MSU Running Back Adam Jones Named to Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award Watch List

30 Outstanding FCS Freshmen on the Jerry Rice Award Watch List | Opta analyst

BOZEMAN, Montana – Montana State running back Adam Jones was named to the Stats Perform 2024 Jerry Rice Award Watch List as one of the top 30 freshman players in NCAA Division I FCS football.

Named after legendary Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, this is the 14th time the award has been presented^Th Season. Previous recipients include Eastern Washington's Cooper Kupp, Chase Edmonds, Trey Lance, Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders. To be eligible, a player must be classified as a freshman by his conference in his first academic year, or in his second if he meets the requirements to play in fewer than four regular season games. This is the first list in a season and players may be added before a national media panel selects the winners of the national Stats Perform awards.

Jones, a redshirt freshman from Missoula, has rushed for 477 yards in his seven games, averaging 68.1 yards per game and 6.4 yards per carry. In the opening game at New Mexico, he made one of the standout plays of Montana State's season when he sprinted 93 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown that gave the team the victory from a deficit.

The 2024 Jerry Rice Award will be announced on December 4th and presented at the Stats Perform National Awards Banquet on January 4th in Frisco, Texas. The 30 players on this year's first watch list:

Adam JonesMontana State, RB, 6-1, 200, Missoula, Montana (Big Sky Conference)
Josh Anglin, North Alabama, LB, 6-0, 215, Buford, Georgia (United Athletic Conference)
David Avit, Villanova, RB, 6-0, 220, Potomac, Maryland (CAA Football)
Charles Battaglia, Stonehill, LB, 6-1, 225, Massapequa, New York (Northeast Conference)
CharMar Brown, North Dakota State, RB, 5-11, 224, Omaha, Nebraska (Missouri Valley Football Conference)
Matt Childs, Brown, RB, 6-0, 200, Medway, Massachusetts (Ivy League)
Jason Collins Jr., Morgan State, RB, 5-9, 185, Washington, DC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
Carson ConklinSacramento State, QB, 6-1, 180, Yorba Linda, California (Big Sky Conference)
CJ Coombes, Wofford, S, 6-0, 208, Bellefonte, Delaware (Southern Conference)
Sanders Ellis, Tennessee State, LB, 6-2, 225, Nashville (Big South-OVC Football Association)
Jalen Fletcher, North Alabama, RB, 5-7, 175, Trinity, Alabama (United Athletic Conference)
Derek Ganter Jr., Eastern Washington, S, 6-0, 188, Pasadena, Calif. (Big Sky Conference)
Steve HallLindenwood, RB, 5-9, 195, St. Louis (Big South-OVC Football Association)
Trey Hedden, Furman, QB, 6-3, 231, Tampa, Florida (Southern Conference)
Jamarie Hostzclaw, Alabama State, RB, 5-9, 176, North Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Collin Hurst, Presbyterian, QB, 5-10, 165, Davie, Florida (Pioneer Football League)
Ayden Jones, Prairie View A&M, LB, 6-2, 215, Houston (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Finn Lappin, McNeese, P, 5-11, 178, Melbourne, Australia (Southland Conference)
Cole Nilles, Bryant, LB, 6-4, 252, Philadelphia (CAA Football)
Elijah Owens, Indiana State, QB, 6-2, 225, Jacksonville, Illinois (Missouri Valley Football Conference)
AJ PigfordPrinceton, DE, 6-3, 230, Snellville, Georgia (Ivy League)
Brennan RidleyHampton, WR, 5-11, 177, Richmond, Va. (CAA Football)
Jayden Robertson, Southern Utah, CB, 5-10, 180, Henderson, Nevada (United Athletic Conference)
Isaac Saffold, Georgetown, DE, 6-1, 285, Chicago (Patriot League)
Travis Terrell Jr., Jackson State, RB/Returns, 5-8, 165, Atlanta (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Tariq Thomas, Bucknell, RB, 5-11, 185, Springfield, Massachusetts (Patriot League)
T.J. Thomas Jr., Elon, RB, 5-8, 181, Thomasville, Georgia (CAA Football)
Drew VanVleet, Dayton, QB, 6-5, 205, Richmond, Indiana (Pioneer Football League)
Jack Wagner, Idaho, QB, 6-4, 190, Tualatin, Oregon (Big Sky Conference)
Dallas Winner JohnsonMissouri State, LB, 6-5, 230, St. Louis (Missouri Valley Football Conference)

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