Vandal receiver Hayden Hatten and quarterback Gevani McCoy were both named to the Stats Perform Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List, Presented by Fedex Ground.
The list consists of 35 players from around the FCS, including players from all 15 conferences. Five big Sky players are on the list, including the two Vandals.
Hatten was named the Big Sky Conference Preseason Offensive MVP at the Big Sky Kickoff in July and has made every preseason All-American team.
He is coming off a record-setting 2022 season that saw him set the Idaho single-season touchdown record (16) and single-game touchdown record (4). He now has 24 career touchdowns, just three short of Jerry Hendren’s Vandal record of 27.
If McCoy earns a trip to the FCS Awards Ceremony, it will be familiar territory for the redshirt sophomore gunslinger. McCoy earned the Jerry Rice Award for FCS Freshman of the Year in 2022. He threw for 2,724 yards and 27 TDs while throwing just 11 interceptions a year ago.
The Vandals opened fall camp on Monday in preparation for the season opener on August 31, against Lamar University on the road in Beaumont, Texas.
