HBCU star closing in on record not seen since Michael Strahan
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Southern University star Ckelby Givens made history on Saturday and is closing in on a record held by Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan.
Givens was a pivotal player in Southern’s Saturday evening victory over Alcorn State, 41-28. Alcorn State came in as one of the hottest offenses in FCS football, but Givens and the defensive unit for the Jaguars stepped up to prevent them from taking over the game. Givens finished the game with three tackles, two sacks, and two tackles for loss.
The two sacks put him in rarefied air in Southern University history and moves him closer to overtaking Strahan’s record in the history of the SWAC.
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“Ckelby Givens is now #Southern’s all-time sack leader, and he’s just half a sack away from breaking Michael Strahan’s #SWAC career record,” Brendon Fairbairn posted on his X account.
Michael Strahan, during his time as a student-athlete at Texas Southern University from 1989 to 1992, accumulated 41.5 career sacks, which earned him back-to-back SWAC Player of the Year honors and ultimately drew the attention of the New York Giants, who drafted him with the 40th pick in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft. Currently, Givens has 37 sacks, with a game against Grambling State University in the Bayou Classic on tap for November 28.
On the season, Givens has accumulated 31 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss for 63 yards, 7 sacks for 45 yards, 2 forced fumbles, and 3 quarterback hits this season. The Jaguars, under Marshall Faulk, have turned their season around as they sit at 6-5, an improvement over their 2-10 record from the 2025 season.
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