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Ford Named Candidate For CFPA National Performer Of The Year
August 23, 2018 | Football
Redshirt senior collects third preseason watch list accolade of 2018
CHARLESTON, South Carolina -Ā University of Massachusetts football redshirt senior quarterback Andrew Ford collected his fourt preseason watch list accolade of the year on Thursday when the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) announced its 2018 preseason watch list for the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy.
Ford ranked among the nation's FBS leaders at quarterback in fewest interceptions (t-9th; four), touchdown-to-interception ratio (5th; +5.5), passing efficiency (18th), yards per pass attempt (21st; 8.28), passing yards per game (24th), completion percentage (26th), completions per game (29th; 20.27) during the 2017 campaign.
The list includes 36 returning performers from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), including 27 quarterbacks. The 2018 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal tower with eight-inch crystal football on top. All FBS players are eligible for the award. The award winner will be announced Jan., 9, 2019.
Ford, a two-year starter and letterwinner with Massachusetts, already ranks among the top-5 in program history for completion percentage (2nd; 62.0), passer efficiency rating (2nd; 144.4), passing yards per game (2nd; 254.0), touchdown passes (3rd; 48), pass completions (4th; 445), passing yards (4th; 5,589), pass attempts (5th; 718).
Tickets for the 2018 UMass football season are available now. Contact the UMass Ticket Office viaĀ 866-UMASS-TIX, in-person at the Mullins Center Box Office orĀ online through UMass Athletics Ticket CentralĀ to purchase single-game, group or season tickets. Massachusetts opens the season at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Sat., Aug. 25 against Duquesne.
Follow Massachusetts football on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassFootball).
2018 CFPAĀ National Performer of the Year Watch List
Damien Harris (RB), Alabama
Jalen Hurts (QB), Alabama
Khalil Tate (QB), Arizona
Justice Hansen (QB), Arkansas State
Jarrett Stidham (QB), Auburn
Brett Rypien (QB), Boise State
Tyree Jackson (QB), Buffalo
Kelly Bryant (QB), Clemson
Devin Singletary (RB), FAU
Jake Fromm (QB), Georgia
Nate Stanley (QB), Iowa
Kyle Kempt (QB), Iowa State
Benny Snell, Jr. (RB), Kentucky
Andrew Ford (QB), MassachusettsĀ
Darrell Henderson (RB), Memphis
Malik Rosier (QB), Miami
Shea Patterson (QB), Michigan
Brian Lewerke (QB), Michigan State
Nick Fitzgerald (QB), Mississippi State
Drew Lock (QB), Missouri
Malcolm Perry (QB), Navy
Ryan Finley (QB), N.C. State
Brandon Wimbush (QB), Notre Dame
Nathan Rourke (QB), Ohio
J.K. Dobbins (RB), Ohio State
Justin Herbert (QB), Oregon
Trace McSorley (QB), Penn State
Bryce Love (RB), Stanford
McKenzie Milton (QB), UCF
Josh Jackson (QB), Virginia Tech
Jake Browning (QB), Washington
Myles Gaskin (RB), Washington
Will Grier (QB), West Virginia
David Sills V (WR), West Virginia
Alex Hornibrook (QB), Wisconsin
Jonathan Taylor (RB), Wisconsin
Ford ranked among the nation's FBS leaders at quarterback in fewest interceptions (t-9th; four), touchdown-to-interception ratio (5th; +5.5), passing efficiency (18th), yards per pass attempt (21st; 8.28), passing yards per game (24th), completion percentage (26th), completions per game (29th; 20.27) during the 2017 campaign.
The list includes 36 returning performers from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), including 27 quarterbacks. The 2018 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal tower with eight-inch crystal football on top. All FBS players are eligible for the award. The award winner will be announced Jan., 9, 2019.
Ford, a two-year starter and letterwinner with Massachusetts, already ranks among the top-5 in program history for completion percentage (2nd; 62.0), passer efficiency rating (2nd; 144.4), passing yards per game (2nd; 254.0), touchdown passes (3rd; 48), pass completions (4th; 445), passing yards (4th; 5,589), pass attempts (5th; 718).
Tickets for the 2018 UMass football season are available now. Contact the UMass Ticket Office viaĀ 866-UMASS-TIX, in-person at the Mullins Center Box Office orĀ online through UMass Athletics Ticket CentralĀ to purchase single-game, group or season tickets. Massachusetts opens the season at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Sat., Aug. 25 against Duquesne.
Follow Massachusetts football on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassFootball).
2018 CFPAĀ National Performer of the Year Watch List
Damien Harris (RB), Alabama
Jalen Hurts (QB), Alabama
Khalil Tate (QB), Arizona
Justice Hansen (QB), Arkansas State
Jarrett Stidham (QB), Auburn
Brett Rypien (QB), Boise State
Tyree Jackson (QB), Buffalo
Kelly Bryant (QB), Clemson
Devin Singletary (RB), FAU
Jake Fromm (QB), Georgia
Nate Stanley (QB), Iowa
Kyle Kempt (QB), Iowa State
Benny Snell, Jr. (RB), Kentucky
Andrew Ford (QB), MassachusettsĀ
Darrell Henderson (RB), Memphis
Malik Rosier (QB), Miami
Shea Patterson (QB), Michigan
Brian Lewerke (QB), Michigan State
Nick Fitzgerald (QB), Mississippi State
Drew Lock (QB), Missouri
Malcolm Perry (QB), Navy
Ryan Finley (QB), N.C. State
Brandon Wimbush (QB), Notre Dame
Nathan Rourke (QB), Ohio
J.K. Dobbins (RB), Ohio State
Justin Herbert (QB), Oregon
Trace McSorley (QB), Penn State
Bryce Love (RB), Stanford
McKenzie Milton (QB), UCF
Josh Jackson (QB), Virginia Tech
Jake Browning (QB), Washington
Myles Gaskin (RB), Washington
Will Grier (QB), West Virginia
David Sills V (WR), West Virginia
Alex Hornibrook (QB), Wisconsin
Jonathan Taylor (RB), Wisconsin
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