RICHMOND, Va. – Emory & Henry College senior running back Devontae Jordan (Bassett, Va.) is one of three players that has been picked by the Richmond Times-Dispatch as a finalist for the Willie Lanier Award. The announcement was made on Tuesday morning.

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Jordan is joined by Bluefield University wide receiver Jaquon Ebron and Washington and Lee University running back Josh Breece in the race for the best small-college player in the Commonwealth.

The winners will be announced during a televised ceremony on CBS 6 in Richmond immediately following the Army-Navy football game on Dec. 11. The estimated start time is 6:30 p.m.

Jordan rewrote the Emory & Henry record book for a running back, setting nine different records on the year. He led all divisions of college football with 26 total touchdowns and finished as the number two rusher in Division II by just two yards.

Jordan set new E&H standards including rushing yardage in as season (1,853), rushing touchdowns in a game (six) and a season (26), and points scored in a game (36) and a season (156). He also became the first E&H rusher to gain more than 100 yards in all 10 games of a season and the first player to run for more than 200 yards in three straight contests.

Emory & Henry posted a 6-4 record during the 2021 season, playing an Old Dominion Athletic Conference schedule for the final time. The Wasps went 4-3 against their former league rivals, averaging nearly 40 points per game.

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