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....

[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.

[PantherRob82]

Do you think Coprich and Roberson being on the same team hurts the chances of either of them winning?

[Tribe4SF]

W&M RB Mikal Abdul-Saboor and CB Deandre Houston-Carson.

[mvemjsunpx]

WR Ellis Henderson, Montana, Jr.(?)

If he gets his illness situation sorted out…

[BEAR]

Bear fans thought that when the new coaxh changed the defense from a 4-3 to a 3-4 that DE Jonathan Woodard being double teamed more would hurt his numbers....nope...they actually went up this year!

2013:49 tackles 33 solo 10 for loss
2014: 56 tackles 18.5 solo 10.5 for loss

Less solo tackles but thats to be expected with being double teamed with kess guys on the line and the fact teams picked on our weak secondary to the tune of nearly 300 yards a game. his senior year with those community college linemen added will be something to see!