CHARLESTON, S.C. – Five Southern Conference football student-athletes are among the 44 players on the preseason watch list for the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy.
ETSU running back Quay Holmes, Furman running back Devin Wynn, Samford quarterback Liam Welch, VMI wide receiver Jakob Herres and VMI quarterback Seth Morgan represent the SoCon on the list.
Holmes, Wynn, Welch and Herres are on the initial watch list for the 2021 Walter Payton Award, while Morgan finished third in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award last season.
The 2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal tower with eight-inch crystal football on top. All FCS players are eligible for the award.
The 2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year will be announced Jan. 12, 2022.
2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List
Aqeel Glass (QB), Alabama A&M
Karl Mofor (RB), Albany
Jeff Undercuffler (QB), Albany
Draylen Ellis (QB), Austin Peay
E.J. Perry (QB), Brown
Tyler Hudson (WR), Central Arkansas
Breylin Smith (QB), Central Arkansas
Jack Cook (QB), Dayton
Nolan Henderson (QB), Delaware
Dejoun Lee (RB), Delaware
Joe Mischler (QB), Duquesne
Eric Barriere (QB), Eastern Washington
Quay Holmes (RB), ETSU
Tim DeMorat (QB), Fordham
Devin Wynn (RB), Furman
Kevin Brown (RB), Incarnate Word
Cameron Ward (QB), Incarnate Word
Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville State
Percy Agyei-Obese (RB), JMU
Ethan Ratke (K), JMU
Joe Fagnano (QB), Maine
Juwon Farri (RB), Monmouth
Tony Muskett (QB), Monmouth
Dai’Jean Dixon (WR), Nicholls State
Juwan Carter (QB), Norfolk State
Jah-Maine Martin (RB), North Carolina A&T
Otis Weah (RB), North Dakota
Scooter Adams (RB), Northwestern State
Julius Chestnut (RB), Sacred Heart
Liam Welch (QB), Samford
Jequez Ezzard (WR), Sam Houston State
Eric Schmid (QB), Sam Houston State
Isaiah Davis (RB), South Dakota State
Pierre Strong, Jr. (RB), South Dakota State
Cole Kelley (QB), Southeastern Louisiana
Geno Hess (RB), Southeast Missouri
Stone Labanowitz (QB), Southern Illinois
Xavier Gipson (WR), Stephen F. Austin
Hunter Rodrigues (QB), UC Davis
Justin Covington (RB), Villanova
Daniel Smith (QB), Villanova
Jakob Herres (WR), VMI
Seth Morgan (QB), VMI
Josh Davis (RB), Weber State