Javon Williams Jr., Avante Cox, Jack Colquhoun named to All-Newcomer team
12/03/2019 | 10:00:00 | Football
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By: By Tom Weber, SIUSalukis.com
Southern Illinois football players picked up three more postseason awards on Tuesday as running back Javon Williams Jr., wide receiver Avante Cox and punter Jack Colquhoun were named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer team.
Williams Jr. finished second behind North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance in the voting for Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. A Jerry Rice Award finalist, Williams Jr. leads all Division I freshmen with 19 TDs (17 rushing, 2 receiving). He rushed for 1,038 yards on the season (a 6.4 average), caught 10 passes for 209 yards and two TDs, and completed 7-of-11 passes for 160 yards and two TDs. He became the first player in school history to have rushing, receiving and passing TDs in the same game when he accomplished the feat at UMass. Williams Jr. was the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week at UMass and a two-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week.
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Avante Cox
A Wyoming transfer and second-team All-MVFC selection, Cox led the Salukis with 47 catches for 617 yards and 5 TDs. He averaged 13.1 yards per catch and also added 21 carries for 212 rushing yards, 3 TDs and a 10.1 average per rush. He was named the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week at South Dakota and was a two-time Newcomer of the Week.
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Jack Colquhoun
Playing American football for the first time in his life, the Australian-born Colquhoun punted 51 times for a 40.9 average. He recorded 12 punts of 50+ yards, including a long of 80 at South Dakota State. Both a traditional and rugby-style punter, he dropped 13 punts inside the opponent 20 and yielded 10 fair catches. He was the MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Youngstown State.
