“CharMar Brown Named to Jerry Rice Award Watch List”

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Oct 23, 2024 11:05:00 am

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State running back CharMar Brown is one of 30 players on the inaugural watch list for the Jerry Rice Award, given annually to the Football Championship Subdivision’s top freshman. The list was published by Stats Perform on Wednesday, October 23rd.

Brown, a redshirt freshman from Omaha, Neb., is NDSU’s leading rusher with 125 carries for 577 yards and seven touchdowns in eight games this season. Brown ranks second in rushing yards among all Division I freshmen.

A two-time Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Week, he won the award after rushing for 126 and three touchdowns in the homecoming win over Towson and rushing for 100 yards in the road win over Illinois State.

To be eligible for the Jerry Rice Award, a player must be designated a freshman by his conference in his first or second academic year if he has not played more than four regular season games in the true freshman season (the NCAA redshirt rule) . Additional players may be added to the watch list before a national media panel selects the winner after the regular season.

This is the 14th season of the Jerry Rice Award. North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance won the award in 2019.