ALL-DECADE TEAM
FOOTBALL
ALL-DECADE Multiple professional athletes and All-American winners litter Northeast Mississippi Community College’s all-decade team for its football program. A total of 25 student-athletes that suited up for the Tigers from 2010-19 were picked for this prestigious distinction. A panel of six individuals, which included athletic department staff and members of the local media, participated in this process. Players were chosen based upon the overall impact they made on their respective team plus statistical analysis. Consideration was also given to any significant accomplishments each student-athlete made after leaving Northeast. A majority of the honorees received postseason awards from the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The selections were made by position and includes one quarterback, one running back, three wide receivers, one tight end, five offensive linemen, four defensive linemen, three linebackers, four defensive backs, two specialists and one return specialist. QUARTERBACK: Mason Cunningham (Shelbyville, Tenn.) Starter on 2016 squad that compiled a 6-3 record and finished 10th in the final NJCAA national poll (first top 10 finish in school history)…Completed 160 of 280 passes for 1,810 yards with 12 touchdowns compared to 13 interceptions…Completion percentage was 57.1 percent… Averaged over 200 yards per game through the air…Added team-best six rushing touch-
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downs (69 total rushes for 185 yards)…Set career-highs of 27 completions, 44 attempts and 297 yards in road win at East Central…Set career-high of three touchdown passes in victory at Mississippi Delta…Originally signed with Liberty (Va.), but finished collegiate career at Arkansas Tech.
State selection by Mississippi Gridiron magazine in 2015… Finished collegiate career at Missouri Western State… Signed professional contracts with the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) and both the Houston Roughnecks and the New York Guardians (XFL).
BACK: Jaquise Cook (Ripley, Miss.) Top running back on 2010 Northeast team that went 5-4 overall and barely missed the postseason…Named NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week following 49-42 win at East Mississippi in which he rushed for 267 yards on 35 carries with four touchdowns… Appeared in all nine games and ended the season with 185 rushes, 825 yards and 10 touchdowns (tied for 10th in NJCAA)…Averaged 91 yards per game on the ground (12th nationally and 4th in the MACCC)…Finished collegiate career at Memphis (Tenn.).
WIDE RECEIVER: L.J. Hawkins (Water Valley, Miss.) 2016 MACCC All-State second-team…Finished sixth in the nation & second in the MACCC with 60 total receptions for 780 yards (16th nationally)…Totaled two touchdowns in wins over Pearl River and Coahoma…Season-highs of 12 catches versus East Central and 166 yards against Coahoma… Averaged 6.7 catches and 86.7 yards per game as a sophomore…Career numbers include 78 receptions, 1,005 yards and six touchdowns in 16 career games...Currently on the active football roster at Delta State.
WIDE RECEIVER: Tres Houston (Atlanta, Ga.) 2011 MACCC All-State second-team… Houston, standing at 6-3 and 200 pounds, led the Tigers in non-kicking scoring with eight touchdowns and 48 points on the season…Also the Tigers’ leading wideout with 669 yards for an average 14.9 yards per catch with a long of 66… Hauled in over 50 percent of the passes thrown to him coming away with 45 catches in 79 attempts…Finished collegiate career at Arkansas State.
TIGHT END: Logan Stokes (Muscle Shoals, Ala.) 2012 MACCC All-State second-team…When not blocking, hauled in 10 receptions for the Tigers on the year for 80 yards… Averaged 16 yards per game while clocking eight yards per catch for Northeast…Finished collegiate career at LSU… Best remembered at LSU for his game winning touchdown catch in the fourth quarter against Ole Miss in 2014…Spent time on New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers (NFL) practice squads.
WIDE RECEIVER: Joe Horn, Jr. (Atlanta, Ga.) 2014 MACCC All-State second-team…One of three phenomenal wideouts for the Tigers that had over 30 catches and 400 yards… Topped Northeast’s receivers with six touchdowns…. Caught a career-high three scores against visiting Coahoma in late September… Second on the squad with 48.3 yards per game and third with 33 receptions…Also returned kickoffs and punts for the Tigers and compiled 561 all-purpose yards…Preseason MACCC All-
OFFENSIVE LINE: Antonio Foster (Valdosta, Ga.) 2010 NJCAA All-American…2010 NJCAA All-Region 23…2010 & 2011 (two-time) MACCC All-State first-team…Ninth All-American in program history…Helped lead the Tigers to their largest offensive output since the 2005 season in 2010 as Northeast tallied 218 points during the 5-4 season…Standing at 6-4 and 300 pounds, he assisted Northeast in becoming the second-ranked team in the
