Garrick Mayweather, Jr. in the NY Daily News
2016 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Release
Bronx, N.Y. - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced Wednesday the members of the 2016 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career. Representing Fordham on the list is senior offensive lineman
Garrick Mayweather, Jr.
This is the second straight year, and fifth time in the past six years, that Fordham has been represented on the NFF Hampshire Honor Society . Last year, Fordham was represented by Brett Biestek, Dan Light and Peter Maetzold.
A total of 868 players from 275 schools qualified for membership as the society celebrates its 10th year, setting a new record for the number of players honored in the history of the program, which began in 2007.
Qualifications for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society include:
- Being a starter or a significant contributor in one's last year of eligibility (or a senior who has declared for the NFL Draft) at an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III or an NAIA college or university;
- Achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and
- Meeting all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.
Mayweather, who started every game at left guard in 2015, was a First Team All-Patriot League selection in 2014 and 2015, also earning All-America honors by College Sports Madness (second team), the Associated Press (third team) and STATS (third team) this fall. He guided the Fordham offense, a unit that led the Patriot League and was ninth in the NCAA FCS in scoring, averaging 36.8 points per game, and led the league and was second in the NCAA FCS in passing efficiency (168.30). Fordham was also second in the league and 20th in the NCAA FCS in passing yards/game (272.3), 21st in the NCAA FCS in first downs and third in the conference and 43rd in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (180.9).
