Jackson State edge rusher Quincy Ivory added another award from the 2025 season, earning Second Team All-American honors from the Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon.

Ivory, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Year, finished second on the team in tackles with 71 total including 33 solo stops. He also finished with 14 tackles for loss [72 yards] and six sacks [39 yards], while also intercepting a pass against Alabama State. Ivory recorded six quarterback hurries, recovered one fumble, and forced two others. He was named an HBCU All-American by BOXTOROW, while being named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan and HBCU Player of the Year Awards. Ivory recorded eight or more tackles four times including eight against Hampton [8.30], 10 against Southern Miss [9.6], 10 against Alabama A&M [10.4], and a career-high 12 against Alabama State [10.11].

He recorded at least 0.5 sack in six games this season including a career-high two against Hampton [8.30], and recorded at least 0.5 tackle for loss in 10 games this season including a season-high 3.5 against Hampton [8.30]. The senior is ranked nationally in tackles for loss [20th], sacks [52nd], and fumbles recovered [93rd]; while he is ranked second in the conference in tackles for loss and third in sacks.

This season he was named SWAC Defensive Player of the Week three times and SWAC Newcomer of the Week three other times.

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