FCS Awards Watch- Oct 20

[smallcollegefbfan]

Those bolded are playing today. I almost put the Sac State QB on last week but he has to go on now.

2019 FCS AWARDS WATCH (Oct 20)

WALTER PAYTON CANDIDATES (23)
QB Eric Barriere, Eastern Washington, Jr.- 161-270, 2239 yards, 20 TD, 4 INT, 59.6%, 319.9 yds/gm, 150.8 pass eff., 65 carries, 213 yards, 5 TD in 7 games.
RB Karekin Brooks, Penn, Sr.- 119 carries, 689 yards, 5.8ypc, 7 TD, 137.8 yds/gm, 19 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD in 5 games.
QB Case Cookus, Northern Arizona, Sr.- 155-270, 2415 yards, 22 TD, 6 INT, 57.4%, 345 yds/gm, 155.0 pass eff., 23 carries, -48 yards in 7 games.
QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State, Jr.- 190-315, 2463 yards, 21 TD, 9 INT, 60.3%, 307.9 yds/gm, 142.3 pass eff., 88 carries, 214 yards, 5 TD in 8 games.
QB Kevin Davidson, Princeton, Sr.- 109-148, 1542 yards, 15 TD, 2 INT, 73.6%, 308.4 yds/gm, 11 carries, 6 yards in 5 games.
QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison, Sr.- 135-195, 1750 yards, 13 TD, 3 INT, 69.2%, 218.8 yds/gm, 163.5 pass eff., 58 carries, 278 yards, 2 TD in 8 games.
QB Tom Flacco, Towson, Sr.- 126-216, 1639 yards, 14 TD, 3 INT, 58.3%, 234.1 yds/gm, 140.6 pass eff., 65 carries, 300 yards, 2 TD in 7 games.
QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State, Fr.- 95-136, 1257 yards, 15 TD, 69.9%, 179.6 yds/gm, 183.9 pass eff., 66 carries, 487 yards, 7 TD in 7 games.
QB Jake Maier, UC Davis, Sr.- 224-339, 2514 yards, 21 TD, 9 INT, 66.1%, 314.2 yds/gm, 143.5 pass eff., 15 carries, -63 yards in 8 games.
RB Jah-Maine Martin, North Carolina A&T, Jr.- 102 carries, 813 yards, 8.0ypc, 12 TD, 135.5 yds/gm, 4 catches, 21 yards in 6 games.
RB Daryl McCleskey, Eastern Kentucky, Sr.- 106 carries, 723 yards, 6.8ypc, 4 TD, 103.3 yds/gm, 17 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD in 7 games.
WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State, Sr.- 42 catches, 704 yards, 16.8ypc, 11 TD, 88 yds/gm, 1 carry, 7 yards in 8 games.
RB Alex Ramsey, VMI, Jr.- 185 carries, 935 yards, 5.1ypc, 17 TD, 116.9 yds/gm, 37 catches, 273 yards in 8 games.
RB James Robinson, Illinois State, Sr.- 151 carries, 744 yards, 4.9ypc, 12 TD, 106.3 yds/gm, 8 catches, 25 yards, 0-1 pass in 7 games.
WR Chris Rowland, Tennessee State, Sr.- 82 catches, 1134 yards, 13.8ypc, 5 TD, 141.8 yds/gm, 15 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD, 0- pass, 10 PR, 91 yards, 9.1avg, 10 KR, 274 yards, 27.4avg, 1 TD in 8 games.
QB Austin Simmons, South Dakota, Sr.- 176-262, 1948 yards, 16 TD, 8 INT, 67.2%, 278.3 yds/gm, 143.7 pass eff., 83 carries, 313 yards, 3 TD in 7 games.
QB Daniel Smith, Villanova, Jr.- 127-223, 1615 yards, 20 TD, 6 INT, 57%, 230.7 yds/gm, 142.0 pass eff., 41 carries, 198 yards, 6 TD in 7 games.
QB Dalton Sneed, Montana, Sr.- 174-259, 2019 yards, 15 TD, 6 INT, 67.2%, 288.4 yds/gm, 147.1 pass eff., 66 carries, 217 yards, 5 TD in 7 games.
QB Ryan Stanley, Florida A&M, Sr.- 144-236, 1928 yards, 15 TD, 4 INT, 61.0%, 275.4 yds/gm, 147.2 pass eff., 18 carries, 12 yards in 7 games.
QB Kevin Thomson, Sacramento State, Jr.- 172-260, 2104 yards, 23 TD, 5 INT, 66.2%, 300.6 yds/gm, 159.5 pass eff., 64 carries, 296 yards, 7 TD in 7 games.
TE Adam Trautman, Dayton, Sr.- 46 catches, 615 yards, 13.4ypc, 10 TD, 102.5 yds/gm in 6 games.
RB Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View A&M, Sr.- 106 carries, 757 yards, 7.1ypc, 7 TD, 108.1 yds/gm, 10 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD in 7 games.
QB Bailey Zappe, Houston Baptist, Jr.- 266-386, 2791 yards, 29 TD, 11 INT, 68.9%, 348.8 yds/gm, 148.7 pass eff., 32 carries, 12 yards in 8 games.

