2019 Jerry Rice Award

[Gil Dobie]

Congrats to Trey Lance. Saw Javon Williams play, and he was a beast for SIU.

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Of all the amazing statistics during the FCS season, Trey Lance may have the highlight:

The starting quarterback at No. 1-ranked North Dakota State has not thrown an interception.

Lance's incredible season - he's thrown for 25 touchdowns without a miscue - has led to him earning the 2019 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award, which honors the top rookie in college football's Division I subdivision. The redshirt freshman outdistanced runner-up Jeff Undercuffler of UAlbany from a list of 20 finalists.

Lance will be honored with the Rice Award, which is named after the legendary Hall of Fame wide receiver and former FCS All-American, at the STATS FCS Awards Banquet Jan. 10 in Frisco, Texas - on the eve of the national championship game.

"As the year has progressed, we've continually given him more and more each week in each game plan," NDSU coach Matt Entz said. "If you look at the (season-opening) Butler game plan, we were just trying to get out there and execute plays and figure out who we were in general, trying to keep it relatively simple for a first-time starter. As the season has progressed, Trey's done an outstanding job of being able to handle more and more of the play-calling duties, getting us into the correct protection, getting us in and out of plays based on what we're seeing from the defense, and we'll continue to push the envelope with him as long as we can."

Lance, a business administration major from Marshall, Minnesota, has helped North Dakota State (13-0), the Missouri Valley Football Conference champion and two-time defending FCS champion, back to the national quarterfinals. He has completed 161 of 235 passes for 2,356 yards, ranking No. 1 in the FCS in pass efficiency rating (187.5) and passing yards per attempt (10.03) and is No. 3 in completion percentage (68.5).

A dual-threat, the first freshman to receive the MVFC's offensive player of the year award also has averaged over seven yards per carry while rushing for 829 yards and 11 touchdowns.

A national panel of 156 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries voted on the Jerry Rice Award following the regular season. Voters selected a Top 5 on their ballot.

The 2019 Jerry Rice Award results:

1. Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State: 116-20-9-2-0-691

2. Jeff Undercuffler, QB, UAlbany: 14-52-27-14-8-395

3. Javon Williams Jr., RB, Southern Illinois: 6-19-28-20-13-243

4. Tristan Wheeler, LB, Richmond: 0-8-14-29-11-143

5. Ailym Ford, RB, Chattanooga: 5-9-12-13-9-132

6. Omar Brown, CB, Northern Iowa: 1-8-13-11-10-108

7. Nick Eaton, DE, UC Davis: 3-9-11-3-15-105

8. Tyler Hudson, WR, Central Arkansas: 1-3-7-17-18-90

9. John Bachus III, QB, UT Martin: 3-6-5-8-12-82

10. Hajj-Malik Williams, QB, Campbell: 1-7-7-7-13-81

11. Keegan Shoemaker, QB, Lafayette: 1-3-8-5-10-61

12. Jacob Dobbs, LB, Holy Cross: 1-4-0-6-13-46

13. Xavier Gipson, WR, Stephen F. Austin: 1-0-5-5-8-38

14. Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, WR, Alabama A&M: 0-2-4-5-7-37

15. Ian Corwin, QB, Drake: 2-2-3-1-1-30

16. Tyrese Chambers, WR, Sacred Heart: 0-3-1-3-1-22

17. Jacob Roberts, LB, North Carolina A&T: 0-1-1-3-2-15

18. Jake Stebbins, LB, Cornell: 1-0-1-3-0-14

19. Jalen Leary, RB, Stetson: 0-0-0-1-5-7

20. Tra Fluellen, S, Houston Baptist: 0-0-0-0-0-0

[89Hen]

Congrats to Tra Fluellen for top 20 with no votes of any kind.

[kalm]

Congrats to Tra Fluellen for top 20 with no votes of any kind.

Question: does Lance win the Payton too?

I voted him 4th or 5th.

[SuperHornet]

How did Craig and Thomson not even make that list?

[Gil Dobie]

How did Craig and Thomson not even make that list?

Are they Freshmen?

[dal4018]

Only 3 WRs among the candidates????????

[SuperHornet]

How did Craig and Thomson not even make that list?

Are they Freshmen?

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? I highly doubt that NDSU would be #1 with a freshperson QB....

[Gil Dobie]

Are they Freshmen?

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? I highly doubt that NDSU would be #1 with a freshperson QB....

The Jerry Rice award goes to the top Freshman in FCS. NDSU has a Red Shirt Freshman QB this year. He is also a final four finalist for the Walter Payton Award, best player in FCS.

Congrats on Sac St coach winning the Eddie Robinson award, top coach in FCS.

[clenz]

Are they Freshmen?

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? I highly doubt that NDSU would be #1 with a freshperson QB....

Holy fuck you're stupid

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[SuperHornet]

Did you seriously have to do that, clenzy? AFTER Gil was kind enough to explain what was going on?

Thank you, Gil....

[93henfan]

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? I highly doubt that NDSU would be #1 with a freshperson QB....

Holy fuck you're stupid

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[BDKJMU]

Are they Freshmen?

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? I highly doubt that NDSU would be #1 with a freshperson QB....

What the fuck is a freshperson