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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15: Case Cookus, QB (Jr.) — Northern Arizona
Something tells us there's going to be records broken over at NAU. There have been key injuries the last two years, yet this team has still managed to be one of the most elite offenses in the Big Sky. Two years ago, Cookus was sidelined with a season-ending injury. Last year the same happened to NFL Draft prospect wide receiver Emmanuel Butler.
With both of these guys healthy along with other weapons, the numbers are going to be outrageous.
Cookus immediately inserted himself into the conversation as a top quarterback in the subdivision as the 2015 FCS Freshman of the Year. He came back last year off of injury and threw for 3,413 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions as an All-Big Sky First Team selection.
He's only a junior and a number to keep an eye on is his career touchdown passes. The current record is 140 by Grambling's Bruce Eugene. Cookus is more than halfway there with 72 and two seasons remaining.
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