ADDED
QB Reid Sinnett, San Diego, Sr.- 138-194, 2009 yards, 22 TD, 5 INT, 71.1%, 334.8 yds/gm, 190.4 pass eff., 33 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD in 6 games.
QB Kevin Thomson, Sacramento State, Jr.- 172-260, 2104 yards, 23 TD, 5 INT, 66.2%, 300.6 yds/gm, 159.5 pass eff., 64 carries, 296 yards, 7 TD in 7 games.

REMOVED
WR Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston State, Sr.- 38 catches, 641 yards, 16.9ypc, 6 TD, 80.1 yds/gm, 2 carries, 13 yards in 7 games.


PAYTON TOP 5 (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State, Jr.- 190-315, 2463 yards, 21 TD, 9 INT, 60.3%, 307.9 yds/gm, 142.3 pass eff., 88 carries, 214 yards, 5 TD in 8 games.
QB Daniel Smith, Villanova, Jr.- 127-223, 1615 yards, 20 TD, 6 INT, 57%, 230.7 yds/gm, 142.0 pass eff, 41 carries, 198 yards, 6 TD in 7 games.
QB Dalton Sneed, Montana, Sr.- 174-259, 2019 yards, 15 TD, 6 INT, 67.2%, 288.4 yds/gm, 147.1 pass eff., 66 carries, 217 yards, 5 TD in 7 games.
QB Kevin Thomson, Sacramento State, Jr.- 172-260, 2104 yards, 23 TD, 5 INT, 66.2%, 300.6 yds/gm, 159.5 pass eff., 64 carries, 296 yards, 7 TD in 7 games.
TE Adam Trautman, Dayton, Sr.- 46 catches, 615 yards, 13.4ypc, 10 TD, 102.5 yds/gm in 6 games.



