., DT, Savannah State<\/li>\n<li>Max U\u2019Ren, LB, North Carolina Central<\/li>\n<li>Luke Bracey, TE, North Carolina Central<\/li>\n<li>Thad Franklin, RB, Florida A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>Brevin Caldwell, WR, Johnson C. Smith<\/li>\n<li>Jarod Washington, CB, South Carolina State<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Larkins, CB, Livingstone<\/li>\n<li>Diego Addison, S, South Carolina State<\/li>\n<li>Noah McKinney, OC, North Carolina Central<\/li>\n<li>Ty\u2019Metrius Patterson, OLB, Benedict<\/li>\n<li>Davion Westmoreland, EDGE, Florida A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>DJ Nelson, TE, Alabama A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>Tyrell Lawrence, OG, Alabama A&amp;M<\/li>\n<li>Delonta Butler, DT, Norfolk State<\/li>\n<li>Roger Smith, OG, South Carolina State<\/li>\n<li>Donald Gatling, S, Virginia Union<\/li>\n<li>Dylan Djete, WR, Alabama State<\/li>\n<li>Israel Nwokocha, OLB, Benedict<\/li>\n<li>Jadon Carter, CB, Morgan State<\/li>\n<li>Keane Lewis, DB, Alabama State<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>*Juniors<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jimmy Williams\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" itemprop=\"image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ae27055cee7e7b851a3ac30057dd58683839e709ee55f17b1be3ed0b690bd68b\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Content Creator &amp; Senior Writer for NFL Draft Diamonds. Independent Scouting Consultant.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook<br \/>\nTwitter<br \/>\nLinkedIn<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Top 50 HBCU Prospects | Who are the Top Prospects in College Football? 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