(Stats Perform) - Two players from FCS-level HBCUs, Howard's DaShawn Simon and North Carolina Central's Stephen Stokes, were named Wednesday to the 2020 Allstate AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Good Works Team for outstanding work on campus and in the community. Simon is a sophomore wide receiver and Stokes a senior defensive back. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence also was part of the prestigious team, which features 22 players and honorary coach Neal Brown of West Virginia. The honorees, picked from 149 nominations, are dedicated to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others through a charitable organization or service group. Each player also must maintain a strong academic standing. ---= 2020 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Rakavius Chambers, Duke Trenton Gill, North Carolina State Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State Treyjohn Butler, Stanford Elijah Hicks, California Luke Fortner, Kentucky Adam Shibley, Michigan Teton Saltes, New Mexico Chanse Sylvie, Oklahoma Sam Ehlinger, Texas Combined Divisions (FCS, II, III and NAIA) Mike Delich, Bethel (Minn.) Alexander Findura, Bloomsburg Jacob Norris, Chadron State Tyler Bradfield, Grand Valley State DaShawn Simon, Howard Stephen Stokes, North Carolina Central Chris Backes, Saint John's (Minn.) Jackson Ross, University of Chicago Steven Spirakis, Rochester Andrew Whitaker, Washington University (Mo.) Jace Neugebauer, William Penn Honorary Head Coach Neal Brown, West Virginia
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