{"id":118977,"date":"2024-09-30T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T00:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=118977"},"modified":"2024-09-30T17:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T00:47:48","slug":"2024-fcs-walter-payton-award-favorites-september-bzbz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/2024-fcs-walter-payton-award-favorites-september-bzbz\/","title":{"rendered":"Herder: 2024 FCS Walter Payton Award Favorites Entering October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a Stats Perform&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/fcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCS<\/a>&nbsp;Top 25 media poll voter and national awards voter, I think it\u2019s important to be transparent about my voting and reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll publish my weekly Top 25 ballot every Sunday or Monday, and I\u2019ll also provide a midseason update on who I have my eye on for major awards like the Walter Payton Award (FCS Offensive Player of the Year) and the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS Defensive Player of the Year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are my five favorites for the Walter Payton Award entering October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b673653d gb-headline-text\"><strong>New Customer Offers at BetMGM<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betmgm.com\/en\/mobileportal\/register?utm_source=herosports&amp;utm_medium=green_button&amp;utm_campaign=registration_page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New Customers: Up to $1,500 in Bonus Bets<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0cebdcd1 gb-headline-text\"><em>Bonus Bets Expire in 7 Days. 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The back-to-back All-Conference First Team selection (2022 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2023 at Tarleton), has rushed 113 times for 833 yards and six touchdowns. Britten leads the FCS in rushing yards while his 7.37 yards per carry ranks No. 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/2024-week-5-top-25-fcs-scoreboard-bzbz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Week 5 Top 25 FCS Scoreboard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Montana RB Eli Gillman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 Jerry Rice Award winner looks even better in 2024. In five games, he has rushed 56 times for 565 yards and seven touchdowns. The 565 yards rank No. 6 in the FCS. Of the Top 10 rushers, every back has at least 77 attempts besides Gillman. His 10.1 yards per carry ranks No. 1 nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Central Arkansas RB ShunDerrick Powell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Powell is already nearing his third straight 1,000-yard rushing season. Through five games, he has rushed 91 times for 810 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding 12 catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Powell has rushed for at least 120 yards in every game and has scored two rushing TDs in every contest. His 810 yards and 8.9 yards per carry rank No. 2 in the FCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>FCS Top 25:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-top-25-sam-herder-ballot-9-30-2024-bzbz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sam Herder\u2019s Ballot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-north-dakota-state-qb-cam-miller\">1. North Dakota State QB Cam Miller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After an All-American 2023 campaign, Miller is playing the best ball of his career. 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