Walter Payton Award
Walter Payton Award
Awarded for"Most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision"
CountryUnited States
Presented byStats Perform
History
First award1987, 37 years ago
Most recentLindsey Scott Jr., QB
Incarnate Word
Websitewww.fcs.football

The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the NCAA 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 37 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.

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]

The most recent winner of the award is Mark Gronowski, a quarterback from South Dakota State who earned the honor during the 2023 season.

The award was named to honor the late Walter Payton
Armanti Edwards was the first player to win the award more than once.

Winners

YearPlayerSchoolPosition
1987Kenny GambleColgateRB
1988Dave MeggettTowson StateRB
1989John FrieszIdahoQB
1990Walter DeanGramblingRB
1991Jamie MartinWeber StateQB
1992Michael PaytonMarshallQB
1993Doug NussmeierIdahoQB
1994Steve McNairAlcorn StateQB
1995Dave DickensonMontanaQB
1996Archie AmersonNorthern ArizonaRB
1997Brian FinneranVillanovaWR
1998Jerry AzumahNew HampshireRB
1999Adrian PetersonGeorgia SouthernRB
2000Louis IvoryFurmanRB
2001Brian WestbrookVillanovaRB
2002Tony RomoEastern IllinoisQB
2003Jamaal BranchColgateRB
2004Lang CampbellWilliam & MaryQB
2005Erik MeyerEastern WashingtonQB
2006Ricky SantosNew HampshireQB
2007Jayson FosterGeorgia SouthernQB
2008Armanti EdwardsAppalachian StateQB
2009
2010Jeremy MosesStephen F. AustinQB
2011Bo Levi MitchellEastern WashingtonQB
2012Taylor HeinickeOld DominionQB
2013Jimmy GaroppoloEastern IllinoisQB
2014John RobertsonVillanovaQB
2015Cooper KuppEastern WashingtonWR
2016Jeremiah BriscoeSam Houston StateQB
2017
2018Devlin HodgesSamfordQB
2019Trey LanceNorth Dakota StateQB
2020Cole KelleySoutheastern LouisianaQB
2021Eric BarriereEastern WashingtonQB
2022Lindsey Scott Jr.Incarnate WordQB
2023 Mark Gronowski South Dakota State QB

Awards won by school

This is a list of the colleges and universities who have had a player win a Walter Payton Award. 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 has had four players win the award, Villanova has 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] In 2019, Trey Lance of North Dakota State was the first freshman to receive the award.[5]

School Awards
Eastern Washington 4
Villanova 3
Appalachian State^ 2
Colgate
Eastern Illinois
Georgia Southern^
Idaho
New Hampshire
Sam Houston State^
Alcorn State 1
Furman
Grambling
Incarnate Word
Marshall^
Montana
North Dakota State
Northern Arizona
North Dakota State
Old Dominion^
Samford
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
Towson
Weber State
William & Mary
South Dakota State
^ Team is now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

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.
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