Walter Payton Award

The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive 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 honor was first given 34 years ago in 1987 to the outstanding player in the division, but in 1995, eligibility was restricted to offensive players, as the Buck Buchanan Award for defensive players was inaugurated.

This article is about the college football award. For the professional football award, see Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. For the high school football award, see Walter Payton Trophy.
Walter Payton Award
Walter Payton Award
Given for"Most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision"
CountryUnited States
Presented bySTATS LLC
History
First award1987, 34 years ago
Most recentTrey Lance, QB
North Dakota State
Websitewww.fcs.football

The award was named in honor of the late National Football League (NFL) legend Walter Payton, who starred at Jackson State University in the early 1970s.[2]

Among the many schools in the division, only nine have claimed more than one award, and only seven have had more than one player win the award. Eastern Washington and Villanova had three players win the award, and five have had two players win: Colgate, Georgia Southern, Idaho, New Hampshire, and Eastern Illinois. Two players have won the award twice, with both being the only players from their institutions to win. In 2009, Armanti Edwards from Appalachian State became the first to receive the award twice,[3] followed in 2017 by Jeremiah Briscoe from Sam Houston State.[4]

The most recent winner, Trey Lance of North Dakota State in 2019, is the first freshman ever to receive the award.[5]

The award was named to honor the late Walter Payton.
Armanti Edwards is the first of two two-time winners of the award.

Winners
YearPlayerSchoolPosition
2019Trey LanceNorth Dakota StateQB
2018Devlin HodgesSamfordQB
2017Jeremiah Briscoe (2)Sam Houston StateQB
2016Jeremiah BriscoeSam Houston StateQB
2015Cooper KuppEastern WashingtonWR
2014John RobertsonVillanovaQB
2013Jimmy GaroppoloEastern IllinoisQB
2012Taylor HeinickeOld DominionQB
2011Bo Levi MitchellEastern WashingtonQB
2010Jeremy MosesStephen F. AustinQB
2009Armanti Edwards (2)Appalachian StateQB
2008Armanti EdwardsAppalachian StateQB
2007Jayson FosterGeorgia SouthernQB
2006Ricky SantosNew HampshireQB
2005Erik MeyerEastern WashingtonQB
2004Lang CampbellWilliam & MaryQB
2003Jamaal BranchColgateRB
2002Tony RomoEastern IllinoisQB
2001Brian WestbrookVillanovaRB
2000Louis IvoryFurmanRB
1999Adrian PetersonGeorgia SouthernRB
1998Jerry AzumahNew HampshireRB
1997Brian FinneranVillanovaWR
1996Archie AmersonNorthern ArizonaRB
1995Dave DickensonMontanaQB
1994Steve McNairAlcorn StateQB
1993Doug NussmeierIdahoQB
1992Michael PaytonMarshallQB
1991Jamie MartinWeber StateQB
1990Walter DeanGramblingRB
1989John FrieszIdahoQB
1988Dave MeggettTowson StateRB
1987Kenny GambleColgateRB

Past finalists

References
  1. "Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  2. Roy Taylor (2002). "Walter Payton Biography". Bears History. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  3. "Armanti Edwards wins 2009 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  4. Chiusano, Anthony (January 5, 2018). "Sam Houston State QB Jeremiah Briscoe wins FCS Walter Payton Award for second straight year". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. Chiusano, Anthony (January 10, 2020). "North Dakota State QB Trey Lance wins 2019 FCS Walter Payton Award". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. Erik Meyer wins 2005 Walter Payton Award Archived 2011-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Sports Network
  7. Ricky Santos wins the 2006 Walter Payton Award Archived 2011-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Sports Network
  8. Sweet: Foster wins Walter Payton Award Savannah Now, December 13, 2007
  9. Donaldson third in Payton Award voting McDonough Voice, December 19, 2008
  10. Edwards a Payton Award finalist Watauga Democrat, November 30, 2009
  11. Presley Invited to Payton Ceremony GoASU.com, December 1, 2010
  13. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/haley/index.htm
  14. "Old Dominion's Heinicke captures 2012 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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