COLLEGE FOOTBAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS (CFPA) ANNOUNCES 2015 MIDSEASON NATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST

OCTOBER 12, 2015 – CHARLESTON, South Carolina – College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) announced its 2015 Midseason Watch List for the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy. The list includes twenty-three quarterbacks and nine running backs from the FBS.

The 2015 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 January 13, 2016.

2015 Midseason - CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List:

Derrick Henry, Alabama Running Back Seth Russell, Baylor Quarterback Matt Johnson, Bowling Green Quarterback Tanner Mangum, BYU Quarterback Jared Goff, California Quarterback Deshaun Watson, Clemson Quarterback Thomas Sirk, Duke Quarterback Dalvin Cook, Florida State Running Back Greyson Lambert, Georgia Quarterback Matt Breida, Georgia Southern Running Back Greg Ward Jr., Houston Quarterback Jordan Canzeri, Iowa Running Back Leonard Fournette, LSU Running Back Paxton Lynch, Memphis Quarterback Brad Kaaya, Miami Quarterback Connor Cook, Michigan State Quarterback Keenan Reynolds, Navy Quarterback C.J. Prosise, Notre Dame Running Back Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State Running Back Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Quarterback Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State Quarterback Chad Kelly, Ole Miss Quarterback Tyler Ervin, San Jose State Running Back Kevin Hogan, Stanford Quarterback Trevone Boykin, TCU Quarterback Jahad Thomas, Temple Running Back Kyle Allen, Texas A&M Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech Quarterback Cody Kessler, USC Quarterback Travis Wilson, Utah Quarterback Luke Falk, Washington State Quarterback Brandon Doughty, WKU Quarterback