LEXINGTON, Ky. — Five Kentucky State University football student-athletes were named to the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame 2026 Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team. 

Roman Hernandez of Gary, Indiana; Elijah Henderson of Jackson, Tennessee; Darius Cyprian of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jordan Diggins of Indianapolis; and Mark Clark of St. Louis were selected to represent Kentucky State.

The Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team, presented by Community Trust Bank, is a preseason honor recognizing football players from Kentucky colleges and universities. The award promotes college football across the commonwealth and honors student-athletes whose leadership on the field and in the classroom reflects their potential as future leaders beyond the game. Head coaches nominated players based on those qualities.

A ceremony honoring the 2026 Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center in Lexington. Each player will receive a Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team championship ring during the ceremony.

The players also will be recognized during the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame's Purple Jacket Dinner and Induction Ceremony at 6 p.m. the same day at the Hilton downtown.

"We're excited to honor these outstanding young men from the 17 Kentucky colleges and universities that play football," said Frank Minnifield, executive director of the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame. "They lead their teams on the field and in the classroom, and they are future leaders in communities across Kentucky and beyond."

The Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame is the nation's only state-specific professional football hall of fame.