The 2026 HBCU college football season is right around the corner, with the SWAC announcing its preseason award winners on Wednesday, July 8.
Alabama State football paced all member institutions with a league-high, nine preseason all-conference selections.
Headlining those selections is Hornet quarterback Andrew Body, who was named the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year ahead of the 2026 season. Body powered Alabama State to its first 10-win season in 21 years, and was named the SWAC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 after completing nearly 71% of his passes for 1,770 yards, 20 touchdowns and only one interception. Body also rushed for 518 yards and four touchdowns in 2025.
It's already been an eventful offseason for Body who was named the ASWA's Small College Athlete of the Year in 2025, was named to the 2026 Walter Peyton Award Preseason Watch List and was a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy.
The rest of the 2026 SWAC Football Preseason Awards were as follows:
Alabama State football paced all member institutions with a league-high, nine preseason all-conference selections.
Headlining those selections is Hornet quarterback Andrew Body, who was named the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year ahead of the 2026 season. Body powered Alabama State to its first 10-win season in 21 years, and was named the SWAC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 after completing nearly 71% of his passes for 1,770 yards, 20 touchdowns and only one interception. Body also rushed for 518 yards and four touchdowns in 2025.
It's already been an eventful offseason for Body who was named the ASWA's Small College Athlete of the Year in 2025, was named to the 2026 Walter Peyton Award Preseason Watch List and was a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy.
The rest of the 2026 SWAC Football Preseason Awards were as follows:
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