Hill named to CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List

PROVO, Utah – BYU senior quarterback Taysom Hill was named to the 2015 National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Monday.

The list includes 32 returning performers from the Football Bowl Subdivision while all FBS players are eligible for the award. The 2015 National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal trophy with 8-inch crystal football on top.

The 6-foot-2, 232-pound Hill has been named to the 2015 watch lists for the Walter Camp Award, the Wuerffel Trophy, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Maxwell Award in addition to being named a 2015 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent selection.


He led the Cougars to a 4-0 start before a season-ending injury in his fifth game, passing for 975 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 460 yards with eight touchdowns in just over four games. Last season Hill also eclipsed 4,000 passing yards (4,052) with his 200-yard performance against Houston in 2014 in addition to 2,000 career rushing yards (2,036) with his 160 rushing yards on the night. He is one of 14 FBS quarterbacks to reach that mark in their junior season, including Colin Kaepernick, Johnny Manziel, Tim Tebow and Robert Griffin III.

The award winner will be announced January 13, 2016.