MOSCOW, Idaho – Vandal receiver Hayden Hatten and quarterback Gevani McCoy were both named to the Stats Perform Walter Payton Award Watch Preseason Watch List, Presented by Fedex Ground.
The list consists of 35 players from around the FCS, including players from all 15 conferences. Four big Sky players are on the list, including the two Vandals.
Hatten was named the Big Sky Conference Preseason Offensive MVP at the Big Sky Kickoff in July and has made every preseason All-American team.
He is coming off a record-setting 2022 season that saw him set the Idaho single-season touchdown record (16) and single-game touchdown record (4).