POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State's
Justin Arias earned a spot on the 2014 CFPA Quarterback Award Watch List.
"Congratulations to
Justin Arias on earning a spot on the 2014 FCS Awards Watch List," said CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith. "Arias will be one of the top Big Sky Conference players to watch in 2014."
In 2013, Arias threw for 3,547 yards, 24 touchdowns and averaged 295.6 yards a game. He completed 322 passes on 574 attempts and threw 14 interceptions. The 322 completions and 24 touchdown passes ranked second in the ISU Football single-season record books. Arias' 3,547 passing yards ranked third and the 574 passing attempts was an ISU single-season record.
Former Idaho State punter David Harrington earned CFPA honors for his career as an Idaho State Bengals specialist.
The initial watch list includes 36 returning performers, vying for the top quarterback award in the Football Championship Subdivision. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration.
The goal of College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. Twenty-eight CFPA winners have been first-round NFL Draft selections.
CFPA is now in its seventh season of recognition, utilizing objective rankings of player and team performance from its data index since 2008.
Last season, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston earned the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy for the FBS, while Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams earned the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy.
CFPA Trophy winner and former South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was the first overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft.
The full list of 2014 CFPA winners will be announced January 14, 2015.
