Jerry Rice Award
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Jerry Rice Award | |
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Awarded for | Most outstanding freshman player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Mickey Charles |
First awarded | 2011 |
Currently held by | Case Cookus, Northern Arizona |
Official website | www |
The Jerry Rice Award is awarded annually in the USA to the most outstanding freshman player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors.[1]
The trophy is named in honor of Jerry Rice the National Football League (NFL) hall of fame wide receiver, who starred at Mississippi Valley State University.
Winners
Year | Player | School | Position |
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2011 | Terrance West | Towson | Running back |
2012 | John Robertson | Villanova | Quarterback |
2013 | Cooper Kupp | Eastern Washington | Wide receiver |
2014 | Chase Edmonds | Fordham | Running back |
2015 | Case Cookus | Northern Arizona | Quarterback |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Jerry Rice Award - Past winners from The Sports Network