Clutch play displays in Mark Gronowski’s exceptional statistics, however his season, and profession, as South Dakota State’s beginning quarterback are outlined notably by the win complete.
One win after one other.
His unbeaten staff about to play for a second consecutive nationwide title, Gronowski is the 2023 Walter Payton Award recipient because the nationwide offensive participant in school soccer’s Division I FCS. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound junior acquired the thirty seventh annual award Saturday night time on the Stats Carry out FCS Nationwide Awards Banquet, offered by FedEx Floor, in Frisco, Texas.
A nationwide voting panel chosen Gronowski from a gaggle of 30 finalists, with New Hampshire quarterback Max Brosmer ending second and Monmouth operating again Jaden Shirden third.
Gronowski, from Naperville, Illinois, has led the FCS in passing effectivity whereas directing a 14-0 season, together with wins over 9 High 25 opponents. The Jackrabbits carry a 28-game profitable streak – the third-longest in FCS historical past – into Sunday’s nationwide championship recreation in opposition to Montana.
Gronowski, who’s 36-3 as a starter in his profession, was chosen because the excellent participant of final 12 months’s FCS title recreation. This season, he was named the Missouri Valley Soccer Convention’s co-offensive participant of the 12 months alongside along with his Jackrabbits teammate Isaiah Davis, who completed seventh within the Payton voting.
Gronowski has a 182.7 passer ranking, finishing 196 of 286 (68.5 %) makes an attempt for two,883 yards and 28 touchdowns in opposition to solely 4 interceptions. The primary-team All-American additionally has rushed for 349 yards and 7 touchdowns.
“I feel the ‘it’ issue with Mark is he’s a winner,” SDSU coach Jimmy Rogers stated. “He doesn’t ever really feel like’s he down and the second’s by no means too huge for him, and he doesn’t get rattled. I feel that’s a uncommon trait.”
Brosmer, the Payton runner-up, ranks No. 1 within the FCS in passing yards per recreation (314.9) and complete offensive yards per recreation (326.4). Shirden led in speeding yards (1,478) in the course of the common season and is No. 1 in speeding yards per recreation (134.4) for the second consecutive 12 months.
The Walter Payton Award, named for the legendary operating again and first offered in 1987, has a distinguished historical past of recipients, lots of whom went on to NFL careers. They embrace Steve McNair, Tony Romo, Brian Westbrook, Jimmy Garoppolo, Cooper Kupp and Trey Lance.
2023 Walter Payton Award Voting Outcomes
A primary-place vote was value 5 factors, a second-place vote 4 factors, a third-place vote three factors, a fourth-place vote two factors and a fifth-place vote one level. The ultimate quantity is the mixed level complete.
1. Mark Gronowski, QB, South Dakota State: 18-7-8-3-3-151
2. Max Brosmer, QB, New Hampshire: 7-8-6-1-6-93
3. Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth: 5-6-4-6-4-77
4. Matthew Sluka, QB, Holy Cross: 8-3-4-1-5-71
5. Davius Richard, QB, North Carolina Central: 2-7-3-4-2-57
6. Dylan Laube, RB, New Hampshire: 2-4-3-4-2-45
7. Isaiah Davis, RB, South Dakota State: 6-0-0-3-4-40
8.(tie) CJ Montes, QB, Fordham: 3-2-1-5-1-37
8.(tie) Mike DiLiello, QB, Austin Peay: 3-3-2-1-2-37
10. Jalen Coker, WR, Holy Cross: 1-3-1-4-4-32
11. Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State: 0-2-6-1-1-29
12.(tie) Dymere Miller, WR, Monmouth: 1-1-4-0-3-24
12.(tie) Reese Poffenbarger, QB, UAlbany: 0-2-2-4-2-24
14. Lan Larison, RB, UC Davis: 0-0-4-3-2-20
15. Chedon James, WR, Idaho State: 0-2-2-1-3-19
16. Jamar Curtis, RB, Lafayette: 0-3-1-1-1-18
17. Cole Gonzales, QB, Western Carolina: 0-2-0-2-1-13
18.(tie) Gevani McCoy, QB, Idaho: 0-0-1-3-1-10
18.(tie) LaDarius Owens, RB, Texas Southern: 0-0-2-2-0-10
20. Sam Franklin, RB, UT Martin: 0-0-0-3-2-8
21.(tie) Michael Hiers, QB, Samford: 0-1-0-1-1-7
21.(tie) Ty James, WR, Mercer: 0-0-1-1-2-7
23. Zevi Eckhaus, QB, Bryant: 0-0-1-0-1-4
24.(tie) Hayden Hatten, WR, Idaho: 0-0-0-1-0-2
24.(tie) Jyran Mitchell, RB, Butler: 0-0-0-0-2-2
24.(tie) Parker McKinney, QB, Japanese Kentucky: 0-0-0-1-0-2
27. Brandon Porter, WR, UIW: 0-0-0-0-1-1
28.(tie) Darius Perrantes, QB, Duquesne: 0-0-0-0-0-0
28.(tie) Jake Wilcox, QB, Brown: 0-0-0-0-0-0
28.(tie) Jeremy Moussa, QB, Florida A&M: 0-0-0-0-0-0