BUCK BUCHANAN CANDIDATES (25)
LB Colby Campbell, Presbyterian, Jr.- 84 TKL, 9 TFL, 5 SACKS in 7 games.
DE Ron’Dell Carter, James Madison, Sr.- 37 TKL, 15.5 TFL, 4 SACKS, 1 PBU, 7 QBH in 8 games.
LB Jabril Cox, North Dakota State, Jr.- 40 TKL, 6 TFL, 3 SACKS, 1 INT, 4 PBU, 3 QBH in 7 games.
DE John Daka, James Madison, Sr.- 32 TKL, 13.5 TFL, 6.5 SACKS, 1 PBU, 4 QBH, 2 FF in 8 games.
LB Cameron Gill, Wagner, Sr.- 37 TKL, 12 TFL, 5.5 SACKS, 1 PBU, 3 QBH, 1 FR in 7 games.
LB Ryan Greenhagan, Fordham, Soph.- 82 TKL, 13 TFL, 2 SACKS, 3 QBH, 1 FF in 8 games.
LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri State, Sr.- 62 TKL, 4.5 TFL, 1.5 SACKS, 5 QBH, 1 FR in 7 games.
DE Maurice Jackson, Richmond, Sr.- 35 TKL, 11.5 TFL, 7 SACKS, 1 INT, 6 QBH, 1 FR/returned for TD, 2 FF in 7 games.
LB Rico Kennedy, Morgan State, Sr.- 68 TKL, 11 TFL, 3 SACKS, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 3 QBH, 1 FF in 7 games.
CB Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston State, Jr.- 23 TKL, 2.5 TFL, 3 INT, 8 PBU, 2 FF in 8 games.
DE Jermaine McDaniel, North Carolina A&T, Soph.- 26 TKL, 8.5 TFL, 6 SACKS, 2 PBU, 5 QBH in 6 games.
DE Romeo McKnight, Illinois State, Jr.- 23 TKL, 9.5 TFL, 8 SACKS, 1 PBU, 4 QBH, 1 FF in 7 games.
LB Eli Mencer, Albany, Sr.- 29 TKL, 14.5 TFL, 8.5 SACKS, 1 PBU, 4 QBH, 3 FR/returned one for a TD, 4 FF in 8 games.
DE George Obinna, Sacramento State, Sr.- 23 TKL, 10 TFL, 8 SACKS, 4 QBH, 2 FR/returned one for TD in 7 games.
LB Dante Olson, Montana, Sr.- 85 TKL, 5.5 TFL, 1 SACK, 1 INT, 1 QBH, 1 FF in 7 games.
DE Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky, Sr.- 35 TKL, 9 TFL, 6 SACKS, 1 INT, 3 QBH, 1 FF in 7 games.
DE Nasir Player, ETSU, Sr.- 30 TKL, 8.5 TFL, 3.5 SACKS, 6 QBH, 1 FR in 7 games.
DE Justus Reed, Youngstown State, Sr.- 28 TKL, 11 TFL, 7.5 SACKS, 1 PBU, 3 QBH in 7 games.
DE Darius Royster, North Carolina Central, Sr.- 47 TT, 10.5 TFL, 5.5 SACKS, 3 QBH, 1 FF in 7 games.
LB Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State, Sr.- 53 TKL, 3 TFL, 2 INT, 1 PBU, 1 QBH, 2 FR, 2 FF in 7 games.
DE Ellerson Smith, Northern Iowa, Jr.- 35 TKL, 12.5 TFL, 8.5 SACKS, 3 PBU, 5 QBH, 3 FF in 7 games.
DE Bryce Sterk, Montana State, Sr.- 38 TT, 12.5 TFL, 8.5 SACKS, 3 QBH in 7 games.
DE Andre Walker, Houston Baptist, Sr.- 40 TKL, 14 TFL, 11.5 SACKS, 2 PBU, 3 QBH, 1 FF in 8 games.
DE Nick Wheeler, Colgate, Sr.- 25 TKL, 13 TFL, 6 SACKS, 1 QBH, 1 FF in 8 games.
LB Keith Woetzel, Lehigh, Sr.- 72 TKL, 11.5 TFL, 8.5 SACKS, 1 INT, 1 QBH, 1 FF in 6 games.

ADDED
DE Ron’Dell Carter, James Madison, Sr.- 37 TKL, 15.5 TFL, 4 SACKS, 1 PBU, 7 QBH in 8 games.
LB Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State, Sr.- 53 TKL, 3 TFL, 2 INT, 1 PBU, 1 QBH, 2 FR, 2 FF in 7 games.
LB Keith Woetzel, Lehigh, Sr.- 72 TKL, 11.5 TFL, 8.5 SACKS, 1 INT, 1 QBH, 1 FF in 6 games.

