Three A-State players join NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Red Wolves earn honors for academic achievement
A-State Sports JONESBORO — Former Arkansas State defensive lineman Javier Carbonell, punter Cody Grace and defensive back Darreon Jackson were all named to the 2020 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.
The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. A total of 1,432 players from 364 schools qualified for membership in the society’s 14th year.
A-State placed at least three student-athletes on the list for the fourth time in school history, also seeing three players honored in 2017, four in 2013 and a school-record five in 2015. The Red Wolves ran their all-time membership total to 26 since the program’s inception in 2007.
Javier Carbonell completed his five years as a member of the A-State program with 56 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a half-sack, including a career-best 28 tackles his senior season in 2020. The Bentonville, Ark., native earned his bachelor’s degree in general studies in December of 2019.
Cody Grace was a twotime
Ray Guy Award semifinalist, while also being tabbed All-Sun Belt Conference three times.
Originally from Perth, Western Australia, he is on course to earn his bachelor’s degree in exercise science this summer.
Darreon Jackson completed his career as a two-time All-Sun Belt selection, earning first-team honors his senior campaign. The three-year A-State letterman from Derby, Kan., earned his bachelor’s degree in communication studies in May of 2019.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF’s National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year.
The program further strengthens the organization’s leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the studentathletes at the 775 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
The initiative has now honored 12,127 student-athletes since its inception.
Javier Carbonell (87)
Cody Grace (41)
Dustin Woodard (34)
