When Isaiah Crowell left Georgia last summer and transferred to Alabama State, the Hornets instantly became top contenders for the crown. And sure enough, led by Crowell's 15 TD, ASU finished #1 in Division 1 this season. Of the Hornets' 48 total TD, 34 of them (71%!) were scored by players with dreads.
The 34 was just one shy of Alabama's winning total last season. Five different players with dreads took it to the house at least once for ASU - more than anybody except for Houston and FAU, who also had five.
Last season there were 9 teams in D-1 with 20 or more TD by players with dreads. That number dropped to 6 this season. But the number of teams with at least 10 TD rose significantly from 37 to 46. Here now is the complete list of all 46.
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- ALABAMA STATE - RB Isaiah Crowell 15, QB Greg Jenkins 8, RB Malcolm Cyrus 5, WR T.C. McWilliams 5, CB Corey Schofield 1
- CLEMSON - WR DeAndre Hopkins 18, RB Andre Ellington 9, WR Sammy Watkins 4
- ODU - WR Nick Mayers 16, RB Colby Goodwyn 7, WR Marquel Thomas 2, WR Kirk Spellman 1
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN - RB Dominique Swope 17, RB Darreion Robinson 5, RB Tray Butler 2, S J.J. Wilcox 1
- ALABAMA - RB Eddie Lacy 19, WR Kenny Bell 3
- MOREHEAD STATE - WR Donte Sawyer 10, WR Kevin Thomas 9, WR Kitaro Lewis 1
Isaiah Crowell's 2-yard TD run against Tuskegee during 4th quarter on Thanksgiving was Alabama State's final TD of the season and the Hornets' 34th TD by a player with dreads, tops in Division 1.
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- TENNESSEE STATE - RB Trabis Ward 15, WR Travis James 3
- KANSAS STATE - RB John Hubert 16, RB Angelo Pease 1
- TENNESSEE - WR Cordarrelle Patterson 10, LB/QB A.J. Johnson 6, RB Quenshaun Watson 1
- ARKANSAS STATE - WR Julian Jones 7, WR J.D. McKissic 5, WR Josh Jarboe 4
- BETHUNE-COOKMAN - RB Isidore Jackson 12, WR Preston Cleckley 2, CB Tyrone Bouie 1, WR Torre Price 1
- BRYANT - WR Jordan Harris 15, CB Jeremy Woodson 1
- FAU - RB Jonathan Wallace 6, WR William Dukes 4, RB Damian Fortner 4, TE Alex DeLeon 1, RB Martese Jackson 1
- MURRAY STATE - RB Jaamal Berry 8, WR Ja-Vonta Trotter 7, WR Patrick Robertson 1
- UAB - RB Darrin Reaves 14, WR Jay Davis 2
- FRESNO STATE - WR Isaiah Burse 7, TE Marcel Jensen 4. S Phillip Thomas 3, RB Michael Harris 1
- GEORGIA - RB Todd Gurley 8, WR Marlon Brown 4, RB Keith Marshall 3 (I'm counting only the last 3 of Marshall's 9 TD, which he scored after it was confirmed he had converted to dreads.)
- JACKSON STATE - WR Rico Richardson 12, LB Ryan Griffin 2, TE E.J. Drewery 1
- LOUISVILLE - RB Senorise Perry 11, WR Andrell Smith 3, CB Terell Floyd 1
- MTSU - WR Anthony Amos 9, WR Kyle Griswould 4, WR Christian Collis 2
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE - RB Sam Ojuri 13, CB Marcus Williams 2
- SOUTH CAROLINA - WR Ace Sanders 11, RB Kenny Miles 2, S D.J. Swearinger 2
- STEPHEN F. AUSTIN - RB Gus Johnson 15
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Arkansas State whipped MTSU 45-0 in their showdown for the SBC title in Week 14, but the competition was much closer between the two for TD by players with dreads. Junior Kyle Griswould (left) takes a reception 72 yards to the house for his longest gain of the season in Week 9, one of 15 TD by MTSU. But the Blue Raiders fell one short of ASU's 16 thanks to freshman J.D. McKissic's 31-yard TD catch (right) in the Go Daddy.com Bowl.
