UNI quarterback makes CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year watch list
11/8/2021 12:02:00 PM | Football
CHARLESTON, S.C. – UNI football quarterback Theo Day is among the candidates on the 2021 midseason watch list for the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year trophy.
All FCS players are eligible for the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) honor. Thirty-four players earned spots on the list. The 2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year will be announced Jan. 12, 2022. Seven players from the Missouri Valley Football Conference made the list.
Day is in his first year at UNI after transferring from Michigan State. The Canton, Michigan, native took over starting duties as the Panther quarterback at UNI's first home game of the season. UNI routed Saint Thomas, 44-3.
Day has thrown 12 touchdowns this season and kept the ball to rush 46 yards on his own.
Full list:
Darius Hale (RB), Central Arkansas
Breylin Smith (QB), Central Arkansas
Derek Kyler (QB), Dartmouth
Louis Colosimo (QB), Davidson
Eric Barriere (QB), Eastern Washington
Dennis Merritt (RB), Eastern Washington
Davis Cheek (QB), Elon
Quay Holmes (RB), ETSU
Tim DeMorat (QB), Fordham
Cameron Ward (QB), Incarnate Word
Shedeur Sanders (QB), Jackson State
Cole Johnson (QB), JMU
Xavier Shepherd (QB), Kennesaw
Fred Davis (RB), Mercer
Jason Shelley (QB), Missouri State
Cam Humphrey (QB), Montana
Isaiah Ifanse (RB), Montana State
Matthew McKay (QB), Montana State
Lindsey Scott (QB), Nicholls State
Juwan Carter (QB), Norfolk State
Cam Miller (QB), North Dakota State
Theo Day (QB), Northern Iowa
Kasim Hill (QB), Rhode Island
Jake Dunniway (QB), Sacramento State
Malik Grant (RB), Sacred Heart
Eric Schmid (QB), Sam Houston State
Carson Camp (QB), South Dakota
Chris Oladokun (QB), South Dakota State
Pierre Strong, Jr. (RB), South Dakota State
Cole Kelley (QB), Southeastern Louisiana
Nic Baker (QB), Southern Illinois
Xavier Gipson (WR), Stephen F. Austin
Keon Howard (QB), UT Martin
Daniel Smith (QB), Villanova
All FCS players are eligible for the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) honor. Thirty-four players earned spots on the list. The 2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year will be announced Jan. 12, 2022. Seven players from the Missouri Valley Football Conference made the list.
Day is in his first year at UNI after transferring from Michigan State. The Canton, Michigan, native took over starting duties as the Panther quarterback at UNI's first home game of the season. UNI routed Saint Thomas, 44-3.
Day has thrown 12 touchdowns this season and kept the ball to rush 46 yards on his own.
Full list:
Darius Hale (RB), Central Arkansas
Breylin Smith (QB), Central Arkansas
Derek Kyler (QB), Dartmouth
Louis Colosimo (QB), Davidson
Eric Barriere (QB), Eastern Washington
Dennis Merritt (RB), Eastern Washington
Davis Cheek (QB), Elon
Quay Holmes (RB), ETSU
Tim DeMorat (QB), Fordham
Cameron Ward (QB), Incarnate Word
Shedeur Sanders (QB), Jackson State
Cole Johnson (QB), JMU
Xavier Shepherd (QB), Kennesaw
Fred Davis (RB), Mercer
Jason Shelley (QB), Missouri State
Cam Humphrey (QB), Montana
Isaiah Ifanse (RB), Montana State
Matthew McKay (QB), Montana State
Lindsey Scott (QB), Nicholls State
Juwan Carter (QB), Norfolk State
Cam Miller (QB), North Dakota State
Theo Day (QB), Northern Iowa
Kasim Hill (QB), Rhode Island
Jake Dunniway (QB), Sacramento State
Malik Grant (RB), Sacred Heart
Eric Schmid (QB), Sam Houston State
Carson Camp (QB), South Dakota
Chris Oladokun (QB), South Dakota State
Pierre Strong, Jr. (RB), South Dakota State
Cole Kelley (QB), Southeastern Louisiana
Nic Baker (QB), Southern Illinois
Xavier Gipson (WR), Stephen F. Austin
Keon Howard (QB), UT Martin
Daniel Smith (QB), Villanova
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