Southern University

Ckelby Givens Named To 2025 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America First Team

7/15/2025 6:25:00 PM

By: Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations

BATON ROUGE, LA -- As the 2025 college football season quickly approaches, the Jaguars' standout, Ckelby Givens, has been tabbed as a preseason FCS All-American by Stats Perform on Tuesday, as part of the annual list. Complete All-America List

All 13 FCS conferences and 54 schools are represented among 102 All-Americans, who are spread across three teams. Illinois State and UIW share the high with six selections each, while defending national champion North Dakota State and South Dakota have five each.

Givens finished the 2024 season ranked number one in the country in FCS football and led the SWAC in tackles for loss (27.5) and finished second in the conference in sacks. He was named All-SWAC First Team and an HBCU BOXTOROW All-American Team selection, 2024 Phil Steele 2nd Team All-American, 2024 Stats Perform FCS All-American, and HBCU+ National Player of the Year Award Finalist. A dominant force off the edge for the Jaguars, finishing with 73 tackles, including 42 solo stops, with 27.5 tackles for loss for a total of 96 yards, ten quarterback hurries, twelve sacks, four fumbles, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.

Southern will kick off their season on August 23rd, on the road against North Carolina Central University in the 2025 SWAC/MEAC Challenge. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EST. at Center Parc Stadium and will be broadcast on prime-time TV on ABC.