MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho edge rusher Keyshawn James-Newby has been named a Buck Buchanan Award Finalist, the FCS Defensive Player of the Year Award, by Stats Perform.
James-Newby, a senior from Helena, Montana, is without a doubt one of the best defensive players in the country. He leads the Big Sky Conference with 9.0 sacks and is fourth in the Big Sky with 13.0 tackles for loss. He had racked up 10 QB hurries and a pair of forced fumbles this season.
He accomplished all of this despite missing most of the Weber State game and the entire Idaho State game.