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- EASTERN ILLINOIS - RB Jake Walker 13, CB Tavares Crawford 1
- EASTERN WASHINGTON - RB Demetrius Bronson 11, RB Quincy Forte 3
- FLORIDA STATE - RB Devonta Freeman 8, WR Kelvin Benjamin 4, WR Greg Dent 2
- KENT STATE - RB Trayion Durham 14
- CAL POLY - RB Deonte Williams 13
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - RB Teddy Allen 9, WR Chase Jones 2, DE Will Hunt 1, WR Chris Theodore 1
- FURMAN - RB Jerodis Williams 13
- OREGON STATE - WR Markus Wheaton 13
- WESTERN MICHIGAN - RB Antoin Scriven 8, WR Justin Collins 5
- ST. FRANCIS (PA) - RB Keion Wade 12
- SYRACUSE - RB Prince-Tyson Gulley 11, LB Lewellyn Coker 1
- AUBURN - RB Tre Mason 8, WR Sammie Coates 2, WR Trovon Reed 1
- GEORGIA STATE - WR Albert Wilson 8, RB Roosevelt Watson 2, RB Parris Lee 1
- HOUSTON - RB Ryan Jackson 4, WR Deontay Greenberry 3, WR Xavier Maxwell 2, WR Isaiah Sweeney 1, WR Mark Roberts 1
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE - RB Tray Bateaste 7, S Kevin Eugene 2, DT Robert Simpson 1, RB Dytanyl Greer 1
- NORTHERN COLORADO - RB Tromaine Dennis 11
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS - RB Akeem Daniels 11
- PURDUE - WR Antavian Edison 8, CB Josh Johnson 1, WR Dolapo Macarthy 1, WR Tommie Thomas 1
- APPALACHIAN STATE - WR Sean Price 8, RB Rod Chisholm 2
- MICHIGAN - QB Denard Robinson 7, RB Vincent Smith 3
- MISSISSIPPI - RB Jeff Scott 7, WR Ja-mes Logan 3
- PRESBYTERIAN - RB Demarcus Rouse 9, LB L.J. Perry 1
- SOUTHERN - WR Charles Hawkins 8, WR Jaleel Richardson 1, CB D'Andre Woodland 1
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Although Alabama didn't take the team title, a member of the Tide did take individual honors for the 2nd straight season. Eddie Lacy didn't come close to Trent Richardson's final 2011 tally of 24 TD, but his 19 TD were the most by any player with dreads this season. Here are the 26 players with dreads who reached double figures in TD.
Alabama RB Eddie Lacy 19
Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins 18
Georgia Southern RB Dominique Swope 17
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Kansas State RB John Hubert 16
ODU WR Nick Mayers 16
Alabama State RB Isaiah Crowell 15
Bryant WR Jordan Harris 15
Stephen F. Austin RB Gus Johnson 15
Tennessee State RB Trabis Ward 15
Kent State RB Trayion Durham 14
UAB RB Darrin Reaves 14
North Dakota State RB Sam Ojuri 13
Eastern Illinois RB Jake Walker 13
Oregon State WR Markus Wheaton 13
Cal Poly RB Deonte Williams 13
Furman RB Jerodis Williams 13
Bethune-Cookman RB Isidore Jackson 12
Jackson State WR Rico Richardson 12
St. Francis (PA) RB Keion Wade 12
Eastern Washington RB Demetrius Bronson 11
Northern Illinois RB Akeem Daniels 11
Northern Colorado RB Tromaine Dennis 11
Louisville RB Senorise Perry 11
South Carolina WR Ace Sanders 11
Tennessee WR Cordarrelle Patterson 10
Morehead State WR Donte Sawyer 10
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