Awarded for | Most outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Stats Perform |
History | |
First award | 2011 |
Most recent | CharMar Brown, NDSU |
Website | www |
The Jerry Rice Award is awarded annually in the United States to the most outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors. [1] The trophy is named in honor of former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Jerry Rice, who played college football for the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils.
Year | Player | School | Position |
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2011 | Terrance West | Towson | RB |
2012 | John Robertson | Villanova | QB |
2013 | Cooper Kupp | Eastern Washington | WR |
2014 | Chase Edmonds | Fordham | RB |
2015 | Case Cookus | Northern Arizona | QB |
2016 | A. J. Hines | Duquesne | RB |
2017 | Bryson Armstrong | Kennesaw State | LB |
2018 | Josh Davis | Weber State | RB |
2019 | Trey Lance | North Dakota State | QB |
2020 | Cam Ward | Incarnate Word | QB |
2021 | Shedeur Sanders | Jackson State | QB |
2022 | Gevani McCoy | Idaho | QB |
2023 | Eli Gillman | Montana | RB |
2024 | CharMar Brown | North Dakota State | RB |