Jerry Rice Award | |
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Awarded for | Most outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) |
Country | United States |
Presented by | STATS LLC |
First awarded | 2011 |
Currently held by | A. J. Hines, Duquesne |
Official website | www |
The Jerry Rice Award is awarded annually in the United States to the most outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors.
The trophy is named in honor of Jerry Rice the National Football League (NFL) hall of fame wide receiver, who starred at Mississippi Valley State University.