2021 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 12
Jequez Ezzard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- College Park, Ga.
- HS / Prev Schools:
- Hapeville Charter / Howard
2021 Season
All-WAC first team wide receiver and return specialist ... Walter Payton Award watch list ... Stats Perform preseason all-America first team punt returner ... Preseason All-America punt returner by Athlon Sports ... preseason all-WAC wide receiver and punt returner ... HERO Sports all-America first team wide receiver and return specialist
2020-21 Season
Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year ... AP All-America second team wide receiver ... AFCA All-America first team punt returner ... Stats FCS All-America second team punt returner ... All-Southland Conference first team wide receiver and punt returner ... leads FCS in yards per catch (26.9 ypc) among spring players with at least 5 games played ... 1 of 6 players in FCS with over 1,000 all-purpose yards ... averaging 120.8 all-purpose yards per game 22.1 yards per touch ... also averaging 17.7 yards per punt return, third among Spring 2021 players in the FCS ... 1 of 2 players in FC with multiple punt return TDs ... named SLC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 164 all-purpose yards in dominating win over No. 7 Nicholls ... was named SLC Special Teams Player of the Week a week later following a win at Lamar that saw him return a Cardinal punt 80 yards for a score, the first Bearkat punt return for a touchdown since 2017 ... Phil Steele preseason all-Southland Conference third team ... had 3 catches for 139 yards against the Colonels with 2 catches going for touchdowns and the other for 70 yards to set up another Bearkat score ... made a splash in his Bearkat debut vs No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana, hauling in 3 grabs for 92 yards and a touchdown ... had 130 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns as part of 215 all-purpose yards in win at Lamar (3/20) ... played just 1 snap at Northwestern State (4/1) before sitting out rest of the game with injury ... returned vs McNeese (4/10) and had 135 all-purpose yards, including a 54-yard reception and a 42-yard punt return ... had 176 all-purpose yards in win at UIW (4/17), scoring a touchdown with 155 yards receiving, along with 19 yards rushing and a score ... erupted for 187 all-purpose yards in FCS Semifinals win over James Madison (5/8) ... had a 69-yard touchdown reception vs the Dukes, followed by an 80-yard punt return touchown that surged the Kats back into the game after trailing 24-3 at halftime.
Howard
2019 Season
Named to the 2019 HERO Sports Preseason All-American Team ... earned a spot on the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Third Team ... received BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-America recognition ... landed on the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason All-Conference First Team ... selected to the 2019 Phil Steele Preseason FCS All-America Third Team and All-Conference First Team ... selected to the 2019 Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List.
2018 Season
Made the 2018 BOXTOROW All-American Team ... named to the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Conference First Team ... selected to the 2018 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Conference Second Team ... named to the 2018 FCS Walter Payton Offensive Player of the Year Award Watch List ... named to the 2018 Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List ... tabbed College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Week (Nov. 15) ... selected MEAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15) ... selected to the 2018 Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-Conference Team ... earned 2018 BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-America Team honors ... named to the 2018 MEAC Preseason All-Conference Team ... played in all 10 contests ... produced 1,064 receiving yards on 40 catches with 12 TDs ... had five 100-yard receiving games, including a pair of 200-yard games ... led the nation in yards per reception (26.6) ... in his season debut at Ohio (Sept. 1), he set a new school record with 223 receiving yards on eight catches with a TD, along with three punt returns for 26 yards ... produced a hat trick with three receiving TDs at North Carolina Central (Oct. 6) ... had 191 yards on four receptions with three touchdowns against Delaware State (Oct. 13) ... racked up 211 receiving yards on five catches with two TDs versus Bryant (Nov. 17).
2017 Season
Named to the 2017 MEAC All-Conference First Team ... made the 2017 Phil Steele FCS All-Conference Team ... competed in all 11 games ... recorded 895 yards on 34 receptions with six touchdowns ... had six 100-yard receiving games ... finished third in the country with 26.3 yards per reception ... had 120 yards on three receptions at Kent State (Sept. 9) ... produced 144 receiving yards on four balls with a pair of touchdowns at South Carolina State (Oct. 28) ... posted 153 yards on six receptions with two TDs at Florida A&M (Nov. 4) ... recorded 113 receiving yards on seven catches (season-high) against Norfolk State (Nov. 11).
2016 Season
Took part in four games and recorded 27 receiving yards on two catches ... ran 13 kickoff returns for 272 yards.
