Jerry Rice Award

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]

Jerry Rice Award
Awarded forMost outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
CountryUnited States
Presented byStats Perform
History
First award2011
Most recentShedeur Sanders, Jackson State
Websitewww.fcs.football

The trophy is named in honor of National Football League (NFL) hall of fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, who starred at Mississippi Valley State University.

Winners
YearPlayerSchoolPosition
2011Terrance WestTowsonRB
2012John RobertsonVillanovaQB
2013Cooper KuppEastern WashingtonWR
2014Chase EdmondsFordhamRB
2015Case CookusNorthern ArizonaQB
2016A. J. HinesDuquesneRB
2017Bryson ArmstrongKennesaw StateLB
2018Josh DavisWeber StateRB
2019Trey LanceNorth Dakota StateQB
2020Cameron WardIncarnate WordQB
2021Shedeur SandersJackson StateQB

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.


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