SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State tight end Chris Broadnax was named to the College Football Performance Awards watch list for 2014. Broadnax is the third Hornet to earn a preseason honor as he joins quarterback Garrett Safron and wide receiver DeAndre Carter.
Broadnax has started games for the Hornets in each of the last three seasons. Last season, he played in 11 of the team's 12 games and finished the year with nine receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown. In 2012, he helped the Hornets defeat Colorado with a career day which included five receptions for 92 yards and a 35-yard touchdown catch.
The goal of College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments 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.
2014 CFPA WIDE RECEIVER AWARD WATCH LIST
Brian Parker, Albany
Justin Henderson, Bethune-Cookman
Austin Fleming, Campbell
Faysal Shafaat, Chattanooga
Trey Huelskamp, Davidson
Nick Boyle, Delaware
Eric Saubert, Drake
Jeff LePak, Eastern Illinois
Dan Light, Fordham
Seth Cranfill, Gardner-Webb
Mike Estes, Gardner-Webb
Tyler Hamblin, Harvard
Kenneth Bibbins, Houston Baptist
Josh Cook, Idaho State
James O'Shaughnessy, Illinois State
Robert Brown, Mercer
Gannon Sinclair, Missouri State
Tiai Salanoa, Montana State
Nate Ingram, Morgan State
Harold Spears, New Hampshire
Nathan Scruggs, North Carolina Central
Kevin Vaadeland, North Dakota State
R.J. Rickert, Northern Arizona
Braden Lehman, Northern Iowa
Ryan O'Malley, Penn
Hunter Westfall, Richmond
Chris Broadnax, Sacramento State
Shane Young, Sam Houston State
Kris Drummond, Savannah State
Temarrick Hemingway, South Carolina State
Jeremy Meyers, Southeastern Louisiana
Mycole Pruitt, Southern Illinois
Anthony Norris, Southern Utah
Will Tye, Stony Brook
Michael Helms, Western Carolina
Nate Adams, Youngstown State

April 23, 2015
FOOTBALL HANDS OUT TEAM AWARDS AT BANQUET CELEBRATION

April 18, 2015
OFFENSE SURGES LATE TO WIN THE GREEN & GOLD GAME

April 17, 2015
GREEN & GOLD GAME TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY

March 6, 2015
FORMER HORNETS PUT ON SHOW FOR PRO SCOUTS

March 5, 2015
FOOTBALL ADDS TO CLASS WITH SIGNING OF CAPOOCIA

February 25, 2015
HORNET FOOTBALL WEEKEND SET FOR APRIL 17-18

February 20, 2015
FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2015 SCHEDULE

February 4, 2015
FOOTBALL COMPLETES SIGNING DAY WITH 32 TOTAL COMMITS

January 28, 2015
HORNET STUDENT-ATHLETES TOTAL 33 FALL BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS

January 21, 2015
FOOTBALL ADDS THREE DURING MIDYEAR PERIOD

January 15, 2015
DEANDRE CARTER TO PLAY IN NFLPA BOWL ON SATURDAY

December 23, 2014
CARTER NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA BY THE SPORTS NETWORK

December 17, 2014
CARTER NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

December 17, 2014
CARTER ADDS FCS ADA AWARD TO HIS RESUME

December 16, 2014
CARTER EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS FROM TWO ORGANIZATIONS

December 10, 2014
JODY SEARS SHEDS INTERIM LABEL, EARNS THREE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION

November 25, 2014
CARTER, CORNISH LEAD 14 SELECTIONS ON ALL-BIG SKY TEAMS

November 22, 2014
FOOTBALL WINS CAUSEWAY CLASSIC WITH 41-30 WIN OVER UC DAVIS

November 21, 2014
CAUSEWAY CLASSIC GAMEDAY INFO

November 21, 2014
FOOTBALL ALUMNI UPDATE

November 20, 2014
"RELAY OVER THE CAUSEWAY" TO DELIVER GAME BALL ON SATURDAY

November 18, 2014
CARTER NAMED FINALIST FOR THE WALTER PAYTON AWARD

November 18, 2014
61st CAUSEWAY CLASSIC UP NEXT FOR FOOTBALL

November 17, 2014
CARTER NAMED BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

November 15, 2014
FOOTBALL STORMS BACK FOR 48-41 WIN OVER PORTLAND STATE

November 11, 2014
FOOTBALL SENIOR DAY THIS SATURDAY AGAINST PORTLAND STATE

November 10, 2014
CARTER NAMED FCS NATIONAL AND BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

November 8, 2014
RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCES HELP FOOTBALL TO 42-21 WIN

November 4, 2014
FOOTBALL TAKES ON SOUTHERN UTAH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON

November 1, 2014
FOOTBALL FALLS AT NO. 12 MONTANA, 31-13

October 28, 2014
WELL-RESTED FOOTBALL PLAY AT NO. 12 MONTANA ON SATURDAY

October 21, 2014
SANKEY NAMED TO BUCHANAN AWARD WATCH LIST

October 18, 2014
FOOTBALL SEES CAL POLY PULL AWAY IN SECOND HALF

October 14, 2014
FOOTBALL HOSTS CAL POLY FOR HOMECOMING

October 11, 2014
FOOTBALL EARNS FIRST BIG SKY WIN, DOWNS UNC 43-38

October 7, 2014
FOOTBALL BACK ON THE ROAD AT NORTHERN COLORADO

October 4, 2014
FOOTBALL FALLS IN SHOOTOUT TO MONTANA STATE, 59-56

September 30, 2014
FOOTBALL HOSTS MONTANA STATE ON SATURDAY

September 27, 2014
FOOTBALL NOT ABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH IDAHO STATE IN 44-24 LOSS

September 23, 2014
FOOTBALL BEGINS BIG SKY PLAY AT IDAHO STATE ON SATURDAY

September 20, 2014
FOOTBALL ROUTS MENLO IN 59-14 VICTORY

September 16, 2014
FOOTBALL CONTINUES HOMESTAND AGAINST MENLO ON SATURDAY

September 15, 2014
CORNISH NAMED NATIONAL, BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

September 13, 2014
FOOTBALL GETS RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCES IN 42-31 WIN

September 9, 2014
FOOTBALL WELCOMES WEBER STATE FOR HOME OPENER

September 6, 2014
FOOTBALL FALLS AT CALIFORNIA

September 2, 2014
FOOTBALL HEADS TO CAL ON SATURDAY

September 1, 2014
SANKEY NAMED BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

August 30, 2014
FOOTBALL ROLLS TO 49-13 WIN OVER INCARNATE WORD

August 26, 2014
FOOTBALL OPENS SEASON ON SATURDAY AT INCARNATE WORD

August 21, 2014
FOOTBALL TO HOST ALUMNI FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY

August 17, 2014
FOOTBALL HOLDS FIRST SCRIMMAGE AND BEE A HORNET

August 8, 2014
FAN BUS PACKAGE AVAILABLE FOR FOOTBALL GAME AT CAL

July 16, 2014
KICKOFF TIMES SET FOR 2014 HOME FOOTBALL GAMES

July 14, 2014
DeANDRE CARTER NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY

July 3, 2014
BROADNAX NAMED TO CFPA TIGHT END WATCH LIST

July 1, 2014
CARTER EARNS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS

June 23, 2014
TODD DAVIS SIGNS WITH THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

June 23, 2014
CARTER NAMED TO CFPA WIDE RECEIVER WATCH LIST

June 10, 2014
SAFRON NAMED TO CFPA QUARTERBACK WATCH LIST