UC Davis QB Jake Maier Makes Watch List For Performer Of The Year
Aug 14, 2019, 5:14 PM | Updated: 5:14 pm
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(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis senior quarterback Jake Maier has been selected among 40 candidates, including seven from the Big Sky Conference, for the CFPA National Performer of the Year preseason watch list. The College Football Performance Awards will announce its winner on January 15, 2020.
This marks yet another preseason nomination for the communication major from La Habra, California, as Maier was selected to the Walter Payton Award watch list on July 31. The Payton Award goes to the top FCS offensive player of the year, while the CFPA honor goes to the top performer from either side of the ball.
Maier also earned preseason All-America status from STATS, Athlon Sports and HERO Sports heading into 2019. He completed 364 of 557 passes for 3,931 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior, helping the Aggies to a 10-3 overall record and a share of the Big Sky Conference title. UC Davis also made its first-ever appearance in the FCS playoffs in 2018. Maier enters his final year with career totals of 1,003 attempts, 670 completions, 7,600 yards and 60 touchdowns.
UC Davis begins the 2019 season at California on August 31.
2019 CFPA NATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR – PRESEASON WATCH LIST
Luke Anthony (QB), Abilene Christian
Noah Johnson (QB), Alcorn State
Jeremiah Oatsvall (QB), Austin Peay
Aaron Dawson (RB), Central Connecticut State
Grant Breneman (QB), Colgate
Derek Kyler (QB), Dartmouth
Wesley Dugger (RB), Davidson
Jack Cook (QB), Dayton
A.J. Hines (RB), Duquesne
Eric Barriere (QB), Eastern Washington
Davis Cheek (QB), Elon
Quay Holmes (RB), ETSU
Deondre Francois (QB), Hampton
Aaron Shampklin (RB), Harvard
Caylin Newton (QB), Howard
Brady Davis (QB), Illinois State
James Robinson (RB), Illinois State
Jon Copeland (QB), Incarnate Word
Ryan Boyle (QB), Indiana State
Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville State
Ben DiNucci (QB), JMU
Chris Ferguson (QB), Maine
Kenji Bahar (QB), Monmouth
Dalton Sneed (QB), Montana
Troy Andersen (RB), Montana State
Case Cookus (QB), NAU
Chase Fourcade (QB), Nicholls State
Shelton Eppler (QB), Northwestern State
Elijah Dotson (RB), Sacramento State
Jordan Meachum (RB), Sacred Heart
Michael Bandy (WR), San Diego
Austin Simmons (QB), South Dakota
Cade Johnson (WR), South Dakota State
Pierre Strong, Jr. (RB), South Dakota State
Daniel Santacaterina (QB), Southeast Missouri
D.J. Davis (RB), Southern Illinois
Tom Flacco (QB), Towson
Jake Maier (QB), UC Davis
Josh Davis (RB), Weber State
Tyrie Adams (QB), Western Carolina
