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School	Points (first place votes)	Record
Tuskegee	292 (28)	12-0
Delaware State	206 (2)	10-2
Southern University	183	8-3
Norfolk State	165	8-3
S. C.	123	7-4
Prairie View A&M 89	89	7-3
Jackson State University	62	8-4
Grambling State	49	8-4
Virginia Union	42	9-3
Albany State	37	8-3

Golden Tigers junior quarterback, Jacary Atkinson, received the Doug Williams Offensive Player of the Year Award, and Willie Slater received the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

Atkinson passed for 2,979 yards and 34 touchdowns, both school records. Slater, 51, has guided Tuskegee to a 22-2 record in two seasons after becoming coach of the Golden Tigers despite no previous head coaching experience.

Tuskegee received $10,000 scholarships for each of the honors.

Bethune-Cookman College senior linebacker Ronnie McCullough received the Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year Award. McCullough led the MEAC with 149 tackles, including 20 for losses. Bethune-Cookman also received a $10,000 scholarship in his name.

2007 SBN All-American Team Offense	Defense
QB – Jacary Atkinson, 6-3, 210, Jr., Tuskegee	DL – Rudolph Hardie, 6-2, 280, Sr., Howard
RB – Jay Peck, 5-11, 200, Sr. Alabama State	DL – William Hayes, 6-3, 260, Sr., Winston-Salem State
RB – Chad Simpson, 5-10, 210, Sr., Morgan State	DL – Curtis Johnson, 6-4, 245, Sr., Clark Atlanta
WR – Clyde Edwards, 5-10, 175, Sr., Grambling State	DL – Kendall Langford, 6-6, 294, Sr., Hampton
WR – Jarahn Williams, 5-10, 185, Sr., Howard	LB – Zach East, 6-2, 230, Jr., Prairie View A&M
TE – Charles Mood, 6-0, 249, Sr., Alabama A&M	LB – Ronnie McCullough, 6-1, 230, Sr., Bethune-Cookman
OL – Lorenzo Breland, 6-2, 312, Sr. Jackson State	LB – Marquez Davis, 6-3, 230, Sr., Norfolk State
OL – Jason Kressen 6-3, 301, Sr. Norfolk State	DB – Al Donaldson, 5-10, 170, Jr., Alabama A&M
OL – James Lee, 6-6, 300, Sr. South Carolina State	DB – Jarmaul George, 6-1, 190, Sr., Southern
OL – Kynneth Moses, 6-2, 280, Jr., Virginia Union	DB – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, 6-2, 185, Sr. Tenn. State
OL – Larry Peoples, 6-6, 325, Sr., Tuskegee	DB – Bobbie Williams, 6-0, 212, Sr., Bethune-Cookman
PK – Peter Gaertner, 6-0, 193, Sr., Delaware State	P – Brendan Larkin, 6-2, 195, Sr., Clark Atlanta

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year – Willie Slater, Tuskegee
Doug Williams Offensive Player of the Year – Jacary Atkinson, Tuskegee
Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year – Ronnie McCullough, Bethune-Cookman
SBN/Jake Gaither Black College National Champion -- Tuskegee
View gallery above for individual photos of players.

The weekend also featured a Skull Session, during which former NFL players from HBCUs advised the SBN All-Americans on a wide range of topics.

Jacksonville Jaguars director of player personnel James “Shack’’ Harris, a Grambling State All-American and the first black starting quarterback in NFL history, encouraged the All-Americans to support their schools after they graduate and to give back financially.

“We’re big at fun raising,’’ Harris said. “We need to be big at fund raising.’’

Tampa Bay Buccaneers personnel executive Doug Williams, MVP of Super Bowl XXII with the Washington Redskins and an All-American quarterback at Grambling State, spoke about the pride and passion that playing at an HBCU fostered and how it helped him and others of his era when they got to the NFL.
“You’re always going to be labeled as a black college player,’’ Williams said. “We took that as a feather in our cap. I wanted them to know I was Grambling. I was from a powerhouse university.’’

Alabama State graduate Eddie Robinson Jr., a linebacker for 11 seasons with Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville and Buffalo and the 1991 SBN Defensive Player of the Year, spoke about the importance of athletes being smart with their money.

“The NFL is not for long,’’ Robinson said. “You don’t know how long it’s going to last. I went to work every day for 11 years thinking it would be my last year.’’

Former Houston Oilers All-Pro linebacker Robert Brazile talked about the importance of taking advantage of opportunities. He told of how NFL scouts and members of the media flocked to Jackson State to see his teammate, Walter Payton. While there, they also caught a glimpse of Brazile, running back Rickey Young, defensive lineman Don Reese and defensive back Vernon Perry, and all of them went on to the NFL.

“When we got the chance, we had to do it,’’ Brazile said. “Walter brought the press and the cameras. But when they got there, he wasn’t doing nothing because a guy named Robert Brazile was stopping him in his tracks every play.’’

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount, a product of Southern University; former Houston Oilers wide receiver Kenny Burrough of Texas Southern; former Mississippi Valley State quarterback Parnell Dickerson, who played for Tampa Bay; ex-Washington Redskins receiver Darnerien McCants of Delaware State also spoke to the All-Americans.

“Listening to all the experiences they went through really helped me,’’ Tuskegee senior offensive tackle Larry Peoples told BlackHeadlineNews.com. “The thing that I took away (from the Skull Session) is to take advantage of every opportunity. You never know when it’s going to be your last time."