JACKSON, Miss. | Jackson State edge rusher Quincy Ivory was named the Southwestern Athletic Confernce [SWAC] Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.

Ivory, a Buck Buchanan Award finalist and HBCU Player of the Year finalist, was named First Team All-SWAC on Monday afternoon after he finished the regular season with a team-high 64 tackles including 31 solo, while also recording 13.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. He also recorded an interception [against Alabama State], recorded five quarterback hurries, forced one fumble, and recovered two others. 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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