FORT VALLEY, Ga.- Fort Valley State University Football's Darnell Stephens has been named as a 2025 Box To Row HBCU All-American Honorable Mention.

Stephens closed out the 2025 season as the NCAA Division II national leader in pass breakups, finishing with 19. He also recorded 33 tackles and three interceptions to round out an exceptional campaign. His performance earned him First Team All-Conference honors from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as a defensive back.

Box To Row is the only nationally syndicated sports talk show which also places major emphasis on HBCU Sports. The show talks all sports and has broadcast live from Radio Row at The Big Game and from NBA All-Star Weekend as well as from the U.S. Open. BOXTOROW, as it is also known, was credentialed to cover the Super Bowl for the first time during the Super Bowl in Tampa in 2009. Other events covered include MLB All-Star Games, NBA Finals, NHL All-Star Game and the Daytona 500.