Former Fort Valley State quarterback Kelvin Durham has announced his transfer to Johnson C. Smith.
Durham, who played his first season at Fort Valley State in 2022, made an immediate impact, winning the conference’s Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards. He was also named to the All-SIAC First Team.
He became the Wildcats’ career passing leader this year after a 295-yard performance vs. Savannah State (the record currently stands at 5,922 career passing yards).
Additionally, Durham completed 59% of his total passes, threw for 56 touchdowns and scored six rushing touchdowns.
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The former All-SIAC quarterback now moves to a Johnson C. Smith team that finished with an 8-2 overall record.
It included the team’s best start in school history, including winning its first eight games of the year.
However, the Golden Bulls failed to qualify for the CIAA championship after losing their last two games to Fayetteville State and Livingstone.
Johnson C. Smith quarterback Darius Ocean was the CIAA’s leading passer this year, recording 2,301 passing yards and scoring 16 touchdowns.
Ocean was aided by the CIAA’s top receiver, Brewin CaldwellCatching 85 receptions for 1,090 yards and eight touchdowns.
