SALISBURY - BOXTOROW announced the HBCU college football All-America team Monday afternoon with four players from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, being selected. Kevin Larkins Jr. was named to the HBCU college defensive team.

The honor is the sixth for Larkins Jr. this year as he's been named second-team all-region, CIAA player of the week, CIAA Defensive Rookie of the Year, First-Team All-CIAA, and Defensive All-CIAA Rookie Team . Larkins finished the season with eight total interceptions, 161 interception return yards, one interception return touchdown, and .9 interceptions per game. Kevin ended the 2022 season number one in the nation and the CIAA for interception per game.  

The HBCU college football All-America team

OFFENSE
QB: Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State, Soph., Canton, Texas
RB: Jada Byers, Virginia Union, Soph., Hammonton, N.J.
RB: Jarveon Howard, Alcorn State, r-Sr., Columbia, Miss.
OL: Tyler Brown, Jackson State, Soph., Jackson, Miss.
OL: Jalen Goss, Florida A&M, Gr., Valdosta, Ga.
OL: Dallas Black, Southern, r-Jr., New Orleans, La.
OL: Corey Bullock, North Carolina Central, Jr., Accokeek, Md.
OL: Maurice Campbell, Benedict, Gr., Atlanta, Ga.
TE: Kemari Averett, Bethune-Cookman, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
WR: Xavier Smith, Florida A&M, Gr., Haines City, Fla.
WR: Shaquan Davis, South Carolina State, r-Jr., Summerville, S.C.

DEFENSE
DL: Loobert Denelus, Benedict, Jr., Naples, Fla.
DL: Isaiah Land, Florida A&M, r-Sr., Buffalo, N.Y.
DL: Kamari Stephens, Florida A&M, r-Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
DL: Nyles Gaddy, Jackson State, r-Soph., Nashville, Tenn.
LB: Colton Adams, Alabama State, r-Soph., Wetumpka, Ala.
LB: Aubrey Miller, Jr., Jackson State, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.
LB: BJ Davis, South Carolina State, r-Jr., Blair, S.C.
DB: Khalil Baker, North Carolina Central, Jr., Winston-Salem, N.C.
DB: Isaiah Hamilton, Texas Southern, Fr., Channelview, Texas
DB: Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig, Jackson State, Soph., Birmingham, Ala.
DB: Kenny Gallop, Howard, Jr., Portsmouth, Va.*
DB: Corione Harris, Southern, Sr., New Orleans, La.*
DB: Kevin Larkins, Jr., Livingstone, Fr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.*

SPECIALISTS
P: Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M, r-Sr., Wesley Chapel Fla.
PK: Jose Romo-Martinez, Florida A&M, Gr., Banning, Calif.
PR: Kwincy Hall, Bowie State, r-Jr., Washington, D.C.
KR: Keith Jenkins, Jr., Morgan State, Fr., Gainesville, Va.

Honorable Mention
QB: Davius Richard, North Carolina Central
RB: Bhayshul Tuten, North Carolina A&T; Sy'Veon Wilkerson, Jackson State
OL: Emmanuel Boone, Fort Valley State; Darian Bryant, Virginia Union; Drake Centers, Texas Southern; Mark Evans, II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Robert Mitchell, North Carolina Central   
WR: Dallas Daniels, Jackson State
DL: Malachi Bailey, Alcorn State; Armonii Burden, Virginia Union; Devin Cowan, Fayetteville State; Patrick Godbolt, South Carolina State; Jermaine McDaniel, North Carolina A&T; Elijah Williams, Morgan State
LB: Tyquan King, North Carolina A&T; Ronnie Thomas, Mississippi Valley State
DB: Jay Boyd, Shaw; Willie Drew, Virginia State; Omari Hill-Robinson, Bethune-Cookman; Tyler Moore, Fort Valley State; Karon Prunty, North Carolina A&T
P: Jacob Young, Fayetteville State
K: Adrian Olivo, North Carolina Central
KR: Darnell Deas, Bethune-Cookman