2015 Early Payton, Buchanan Award Candidates- Who is missing?

[smallcollegefbfan]

I expanded each list to 25, instead of 20, since TSN did that with the official lists.

2015 EARLY PAYTON WATCH LIST
QB John Robertson, Villanova, Sr.
QB Vernon Adams, Eastern Washington, Sr.
QB Dakota Prukop, Montana State, Jr.
QB Vad Lee, James Madison, Sr.
QB Jacob Huesman, Chattanooga, Sr.
QB Tre Roberson, Illinois State, Sr.
QB Alex Ross, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
QB Dalyn Williams, Dartmouth, Sr.
RB Marshaun Coprich, Illinois State, Sr.
RB Dy’Shawn Mobley, Eastern Kentucky, Sr.
RB Chase Edmonds, Fordham, Soph.
RB Darius Victor, Towson, Jr.
RB Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T, Jr.
RB Xavier Finney, Idaho State, Sr.
RB Khairi Dickson, Saint Francis PA, Sr.
RB Alex Lakes, Mercer, Soph.
RB Mikal Abdul-Saboor, William & Mary, Sr.
RB De’Angelo Henderson, Coastal Carolina, Jr.
WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, Jr.
WR Darrin Peterson, Liberty, Sr.
WR Chris King, Duquesne, Sr.
WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State, Soph.
OT Joe Haeg, North Dakota State, Sr.
AP Johnta’ Hebert, Prairie View A&M, Sr.
AP Ed Eagan, Northwestern State, Sr.

WORTHY OF MENTION
QB Josh Woodrum, Liberty, Sr.
QB Chris Brown, Cal Poly, Sr.
QB Kade Bell, Jacksonville, Sr.
QB Troy Mitchell, Western Carolina, Sr.
QB RJ Noel, Sacred Heart, Jr.
RB Kori Garcia, Cal Poly, Jr.
RB Stacey Bedell, Stony Brook, Jr.
FB Nick Butier, Northern Arizona, Sr.
WR Seth DeValve, Princeton, Sr.
WR/RS Ellis Henderson, Montana, Sr.

TOP 5 (IN NO ORDER)
QB John Robertson, Villanova, Sr.
QB Vernon Adams, Eastern Washington, Sr.
QB Vad Lee, James Madison, Sr.
RB Marshaun Coprich, Illinois State, Sr.
WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, Sr.


2015 EARLY BUCHANAN WATCH LIST
DE Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas, Sr.
DE James Cowser, Southern Utah, Sr.
DE Derek Rivers, Youngstown State, Jr.
DE Deon King, Norfolk State, Sr.
DE Keionta Davis, Chattanooga, Jr.
DE Chima Uzowihe, Liberty, Sr.
DE Victor Ochi, Stony Brook, Sr.
DE P.J. Hall, Sam Houston State, Soph.
DE Trevor Bates, Maine, Sr.
DT Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State, Sr.
DT O.J. Mau, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
DT Devaunte Sigler, Jacksonville State, Sr.
DT Al Page, Wagner, Sr.
LB Don Cherry, Villanova, Sr.
LB Connor Underwood, Indiana State, Sr.
LB Chinedu Ahanonu, Southern Utah, Jr.
LB Luke Rhodes, William & Mary, Sr.
LB Christophe Mulumba Tshimanga, Maine, Jr.
LB Jonathan Jackson, Murray State, Jr.
LB Darnell Sankey, Sacramento State, Sr.
LB Kourtney Berry, Alabama State, Jr.
LB Pat Meehan, Illinois State, Sr.
CB Harlan Miller, Southeastern Louisiana, Sr.
CB Casey DeAndrade, New Hampshire, Jr.
S Donald Payne, Stetson, Jr.

WORTHY OF MENTION
DE Samson Ebukam, Eastern Washington, Jr.
LB Akil Anderson, New Hampshire, Sr.
LB Justin Cooper, Samford, Sr.
LB James Rentz, Sacred Heart, Jr.
LB Aaron Cook, Gardner-Webb, Jr.
LB Donelle Williams, Presbyterian College, Sr.
LB Tyler Ward, Mercer, Jr.
LB Brett McMakin, Northern Iowa, Jr.
CB Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State, Sr.
CB DeAndre Houston-Carson, William & Mary, Sr.
CB James Bradberry, Samford, Sr.
S Lucas Webb, Chattanooga, Soph.

TOP 5 (IN NO ORDER)
DE Jonathan Woodard, Central Arkansas, Sr.
DE James Cowser, Southern Utah, Sr.
DT Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State, Sr.
LB Don Cherry, Villanova, Sr.
LB Connor Underwood, Indiana State, Sr.

[WrenFGun]

I'd put Sean Goldrich on the worthy of mention list on the offensive side of the ball; with Steriti, Harris, Owens, Spears and Giansante graduating, UNH will be WAY more reliant on him than in years past. I'd expect video game numbers.

On the other side, I don't think Akil Anderson is a Buchanan candidate. Personally, he'd rank behind Casey DeAndrade and Daniel Rowe on my defensive ratings at UNH. DeAndrade, on the other hand, is one of the best corners in FCS and should be under consideration. Rowe had an excellent year at S this year, but it's hard to win the Buck as a secondary player.

