Jerry Rice Award

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Jerry Rice Award
Awarded forMost outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
Country United States
Presented by Stats Perform
History
First award2011
Most recent CharMar Brown, NDSU
Website www.fcs.football

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.

Winners

List of Jerry Rice Award winners
YearPlayerSchoolPosition
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

References

  1. Craig Haley. "Jerry Rice Award to honor FCS Freshman of the Year". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-08-18.