ATLANTA, GA. -- Southern junior defensive end Jordan Lewis continues to pick up postseason accolades as he was presented the Black College Football Hall of Fame Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year announced by the Black College Football Hall of Fame as part of their annual induction ceremonies on Saturday night. 

Lewis, a 6-3, 195-pound junior, from Ocala, Florida, ranked No. 1 in the regular season in tackles for loss (15), tackles for loss per game (3.0), tackle yardage for loss (82), sacks (10.5), sacks per game (2.1) and sack yardage (73). The Southwestern Athletic Conference's defensive player of the year finished with 27 overall tackles (19 solo), posting season highs of 11 tackles, five tackles for loss, four sacks and a forced fumble in a victory at Alabama State. 
 
Jordan became the 26^th recipient of the Buck Buchanan award, bestowed upon the best defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision and named for the legendary Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle, who played collegiately at Grambling State. He is the third HBCU player to claim the prestigious award and first for a player from the SWAC. He claimed his fifth All-America selection, as hew was announced a second team All-American by both Associated Press (May 12) and first team Stats Perform (May 10) he was also named FCS ADA Defensive Player of the Year and All-American as well as Athlon Sports All-America teams, he was also named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-SWAC Defensive team, BOXTOROW HBCU Defensive Player of the Year and All-First Team Defense and Hero Sports FCS All-America Team.  

Lewis is the first Jaguar selected for the Mel Blount award and will return for the upcoming fall season, which opens on Sept. 4 when Southern travels to take on Troy opening weekend.

He was also a finalist for the Black College Football Hall of Fame Deacon Jones Trophy as the Black College Football Player of the Year.

About The Black College Football Hall of Fame
The Black College Football Hall of Fame was established in October of 2009 by African-American pioneers and quarterbacks, Pro Bowl MVP James "Shack" Harris and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams, to preserve the history and honor the greatest football players, coaches and contributors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). There have been 90 Inductees since inception, including Mel Blount, James Harris, Willie Lanier, Art Shell and Doug Williams, who serve as Trustees.
 
About Mel Blount
Playing for Southern University, Blount made the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) all-conference team twice and was selected SWAC Most Valuable Player (MVP) his junior year. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1970 as the fifty-third overall pick. He led the NFL in interceptions in 1975 with eleven and was named NFL Defensive MVP for that year. He helped the Steelers win four Super Bowls and played in five Pro Bowls, earning MVP honors in the 1976 game. He played in 200 games and missed only one over the course of 14 seasons

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