NDSU running back CharMar Brown was voted the 2024 Jerry Rice Award winner as the best FCS freshman.
Brown is nearing the 1,000-yard rushing mark and would be the first Bison RB to eclipse that mark since 2018. He has 189 carries for 965 yards (5.1 YPC) and 14 touchdowns. The Bison are the No. 2 seed in the FCS playoffs.
Herder: Top 5 Votes For The 2024 Jerry Rice Award
Below is how the voting went.
2024 Jerry Rice Award Voting
Following is a breakdown of the voting results. A first-place vote was worth five points, a second-place vote four points, a third-place vote three points, a fourth-place vote two points and a fifth-place vote one point. The final number is the combined point total.
- 1. CharMar Brown, RB, North Dakota State: 21-13-6-3-2-183
- 2. Adam Jones, RB, Montana State: 16-18-6-4-0-178
- 3. Carson Conklin, QB, Sacramento State: 10-5-11-7-1-118
- 4. Andrew Zock, DL, Mercer: 2-7-7-11-4-85
- 5. Sanders Ellis, LB, Tennessee State: 1-1-5-4-9-41
- 6. Mark Hamper, WR, Idaho: 1-2-3-4-3-33
- 7. David Avit, RB, Villanova: 0-1-4-1-7-25
- 8. Derek Ganter Jr., S, Eastern Washington: 0-0-4-4-2-22
- 9. Elijah Owens, QB, Indiana State: 1-2-0-2-2-19
- 10. Collin Hurst, QB, Presbyterian: 1-1-1-1-4-18
- 11. C.J. Coombes, S, Wofford: 1-1-1-1-2-16
- 12. Travis Terrell Jr., RB, Jackson State: 0-1-2-2-1-15
- 13. Jaden Green, RB, Lehigh: 0-0-3-1-3-14
- 14. Christopher Jean, CB, Central Connecticut State: 0-2-0-0-5-13
- 15. Taron Dickens, QB, Western Carolina: 0-0-1-3-2-11
- 16. Jason Collins Jr., RB, Morgan State: 1-0-0-1-2-9
- 17. Josh Anglin, LB, North Alabama: 0-1-1-0-1-8
- T18. Steve Hall, RB, Lindenwood: 1-0-0-0-1-6
- T18. Finn Lappin, P, McNeese: 0-0-1-1-1-6
- T20. Tariq Thomas, RB, Bucknell: 0-0-0-2-1-5
- T20. Matthew Traynor, LB, Richmond: 0-0-0-2-1-5
- 22. Charles Battaglia, LB, Stonehill: 0-1-0-0-0-4
- 23. Drew VanVleet, QB, Dayton: 0-0-0-1-1-4
- 24. Malachi Henry, WR, Central Arkansas: 0-0-0-1-0-2
- 25. Matt Childs, RB, Brown: 0-0-0-0-1-1