[smallcollegefbfan]

I'd put Sean Goldrich on the worthy of mention list on the offensive side of the ball; with Steriti, Harris, Owens, Spears and Giansante graduating, UNH will be WAY more reliant on him than in years past. I'd expect video game numbers.

On the other side, I don't think Akil Anderson is a Buchanan candidate. Personally, he'd rank behind Casey DeAndrade and Daniel Rowe on my defensive ratings at UNH. DeAndrade, on the other hand, is one of the best corners in FCS and should be under consideration. Rowe had an excellent year at S this year, but it's hard to win the Buck as a secondary player.

So many QBs and Goldrich didn't have a big year in 2014 so I left him off. As for defense, I put Anderson because it's much easier for a LB to make it. I wanted to put DeAndrade but he doesn't have the name of the others and Anderson could end up with over 130 tackles, which would make him a potential candidate.

[Professor Chaos]

Carson Wentz perhaps?

Have you heard anything about him being a pro prospect? I heard that there were some scouts in attendance for the NDSU/SDSU playoff game to watch Zenner/Emmanuel/etc and the player they wanted to talk to coaches the most about was Wentz. I would think he has the measurables that NFL teams love and he certainly seems to have the arm strength.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Lehigh's defense has sucked the last two years but Colton Caslow has been a talking machine. If the team turns it around I could Colton attracting some attention....

[ngineer]

Lehigh's defense has sucked the last two years but Colton Caslow has been a talking machine. If the team turns it around I could Colton attracting some attention....

+1 Fully agree. This kid could be another "Groome" with more quickness. Should be the leader of the D.

Also, Troy Pelletier rising sophomore at WR will also grab some attention, and while only a sophomore should start garnering attention down the road.

[Herder]

Ya, make sure you have OT Joe Haeg on that list, and maybe you should add a couple Centers, Kickers, and Punters too. Ha, ha!

Right, guys like Johnson, Zenner and Coprich can't even get a sniff in the top 3, but you are adding OL? All it takes to win the Payton is being a QB with video game numbers, and winning is optional. Walter would be rolling over in his grave at the direction of his award. Not knocking this year's winner, but 3 QBs in the top 3 is not the direction the award should be going.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Ya, make sure you have OT Joe Haeg on that list, and maybe you should add a couple Centers, Kickers, and Punters too. Ha, ha!

Right, guys like Johnson, Zenner and Coprich can't even get a sniff in the top 3, but you are adding OL? All it takes to win the Payton is being a QB with video game numbers, and winning is optional. Walter would be rolling over in his grave at the direction of his award. Not knocking this year's winner, but 3 QBs in the top 3 is not the direction the award should be going.

Who from the top 3 this year do you remove and replace the others? These lists can't be all MVFC players. If that's the case then the MVFC better have all 4 semifinal teams every year.

As for putting an OL. The Payton is suppose to go to the best offensive player in the country and Haeg is one of the top 20. He may not get many votes because very few of the voters have a real scout's eye and they don't have stats (because many voters simply vote off a stat sheet instead of watching all the games).

Johnson and Zenner graduate and I have Coprich in the projected top 5 for next year.

As for how this year's results went. I had a RB in my top 3 and I did not have Arias in there. I had 2 QBs, 2 RBs, and 1 WR in my top 5 when I voted.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Who from the top 3 this year do you remove and replace the others? These lists can't be all MVFC players. If that's the case then the MVFC better have all 4 semifinal teams every year.

As for putting an OL. The Payton is suppose to go to the best offensive player in the country and Haeg is one of the top 20. He may not get many votes because very few of the voters have a real scout's eye and they don't have stats (because many voters simply vote off a stat sheet instead of watching all the games).

Johnson and Zenner graduate and I have Coprich in the projected top 5 for next year.

As for how this year's results went. I had a RB in my top 3 and I did not have Arias in there. I had 2 QBs, 2 RBs, and 1 WR in my top 5 when I voted.

NDSU's Haeg is very good but the best lineman is coming back next year for the Bison from injury. (my opinion) The OL for the Bison will be outstanding next year.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Not confirmed yet but there are rumblings on the JMU board that Noah Spence, former Ohio State Defensive End and #1 Defensive End prospect of the 2012 recruiting class is headed to JMU. He was second team All Big 10 in 2013.

You've got to figure that if he can stay clean he will be in the running for the Buchanan in 2015. Again, that's assuming there is some creedence to the rumor and that he can stay clean.

A lot of "ifs" there. I would throw in to mention that many All-Big Ten players who have issues that have come to FCS have not been as good as predicted. I would not be surprised if he was a 2nd team All-CAA pick with a strong finish after not doing much early on and then having the big time season in 2016, assuming he stayed. He was a big time talent in high school. He would certainly be a good replacement for Lee and Harold.

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NDSU's Haeg is very good but the best lineman is coming back next year for the Bison from injury. (my opinion) The OL for the Bison will be outstanding next year.

I would have put him on the list if he had played this year. Between those two you certainly will have a great OL. Johnson and Haeg, in my mind, will be as good or better than Turner was in 2013.