{"id":278022,"date":"2026-05-20T12:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/278022\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:30:08","slug":"41-rattler-football-student-athletes-named-to-spring-2026-academic-honor-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/278022\/","title":{"rendered":"41 Rattler Football Student-Athletes Named to Spring 2026 Academic Honor Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 Florida A&amp;M University head football coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. announced that 41 Rattler football student-athletes earned academic recognition for the spring 2026 semester, with four landing on the Presidential List, seven on the Dean&#8217;s List and 30 on the Honor Roll. The team posted a combined cumulative 3.05 GPA for the spring 2026 term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is what it&#8217;s all about,&#8221; Gray said. &#8220;We talk being ALL-IN in every area of life, and our young men are proving that they&#8217;re committed to excellence in the classroom just as much as they are on the field. I&#8217;m proud of the improvement they&#8217;ve shown thus far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The academic achievement spans all position groups across the roster, underscoring the program&#8217;s commitment to the total development of the student-athlete under Gray&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential List (4.0 Term GPA)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFour Rattlers achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for the spring semester, earning a place on the university&#8217;s Presidential List: <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/wyatt-crosby\/5057\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5057\" target=\"_blank\">Wyatt Crosby<\/a>, OL; Jaden Outar, CB; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/vinh-quain\/5066\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5066\" target=\"_blank\">Vinh Quain<\/a>, SPT; and <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/kyjuan-taylor\/5115\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5115\" target=\"_blank\">Kyjuan Taylor<\/a> Jr., RB.<\/p>\n<p>Dean&#8217;s List (3.5\u20133.99 Term GPA)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSeven student athletes earned Dean&#8217;s List recognition for the spring semester: <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/luke-collins\/5023\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5023\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Collins<\/a>, WR; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/jeremy-fishkin\/4590\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4590\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Fishkin<\/a>, OL; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/ryan-hall\/5074\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5074\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Hall<\/a>, NKL; James Hayes, QB; Darrick McGhee, LB; Corey Petty, WR; and <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/justin-squire\/4676\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4676\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Squire<\/a>, DE.<\/p>\n<p>Honor Roll (3.0\u20133.49 Term GPA)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAn additional 30 Rattlers earned Honor Roll distinction for posting a 3.0 or higher term GPA: <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/emilio-bacardi\/5018\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5018\" target=\"_blank\">Emilio Bacardi<\/a>, SPT; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/armand-burris\/4677\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4677\" target=\"_blank\">Armand Burris<\/a>, WR; Camarion Bush, OL; Jordan Davis, OL; Maliek Denmark, WR; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/jamal-hailey\/5032\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5032\" target=\"_blank\">Jamal Hailey<\/a>, RB; DeRodrick Hepburn, RB; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/johnny-hutton\/5110\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5110\" target=\"_blank\">Johnny Hutton<\/a>, CB; Isaiah Knowles, QB; Jaquan Lee, WR; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/caleb-mckenzie\/5037\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5037\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb McKenzie<\/a>, CB; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/adrien-medine\/5064\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5064\" target=\"_blank\">Adrien Medine<\/a>, DT; Isaiah Morrison, DE; Armond Parker, QB; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/gabriel-perez\/5071\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5071\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Perez<\/a>, SPT; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/xavier-perkins\/5041\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5041\" target=\"_blank\">Xavier Perkins<\/a>, DE; Porter Peterson, WR; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/willie-queen\/5043\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5043\" target=\"_blank\">Willie Queen<\/a>, RB; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/mazio-randall\/5065\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5065\" target=\"_blank\">Mazio Randall<\/a>, DT; Jayquan Ried, WR; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/andrew-ritter\/4541\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4541\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Ritter<\/a>, TE; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/anthony-rosier\/5045\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5045\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Rosier<\/a>, DE; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/levontai-summersett\/4310\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4310\" target=\"_blank\">Levontai Summersett<\/a>, RB; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/tyreik-thorpe\/5059\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5059\" target=\"_blank\">Tyreik Thorpe<\/a>, WR; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/gunnar-trout\/4603\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4603\" target=\"_blank\">Gunnar Trout<\/a>, SPT; Felipe Velandia, SPT; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/dion-villiers\/5052\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5052\" target=\"_blank\">Dion Villiers<\/a>, SAF; <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/myron-ward\/4317\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"4317\" target=\"_blank\">Myron Ward<\/a>, TE; Joseph Young, WR; and Tamez Young, TE.<\/p>\n<p>The Rattlers&#8217; academic success comes as the program prepares for the 2026 fall season under Gray, who has emphasized a culture of accountability in the classroom since taking over the program.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our staff has done a tremendous job of holding our young men to a high standard,&#8221; Gray said. &#8220;When you look at 41 guys on the honor lists and over a 3.0 team GPA, that&#8217;s a testament to the work our academic support team and coaches put in every single day.&#8221;<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 Florida A&amp;M University head football coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. announced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-278022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}