STATS Perform Release

Frisco, Texas – Fordham senior quarterback Tim DeMorat finished second among voting for the 2022 Stats Perform Walter Payton Award, which honors the offensive player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision, it was announced tonight at the FCS National Awards banquet at the Frisco Convention Center.
 
A consensus All-American, DeMorat is the first Ram to be invited to the awards banquet as one of the top three finalist for the Payton Award. He was joined on the Payton Award finalist list by senior wide receiver Fotis Kokosioulis, who placed in a tie for 14th.
 
Tim DeMorat (Sr., QB, Merritt Island, Fla./Viera)
• 2022 Athlon Sports FCS Postseason All-American.
• First Team STATS Perform All-America.
• First Team Associated Press NCAA FCS All-America.
• First Team Athlon Sports FCS All-America.
• Second Team AFCA FCS All-America.
• Three-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year.
• Three-time First Team All-Patriot League.
• Completed 326 of 499 passes (65.3%) for 4,891 yards and 56 touchdowns.
• Set school single season record with 4,891 passing yards and 56 touchdowns (also a Patriot League record).
• Leads the NCAA FCS in passing yards, passing yards/game (414.6), and total offense (411.6 yards/game) and is second in passing touchdowns (56) and passing efficiency (180.7).
• Led Patriot League in passing yards, passing yards/game, passing touchdowns, and total offense, and passing efficiency.
• Set the school and Patriot League records for most passing touchdowns in a season (56) and career (123) and most passing yards in a season (4,891).
• Also set school and Patriot League career records for completions (1,032) and passing yards (13,454).
• Earned Patriot League Offensive Player of the week nine times in 2022.
 
The Walter Payton Award, first presented in 1987, has a distinguished history of recipients, including Steve McNair, Tony Romo, Brian Westbrook, Jimmy Garoppolo, Cooper Kupp and Trey Lance.  
 
2022 Walter Payton Award Voting Results
Following is a breakdown of the voting results. A first-place vote was worth five points, a second-place vote four points, a third-place vote three points, a fourth-place vote two points and a fifth-place vote one point. The final number is the combined point total.
 
1. Lindsey Scott Jr., QB, UIW: 28-10-3-2-2-195
2. Tim DeMorat, QB, Fordham: 16-19-3-2-2-171
3. Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth: 1-7-9-7-4-78
4. Michael Hiers, QB, Samford: 3-3-7-8-5-69
5. Geno Hess, RB, Southeast Missouri: 0-3-8-9-7-61
6. Shedeur Sanders, QB, Jackson State: 1-2-8-3-2-45
7. Jaleel McLaughlin, RB, Youngstown State: 3-1-2-2-1-30
8. Cody Mauch, OL, North Dakota State: 0-1-5-2-4-27
9. Joey Hobert, WR, Utah Tech: 0-1-2-1-5-17
10.(tie) Cameron Skattebo, RB, Sacramento State: 0-2-1-2-1-16
10.(tie) Matthew Sluka, QB, Holy Cross: 0-2-1-1-3-16
12.(tie) Hunter Luepke, FB, North Dakota State: 0-0-1-3-2-11
12.(tie) Parker McKinney, QB, Eastern Kentucky: 0-0-2-2-1-11
14.(tie) Devron Harper, WR, Mercer: 0-2-0-1-0-10
14.(tie) Fotis Kokosioulis, WR, Fordham: 1-0-0-2-1-10
14.(tie) Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., RB, UC Davis: 1-0-0-1-3-10
17. ShunDerrick Powell, RB, North Alabama: 0-0-1-1-1-6
18.(tie) Tommy Mellot, QB, Montana State: 0-1-0-0-1-5
18.(tie) Xavier Gipson, WR, Stephen F. Austin: 0-0-0-2-1-5
20.(tie) Bhayshul Tuten, RB, North Carolina A&T: 0-0-0-2-0-4
20.(tie) Xavier Smith, WR, Florida A&M: 0-0-1-0-1-4
22. Reece Udinski, QB, Richmond: 0-0-0-0-3-3
23.(tie) Bailey Fisher, QB, Gardner-Webb: 0-0-0-1-0-2
23.(tie) Davius Richard, QB, North Carolina Central: 0-0-0-0-2-2
25.(tie) Cole Doyle, QB, Saint Francis: 0-0-0-0-1-1
25.(tie) Deonta McMahon, RB, McNeese: 0-0-0-0-1-1
27.(tie) Aidan Borguet, RB, Harvard: 0-0-0-0-0-0
27.(tie) Jake Chisholm, RB, Dayton: 0-0-0-0-0-0
27.(tie) Ailym Ford, RB, Chattanooga: 0-0-0-0-0-0
27.(tie) Andrei Iosivas, WR, Princeton: 0-0-0-0-0-0