DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University junior Brandon Codrington has been announced by BOXTOROW as a member of the 2022 HBCU college football Preseason All-America Team, earning the distinction as a return specialist. 

During the 2021 campaign, Codrington (Raleigh, N.C.) received All-MEAC First Team and BOXTOROW HBCU All-America postseason awards as the third-leading punt returner in NCAA Division I-FCS with a MEAC-best 15.0-yard punt return average. He also ranked second in the league with a 22.5-yard kickoff return average.

"Brandon is electrifying and very shifty with good long speed," said NCCU head coach Trei Oliver about Codrington's special teams playmaking abilities as a returner. 

BOXTOROW has administered The HBCU All-America teams since 2007, and the voters are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football.

The 2022 HBCU college football All-America Team

OFFENSE
QB: Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State, Soph., Canton, Texas
RB: Gary Quarles, Alabama A&M, Sr., Cottondale, Ala.
RB: Caleb Johnson, Mississippi Valley St., r-Jr., Memphis, Tenn.
RB: J.J. Davis, Norfolk State, r-Soph., Cincinnati, Ohio.
OL: Quindonte Bobo, Bowie State, Sr., White Plains, Md. 
OL: Robert Lacey, Tennessee State, Sr., Mobile, Ala.
OL: Dallas Black, Southern,  r-Jr.., New Orleans, La.
OL: Mark Evans, II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sr., Houston, Texas
OL: Tony Gray, Jackson State, r-Sr., Loganville, Ga.
TE: Kemari Averett, Bethune-Cookman, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
WR: Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Alabama A&M, Sr., Miramar, Fla.
WR: Shaquan Davis, South Carolina State, r-Jr., Summerville, S.C.

DEFENSE
DL: Jason Dumas, Southern, Sr., Vacherie, La.
DL: Jeblonski Green, South Carolina State, r-Jr., Lamar, S.C.
DL: Jordan Lewis, Southern, Jr., Ocala, Fla.
DL: Sundiata Anderson, Grambling State, Jr., College Park, Ga.
LB: Isaiah Land, Florida A&M, r-Sr., Buffalo, N.Y.
LB: Aubrey Miller, Jr., Jackson State, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.
LB: Jacob Roberts, North Carolina A&T, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.
DB: BJ Bohler, Florida A&M, r-Sr., Ocoee, Fla.
DB: Shilo Sanders, Jackson State, r-Soph., Canton, Texas
DB: Brandon Barnes-Brown, Fayetteville State, Gr., Charlotte, N.C.
DB: Omari Hill-Robinson, Bethune-Cookman, Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
DB: Irshaad Davis, Alabama State, Jr., Carol City, Fla.

SPECIALISTS
P: Matt Noll, Delaware State, Soph., Robesonia, Pa.
PK: Jose Romo-Martinez, Florida A&M, Gr., Banning, Calif.
PR: Brandon Codrington, North Carolina Central, Jr., Raleigh, N.C.
KR: Isaiah Bolden, Jackson State, Sr., Tampa, Fla.
RS: Brandon Codrington, North Carolina Central, Jr., Raleigh, N.C.
RS: Dayron Johnson, Tennessee State, Jr., Springfield, Tenn.


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