Adam Keller Named to CFPA FCS Placekicker Watch List
6/24/2013 10:13:00 AM | Football
Keller, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound junior from Lewisberry, Pa. (Redland H.S.), connected on a school record 18 of 24 field goal attempts and also made 57-of-61 PATs to lead North Dakota State with 111 points. He earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors in 2012.
Keller is the ninth Bison player to earn a spot on the 2013 CFPA Watch Lists this spring and summer, following quarterback Brock Jensen, running back Sam Ojuri, tight end Kevin Vaadeland, defensive ends Kyle Emanuel and Cole Jirik, linebackers Carlton Littlejohn and Grant Olson, and defensive back Marcus Williams.
Williams earned the 2011 CFPA Defensive Back Award and John Prelvitz claimed the 2010 CFPA Punter Award.
All CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration.
The full list of 2013 recipients, including the FCS Awards, will be announced Jan. 8, 2014.
2013 College Football Peformance Awards FCS Placekicker Watch List
Bobby Wenzig, Alabama State
Alexander Norocea, Brown
Bobby Zalud, Cal Poly
Eddie Camara, Central Arkansas
Sean Baner, Delaware
Cameron Berra, Eastern Illinois
Chase Varnadore, Florida A&M
Ray Early, Furman
John Macomber, Holy Cross
Nick Aussieker, Illinois State
Tanner Fritschle, Indiana State
Eric Spillane, Monmouth
Chris Lider, Montana
Rory Perez, Montana State
Jordan Benton, Murray State
Andy Wilder, NAU
Mike MacArthur, New Hampshire
Andrew Dolan, Nicholls State
Zeb Miller, North Dakota
Adam Keller, North Dakota State
Tyler Sievertsen, Northern Iowa
Jarod Brown, Old Dominion
Chris Barrick, Prairie View A&M
Edgar Castaneda, Sacramento State
Justin Syrovatka, South Dakota State
Colton Cook, Southern Utah
Jordan Wiggs, Stephen F. Austin
Jamin Godfrey, Tennessee State
Brady Stuart, UC Davis
David Lopez, Wagner
Shaun McClain, Weber State
Kasey Redfern, Wofford
