BATON ROUGE, LA -- Southern University football gears up for the 2022 season under first year Head Coach Eric Dooley. The East-West Shrine Bowl announced its list of all-star game-eligible players who were scouted and considered the "best 1000 players" ready for the NFL. The committee selected 25 HBCU athletes from the SWAC, MEAC, Big South, and CIAA who were determined eligible for the 1000 List, 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl, and the 2023 NFL Draft.

Here is the list of HBCU players on the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 list:

25 HBCU Players
 
1. Jadakis Bonds, WR, Hampton, FCS, Big South
2. Mark Murphy, OG, Bowie State, D2, CIAA
3. Joshua Pryor, DT, Bowie State, D2, CIAA
4. Darius Hagans, RB, Virginia State, D2, CIAA
5. Darren Brokenburr, DE, Howard, FCS, MEAC
6. Anim Dunkwah, OT, Howard, FCS, MEAC
7. Shaquan Davis, WR, South Carolina State, FCS, MEAC
8. Jeblonski Green, DE, South Carolina State, FCS, MEAC
9. Emanuel Wilson, RB, Fort Valley State, D2, SIAC
10. Isiah Cox, WR, Alabama A&M, FCS, SWAC
11. Naytron Culpepper, CB, Alabama State, FCS, SWAC
12. Keenan Isaac, CB, Alabama State, FCS, SWAC
13. Mark Evans, OG, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, FCS, SWAC
14. Isaiah Land, OLB, Florida A&M, FCS, SWAC
15. Xavier Smith, WR, Florida A&M, FCS, SWAC
16. Sundiata Anderson, DT, Grambling State, FCS, SWAC
17. Tony Gray, OT, Jackson State, FCS, SWAC
18. John Huggins, SAF, Jackson State, FCS, SWAC
19. Darel Middleton, DE, Jackson State, FCS, SWAC
20. Jackson State, Mark Pope, WR, FCS, SWAC
21. Jackson State, De'Jahn Warren, CB, FCS, SWAC
22. Demetri Morsell, CB, Southern, FCS, SWAC
23. Jason Dumas, ILB, Southern, FCS, SWAC
24. Terence Dunlap, CB, Southern, FCS, SWAC
25. Jordan Lewis, OLB, Southern, FCS, SWAC