BUCHANAN TOP 5 (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
DE Maurice Jackson, Richmond, Sr.- 35 TKL, 11.5 TFL, 7 SACKS, 1 INT, 6 QBH, 1 FR/returned for TD, 2 FF in 7 games.
DE Justus Reed, Youngstown State, Sr.- 28 TKL, 11 TFL, 7.5 SACKS, 1 PBU, 3 QBH in 7 games.
DE Ellerson Smith, Northern Iowa, Jr.- 35 TKL, 12.5 TFL, 8.5 SACKS, 3 PBU, 5 QBH, 3 FF in 7 games.
DE Bryce Sterk, Montana State, Sr.- 38 TT, 12.5 TFL, 8.5 SACKS, 3 QBH in 7 games.
DE Andre Walker, Houston Baptist, Sr.- 40 TKL, 14 TFL, 11.5 SACKS, 2 PBU, 3 QBH, 1 FF in 8 games.

[Go Green]

I know that competition is tough, but Dartmouth's LB Jack Traynor may deserve a look.

He's the front-runner for Ivy Defensive player of the year. And he's got two touchdowns already (interception, fumble return).

[smallcollegefbfan]

I know that competition is tough, but Dartmouth's LB Jack Traynor may deserve a look.

He's the front-runner for Ivy Defensive player of the year. And he's got two touchdowns already (interception, fumble return).

He is having a good year but needs those tackle numbers up to really have a shot.

[Gangtackle11]

He is having a good year but needs those tackle numbers up to really have a shot.

Pet peeve of mine is that most people think a large # of tackles by a player always equates to a all-conference or better player. I’ve watched too many seasons of players with large tackle #s and not a great player. The most overrated defensive stat is the overall tackle stat.

For several reasons:
1. Stat is kept by home team scorer. I’ve seen Villanova offensive players get tackles because of unfamiliarity to Nova players & positions. Actually had a WR get a tackle credited at Elon and he wasn’t even there.

2. Very subjective which player gets credit. A lot of times wrong. Never corrected. Many times teams pad star players with a tackle or two a game where they are near the player.

3. Bad teams are on defense more & bad players have more opportunities to make tackles. past 2 seasons of 5-6 Nova teams I watched DBs rack up 8-10 tackles a game with little pass rush & playing off receivers. 10 tackles all 10-15 yards down the field isn’t a great game.

4. MLBs have a greater chance of accumulating tackles vs. an OLB because the are in play on both sides of the field. Many offenses scheme defenses away from a great OLB limiting tackle opportunities.,

I can go on & on. A better indicator is some math guy here coming up with a mathematical formula that rewards a player for TFLs, sacks, turnovers created, passes defended/passes thrown at defender, yards allowed per tackle.

I’ve watched total blowouts of teams and a player has 10-12 tackles. Very poor indicator of the effectiveness of a player. Also winning teams pull their players when games are lopsided in their favor. I haven’t watched NDSU a lot, but I bet Jabril Cox isn’t playing entire games with their blowouts. He’s a talented player, but in the world where the volume of tackles impress the novice & expert football fan his chances of winning a FCS award are greatly diminished.

The whole value system of tackles needs to be revamped. No way a LB from a 3-8 team with 100+ tackles should get any All-Conference consideration over a player on a winning team with 60 tackles with more sacks & TFLs.

Just my 2 cents on the overrated stat of tackles per game equating to a great player. xpeacex

[Kemo]

RB Pierre Strong, South Dakota State, So.- 91 carries, 772 yards, 8.3ypc, 6 TD, 108.0 yds/gm, 12 catches, 157 yards, 1 TD in 7 games.

Not enough TDs? Not enough carries?

[MUHAWKS]

is this just your personal list?? I see there are guys not on this list that are on the actual list.

[caribbeanhen]

WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State, Sr.- 42 catches, 704 yards, 16.8ypc, 11 TD, 88 yds/gm, 1 carry, 7 yards in 8 games.

Aaron Parker has much better stats than Pearson, and is #2 in all of FCS for Receiving yards, 120 yards per game......

[Daytripper]

Take a look at SHSU SR linebacker Royce See:

*38 tackles (21 solo)
*2 sacks
*2 interceptions
*2 forced fumbles
*3 fumble recoveries

[Go Green]

He is having a good year but needs those tackle numbers up to really have a shot.

