The countdown to the 2018 college football season is on. Four FCS teams are in action Aug. 25 as Duquesne takes on UMass, Prairie View faces Rice and North Carolina A&T and Jacksonville State square off in ESPN’s FCS Kickoff.
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HERO Sports is going to count down each day by highlighting the best player in FCS football who wears the jersey number of the number of days to kickoff. You can find the running list of top players here.
*Note: Jersey numbers are from the 2017 season.
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39: Brandon Purdy, junior kicker — Montana
Purdy emerged as a top kicker in the FCS last season. His 88.2 field goal percentage ranked third nationally while Purdy's 1.36 field goals per game was seventh. He led the Big Sky Conference in both of those categories but was named on the All-Conference Third Team.
Purdy made 15 of 17 field goals and also hit 44 out of 47 extra points. He led the Grizzlies with 89 points, more than doubling Keenan Curran, who finished second with 42.
On the HERO Sports 2017 FCS Sophomore All-America Team, Purdy was named as an honorable mention.
Never have been more proud to be a Griz in my life???????????? #upwithmontana pic.twitter.com/a0gDdSJz9m
— Brandon Purdy (@brandonpurdy_mt) December 7, 2017
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