VOTE: The Top FCS Freshman So Far In 2018

September has passed, and some FCS teams played as many as five games during the first stretch of the season. So if the season ended today, who would the fans vote for in the FCS level's top four awards — Walter Payton Award (top offensive player), Buck Buchanan Award (top defensive player), Jerry Rice Award (top freshman) and the Eddie Robinson Award (best coaching job). Here, we highlight the Jerry Rice Award vote.

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Now we put it to a vote. Who do you — the fan — think is the No. 1 freshman of the year at this point? Who should win the Jerry Rice Award based on what he's done so far this year? Please take a look at the candidates below, and cast your vote at the bottom of the article. On Friday, we'll report the results after 48 hours of voting.

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THE NOMINEES (VOTE BELOW)

JERRY RICE AWARD (Top Freshman)	STATS
Christian Benford, Villanova, DB	2 INTs, 27 tackles, 1 TFL,
Jon Copeland, Incarnate Word, QB	918 yds passing, 6 TDs pass, 1 TD rush
Josh Davis, Weber State, RB	2nd in nat. in APurpose; 499 yds, 4 TDs rush
Malik Hamm, Lafayette, DL	7 TFLs, 22 tackles, 1 FR
Robby Hauck, Montana, DB	47 tackles (9.4 a game)
Dev Holmes, Albany, WR	1st in nation in rec YPG, 587 yds, 4 TDs
Quay Holmes, ETSU, RB	362 yds, 5 TDs – 12 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD
Ferlando Jordan, SE Louisiana, DB	2 INTs, 21 tackles, 5 PBUs
Demetrius Pettway, Kennesaw, LB	2 INTs (1TD), 13 tackles, 4 PDef,
Caleb Snead, Campbell, WR	330 yds receive on just 15 catches, 4 TDs