I hear you. But Dartmouth has been so far ahead in games that he's usually on the bench from the third quarter onward.

Nice problem to have. :)

[Redbird 4th & short]

Pet peeve of mine is that most people think a large # of tackles by a player always equates to a all-conference or better player. I’ve watched too many seasons of players with large tackle #s and not a great player. The most overrated defensive stat is the overall tackle stat.

For several reasons:
1. Stat is kept by home team scorer. I’ve seen Villanova offensive players get tackles because of unfamiliarity to Nova players & positions. Actually had a WR get a tackle credited at Elon and he wasn’t even there.

2. Very subjective which player gets credit. A lot of times wrong. Never corrected. Many times teams pad star players with a tackle or two a game where they are near the player.

3. Bad teams are on defense more & bad players have more opportunities to make tackles. past 2 seasons of 5-6 Nova teams I watched DBs rack up 8-10 tackles a game with little pass rush & playing off receivers. 10 tackles all 10-15 yards down the field isn’t a great game.

4. MLBs have a greater chance of accumulating tackles vs. an OLB because the are in play on both sides of the field. Many offenses scheme defenses away from a great OLB limiting tackle opportunities.,

I can go on & on. A better indicator is some math guy here coming up with a mathematical formula that rewards a player for TFLs, sacks, turnovers created, passes defended/passes thrown at defender, yards allowed per tackle.

I’ve watched total blowouts of teams and a player has 10-12 tackles. Very poor indicator of the effectiveness of a player. Also winning teams pull their players when games are lopsided in their favor. I haven’t watched NDSU a lot, but I bet Jabril Cox isn’t playing entire games with their blowouts. He’s a talented player, but in the world where the volume of tackles impress the novice & expert football fan his chances of winning a FCS award are greatly diminished.

The whole value system of tackles needs to be revamped. No way a LB from a 3-8 team with 100+ tackles should get any All-Conference consideration over a player on a winning team with 60 tackles with more sacks & TFLs.

Just my 2 cents on the overrated stat of tackles per game equating to a great player. xpeacex
100% agreed to everythig above ... teams (and players in certain positions) with offenses that can't stay on the field or defenses that can't get off the field will have more tackles just for that reason. Conversely teams who have offenses that chew up a lot of clock and defenses that get a lot of 3 and outs will have a lot less tackles.

But there are no easy answers or alternatives, unless someone handicapped (on-leveled) each team based on # plays per game and then some statistical measure like total yards per play. Case in point in the MVFC, the 4 lowest ranked defenses statistically in MVFC are: 7. SIU, 8. WIU, 9. USD, 10. MoST .... yet 10 of the top 20 tacklers are from those 4 teams .. meaning, of the remaining 6 stronger MVFC defenses, there are only 10 in the top 20 tacklers. NDSU has just 1 in top 20 and they are ranked #2 defense (yards per game and yards per play) in all of FCS behind Kennesaw St ... except KSU plays in the Big South, so SOS should be considered too.

Again, no easy answers or alternatives. But to do this fairly, you have to look at all of these factors when judging top defensive players.


