South Carolina State's Andrew Carter has earned a spot on the 2014 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS Awards Watch List.
 
Carter (DE-r-Sr., 6-1, 240) the Hamlet, NC native ,had a stellar junior campaign finishing among the top in the nation in FCS I-AA in sacks with 11 for 65 yards  and 15.5 TFL for 79 yards. He finished the season with 47 tackles (32 solo) while, earning All-MEAC First Team accolades as well as being named to the SBN All-American Team.

"Congratulations to Andrew Carter on earning a spot on this year's watch list," said CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith. "Carter will be one of the top players to watch in the MEAC in 2014."
 
The initial watch list includes 38 defensive linemen, vying for the top defensive end and defensive tackle awards in the Football Championship Subdivision. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration.
 
The goal of College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferment's in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. Twenty-eight CFPA winners have been first-round NFL Draft selections.
 
Last season, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston earned the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy for the FBS, while Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams earned the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy. 
 
CFPA Trophy winner and former South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was the first overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft.
 
The full list of 2014 CFPA winners will be announced January 14, 2015.