SC State’s Drummond and Murphy Earn Spots On 2013 CFPA Punt Returner Watch List

Senior DB Darius Drummond

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – South Carolina State's senior Darius Drummond and junior Steven Murphy both are highlighted as a nation-best, and was selected to the 2013 CFPA (College Football Performance Awards) Punt Returner Award Watch List Monday.

Drummond (5-11, 190) a native of Asheville, NC returned 12 punts for 96 yards (8.0 yards per punt), while Murphy (6-1, 180, from Kingsland, GA) finished with 10 returns for 64 yards(6.4 yards per punt) last season.

"Congratulations to Darius Drummond and Steven Murphy on earning spots on the 2013 CFPA Watch List," said CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith. "Both players have tremendous potential for success on punt returns in 2013."

College Football Performance Awards, is the largest awards organization in D-I college football. The initial list highlights 33 returning performers, vying for the top national punt return specialist award in the FCS.

More than 130 CFPA recipients have signed professional contracts, and twenty-one have been first-round NFL Draft selections.

The CFPA's best college returner awards date back to 2008 with Alabama's Javier Arenas earning the inaugural award. Other CFPA recipients performing as NFL return specialists include: Tavon Austin (West Virginia), Patrick Peterson (LSU), Giovani Bernard (North Carolina), C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Jayron Hosley (Virginia Tech), Dexter McCluster (Ole Miss), Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State), Golden Tate (Notre Dame), LaMichael James (Oregon), Laron Scott (Georgia Southern), Damian Williams (USC), Taiwan Jones (Eastern Washington), Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma), Eric Page (Toledo), Cliff Harris (Oregon), Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State), Asa Jackson (Cal Poly), Tyrann Mathieu (LSU), Joe Adams (Arkansas), Fozzy Whittaker (Texas), Jerodis Williams (Furman), Miguel Maysonet (Stony Brook), and Reggie Dunn (Utah).

Last season, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel earned the 2012 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy, while Harvard quarterback Colton Chapple earned the 2012 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy. Multiple award presentations were broadcast live nationally on ESPN, CBS, Fox Sports, Big Ten Network, Pac 12 Network, as well as internationally on BYUtv.

The full list of 2013 recipients, including the 2013 CFPA FCS Awards, will be announced on January 8, 2014.

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