TACKLES (All positions) ClG Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G
1. Brown, Qua-SIU Jr7 DB 53 18 71 10.1
2. McNeece Egbim-MSU Sr6 LB 31 26 57 9.5
3. Flater,Bryce-UNI So7 LB 29 35 64 9.1
4. Cuvelier,S.-UNI So5 LB 20 25 45 9.0
5. Griffith, Jonas-INS Sr7 LB 23 39 62 8.9
6. Jegen,C.-UNI Sr7 DB 29 31 60 8.6
7. Glasco, Clayton-INS Sr7 LB 28 31 59 8.4
8. Cochrane,Jack-USD Jr7 LB 30 25 55 7.9Glisan,
8. Zach-WIU Sr7 LB 29 26 55 7.9
10. C. Rozeboom-SDSU Sr7 LB 21 32 53 7.6
11. Logan Backhaus-SDSU Jr7 LB 29 23 52 7.4
12. Reed,Elijah-USD Jr7 DB 37 14 51 7.3
13. Crider, Cody-SIU Sr7 LB 29 21 50 7.1
14. Royer, Demetri-WIU Jr7 DB 27 21 48 6.9
15. Rehfeld, Tom-WIU Sr7 LB 22 25 47 6.7
16. Seven Wilson-SDSU Jr6 LB 20 20 40 6.7
17. Kirk,Luther-ILS Sr7 DB 34 12 46 6.6
18. Jackson Hankey-NDSU So7 LB 21 24 45 6.4
19. Brown,Omar-UNI Fr7 DB 26 18 44 6.3
20. Evans,Austin-UNI Jr5 DB 17 14 31 6.2

[Redbird 4th & short]

Maybe the easiest thing to do would be to convert the "tackles per game" stat to tackles per 100 plays, or maybe per 75 plays ... which is probably a good average plays per game across all games. Sort of like baseball's ERA (per 9 innings pitched). The per 75 plays is an equalizer or on-leveler.

Then maybe track that stat by position group. I realize the position group thing gets complicated, so maybe just 3 position groups would work best: DL, LB, DB. So a DL might have 6 tackles per 75 plays, or 8 per 100 plays. Compared to a LB who gets 9 tackles per 75 plays or 12 tackles per 100 plays. Except now when you compare the DL player to rest of FCS, he ranks #1 and the LB ranks 15th ... the DL player's result is more impressive. From there though, you would have to consider SOS ... like Kennesaw DL player vs NDSU DL player .. then use you best judgement with SOS in mind too.

After a while, people would come to easily recognize each player and position, based on tackles per 75 plays relative to each position group across FCS ... just like anyone who follows baseball knows and accepts ERA, even if they can't calculate. And when they post the player tackles per 75 plays each week, just include the position group. People will get used to fact that LBs and DBs usually have more tackles than DL.

Too complicated .. maybe. But far more relevant and computers could do this easily.

[clenz]

FWIW

UNI LB Chris Kolarevic missed the first 3.5 games of the season recovering from a foot injury suffered in week 6 last year against USD

in 5.5 games last season as a freshman he had 63 tackles. He was leading the conference in tackles when he got hurt


This year in 3.5 games he has 43 tackles 2 sacks 2 tfl and a handful of all those misc PBU/QBH/PD/FR/etc. He's averaging 12.3 tackles per game this season since coming back from his injury

Pair him with LB Bryce Flater who is 4th, LB Spencer Cuvilier who is 5th and S Christian Jegen who is 7th in the Valley in tackles.


Also - Elerson Smith should be on any watch list for Buck

[Go Green]

I know that competition is tough, but Dartmouth's LB Jack Traynor may deserve a look.

He's the front-runner for Ivy Defensive player of the year. And he's got two touchdowns already (interception, fumble return).

And Traynor got Ivy Defensive Player of the Week. His second such honor this season.

https://ivyleague.com/news/2019/10/21/rawlings-traynor-felkins-stebbins-reap-football-weekly-honors.aspx

[smallcollegefbfan]

I hear you. But Dartmouth has been so far ahead in games that he's usually on the bench from the third quarter onward.

Nice problem to have. :)

For sure. I saw he got DEF POW but had just two tackles in the first half. Had the big picks. Voters like to see solo tackles. If he had put up say 7-8 tackles that would look great since it is just a half. He will need some more tackles to get on the radar for sure. He is probably the best defender in the Ivy League though so maybe he is considered in the very last update.

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WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State, Sr.- 42 catches, 704 yards, 16.8ypc, 11 TD, 88 yds/gm, 1 carry, 7 yards in 8 games.

Aaron Parker has much better stats than Pearson, and is #2 in all of FCS for Receiving yards, 120 yards per game......

I almost added Parker. I think he has better NFL stock as well. Big game this week and I'm adding him.