MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State senior offensive lineman Tytus Howard received an official invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl Wednesday afternoon, becoming the third offensive lineman in school history to receive the honor.

Howard, who was on the Preseason FCS All-American watch list, joins a pair of offensive lineman who previously played in the game – Lester Sims (1972) and Patrick Johnson (1992). He becomes the first Alabama State player since 2007 to receive the honor of being invited to the Senior Bowl.

He joins a list that includes wide receiver Horace Brooks (1993), running back Rico White (1994), Reggie Barlow (1996) and Michael Coe (2007). Since the Senior Bowl's inception in 1950, a total of 4,795 players have participated in the contest, a select group which includes 38 Pro Football Hall of Famers such as Walter Payton, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Frank Gifford and Joe Namath, as well as many of the NFL's biggest current stars such as DeMarcus Ware, Clay Matthews, Patrick Willis, Von Miller, and Russell Wilson just to name a few.

The Senior Bowl is the nation's most unique football game and football's premier senior showcase event. It annually features the country's best senior collegiate football players and top NFL draft prospects on teams representing the North and South that are coached by the entire coaching staffs of two National Football League teams.

The 2019 Senior Bowl will be played on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. Kickoff is at 1:30pm CT on the NFL Network.

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