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Jerry Rice Award names their 20 Finalists for Best Freshman Player in FCS football

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Damond Talbot
November 20, 2018

Ty Brock the Freshman gunslinger of Sam Houston State is up for the Jerry Rice Award. Remember Cooper Kupp won this award

Jerry Rice Award is one of the best awards in the country for a small school football player. A part of the 2018 STATS FCS legacy awards, the Jerry Rice Award, presented to the Freshman player of the year in college football’s Division I subdivision.

A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will select the winners. Voting is based on the regular season.

JERRY RICE AWARD

FCS Freshman Player of the Year – 20 Finalists

Christian Benford, CB – Villanova
Ty Brock, QB – Sam Houston State
Julius Chestnut, RB – Sacred Heart
Jack Cook, QB – Dayton
Jon Copeland, QB – UIW
Josh Davis, RB – Weber State
Mohammed Diakite, CB, Penn
Andrew Edgar, WR – Illinois State
Juwon Farri, RB – Monmouth
Bailey Fisher, QB – Tennessee Tech
Ulonzo Gilliam, RB – UC Davis
Malik Hamm, DE – Lafayette
Robby Hauck, S – Montana
Quay Holmes, RB – ETSU
Adrian Hope, LB – Furman
Noah Larson, LB – North Dakota
Skyler Perry, QB – Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Xavier Smith, WR – Florida A&M
Caleb Snead, WR – Campbell
Jareem Westcott, RB – Stetson

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