All-WAC first team wide receiver and return specialist ... Walter Payton Award watch list ... Stats Perform preseason all-America first team punt returner ... Preseason All-America punt returner by Athlon Sports ... preseason all-WAC wide receiver and punt returner ... HERO Sports all-America first team wide receiver and return specialist
2020-21 Season
Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year ... AP All-America second team wide receiver ... AFCA All-America first team punt returner ... Stats FCS All-America second team punt returner ... All-Southland Conference first team wide receiver and punt returner ... leads FCS in yards per catch (26.9 ypc) among spring players with at least 5 games played ... 1 of 6 players in FCS with over 1,000 all-purpose yards ... averaging 120.8 all-purpose yards per game 22.1 yards per touch ... also averaging 17.7 yards per punt return, third among Spring 2021 players in the FCS ... 1 of 2 players in FC with multiple punt return TDs ... named SLC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 164 all-purpose yards in dominating win over No. 7 Nicholls ... was named SLC Special Teams Player of the Week a week later following a win at Lamar that saw him return a Cardinal punt 80 yards for a score, the first Bearkat punt return for a touchdown since 2017 ... Phil Steele preseason all-Southland Conference third team ... had 3 catches for 139 yards against the Colonels with 2 catches going for touchdowns and the other for 70 yards to set up another Bearkat score ... made a splash in his Bearkat debut vs No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana, hauling in 3 grabs for 92 yards and a touchdown ... had 130 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns as part of 215 all-purpose yards in win at Lamar (3/20) ... played just 1 snap at Northwestern State (4/1) before sitting out rest of the game with injury ... returned vs McNeese (4/10) and had 135 all-purpose yards, including a 54-yard reception and a 42-yard punt return ... had 176 all-purpose yards in win at UIW (4/17), scoring a touchdown with 155 yards receiving, along with 19 yards rushing and a score ... erupted for 187 all-purpose yards in FCS Semifinals win over James Madison (5/8) ... had a 69-yard touchdown reception vs the Dukes, followed by an 80-yard punt return touchown that surged the Kats back into the game after trailing 24-3 at halftime.
Howard
2019 Season
Named to the 2019 HERO Sports Preseason All-American Team ... earned a spot on the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Third Team ... received BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-America recognition ... landed on the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason All-Conference First Team ... selected to the 2019 Phil Steele Preseason FCS All-America Third Team and All-Conference First Team ... selected to the 2019 Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List.
2018 Season
Made the 2018 BOXTOROW All-American Team ... named to the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Conference First Team ... selected to the 2018 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Conference Second Team ... named to the 2018 FCS Walter Payton Offensive Player of the Year Award Watch List ... named to the 2018 Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List ... tabbed College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Week (Nov. 15) ... selected MEAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15) ... selected to the 2018 Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-Conference Team ... earned 2018 BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-America Team honors ... named to the 2018 MEAC Preseason All-Conference Team ... played in all 10 contests ... produced 1,064 receiving yards on 40 catches with 12 TDs ... had five 100-yard receiving games, including a pair of 200-yard games ... led the nation in yards per reception (26.6) ... in his season debut at Ohio (Sept. 1), he set a new school record with 223 receiving yards on eight catches with a TD, along with three punt returns for 26 yards ... produced a hat trick with three receiving TDs at North Carolina Central (Oct. 6) ... had 191 yards on four receptions with three touchdowns against Delaware State (Oct. 13) ... racked up 211 receiving yards on five catches with two TDs versus Bryant (Nov. 17).
2017 Season
Named to the 2017 MEAC All-Conference First Team ... made the 2017 Phil Steele FCS All-Conference Team ... competed in all 11 games ... recorded 895 yards on 34 receptions with six touchdowns ... had six 100-yard receiving games ... finished third in the country with 26.3 yards per reception ... had 120 yards on three receptions at Kent State (Sept. 9) ... produced 144 receiving yards on four balls with a pair of touchdowns at South Carolina State (Oct. 28) ... posted 153 yards on six receptions with two TDs at Florida A&M (Nov. 4) ... recorded 113 receiving yards on seven catches (season-high) against Norfolk State (Nov. 11).
2016 Season
Took part in four games and recorded 27 receiving yards on two catches ... ran 13 kickoff returns for 272 yards.
FB: Press Conference following FIU
Saturday, November 29
FB: Phil Longo Weekly Press Conference FIU
Tuesday, November 25
FB: Phil Longo interview post MTSU
Saturday, November 22
FB: Phil Longo Weekly Press Conference MTSU
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