Cambridge, Massachusetts, sophomore quarterback among 25 selected by Stats Perform for award presented to the national freshman of the year in NCAA I FCS
25 FCS Freshmen Selected to Jerry Rice Award Watch List
Carraha is a two-time NEC Rookie of the Week and has now been named to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List. (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard) |
EASTON, Mass. (October 20, 2022) – Stonehill College sophomore quarterback Ashur Carraha is among 25 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) players named to the watch list for the 2022 Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award, presented to the national freshman of the year.
Carraha, who is one of two from the Northeast Conference (NEC) selected to the watch list, has earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors twice this season, both coming after Stonehill's last two games. The Rice Award, now in its 12th season, is named after legendary Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice. Past recipients include Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (Eastern Washington), Miami Dolphins running back Chase Edmonds (Fordham) and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (North Dakota State). Joining Carraha from the NEC on the Watch List is Saint Francis (Pa.) University freshman wide receiver Makai Jackson and the duo will square off in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this Saturday in the NEC Game of the Week on ESPN3 at 1 p.m.
Carraha has started all four games for Stonehill at quarterback this fall and sits second in the NEC with 202.5 passing yards per game and an NEC-leading 158.6 pass efficiency rating. He has completed 60-of-99 passes (60.6%) for 810 yards and an NEC-leading ten touchdowns, with just two interceptions. Carraha passed for a season-high 254 yards on 21-of-42 attempts and a touchdown in the Skyhawks season-opening 33-30 double-overtime win at Bloomsburg (Pa.) University and fired a season-best four touchdown passes in the week two 76-0 triumph over Post University, with four of his nine completions finding the end zone.
To be eligible for the Jerry Rice Award, a freshman must be in his first or second academic year and can't have surpassed four games played in the previous academic year – similar to the NCAA's regular redshirt rule. More players can join the watch list before a national media panel selects the winner following the regular season.
Also this season, Stats Perform will present the Walter Payton Award (FCS offensive player of the year), Buck Buchanan Award (FCS defensive player of the year), Eddie Robinson Award (FCS coach of the year) and FedEx Ground Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Stonehill (3-1, 1-1 NEC) is back in action on Saturday for the NEC matchup at Saint Francis on ESPN3 at 1 p.m. The Skyhawks return to W.B. Mason Stadium next Saturday, October 29, to host Merrimack College for an NEC matchup as part of Homecoming Weekend at the College at 1 p.m.
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