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  2023 CAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jaden Shirden, Monmouth,...Shirden is the first repeat winner of the CAA Offensive Player of the Year award since UNH's Rick Santos received three straight honors from 2005-07. The junior ran for 1,478 yards and 10 touchdowns, becoming the first player to lead the FCS in rushing in back-to-back years since Sacramento State's Charles Roberts in 1998-99. Shirden topped the 100-yard mark seven times and tallied over 200 yards twice this season, including 276 yards and 4 TD's vs. Hampton on Oct. 14. He added 20 receptions for 120 yards and a TD. Shirden currently has 3,697 career rushing yards, which is the 4th-most of any active player in FCS football. - CAA Football

Jr/2024 RB Jaden ShirdenMonmouth (NJ)
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  2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: Jaden Shirden, Monmouth, RB, So.,...Shirden finished the regular season with the most rushing yardage in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision at 1,722 yards, scoring 13 touchdowns. The West Haven, CT native averaged 7.8 yards per carry and a NCAA best 156.5 rushing yards per game. A home-run threat every time he touched the ball, Shirden had nine touchdown runs of 50+ yards, including a 95 yarder against Fordham. His 1,722 rushing yards are the second most in school history while his 156.5 ypg and 299 yards against Fordham set new Monmouth career marks. - Monmouth Football

Jr/2024 RB Jaden ShirdenMonmouth (NJ)
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  2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: Owen Wright, Monmouth, FB/HB, Gr.,...Wright earns First Team All-CAA honors at the fullback position after leading the CAA in touchdowns with 17, including 16 rushing scores. Wright finished with the fourth most touchdowns among all players in Division I and recorded a season-long run of 99 yards in a win over UAlbany. The short yardage specialist had five games with multiple touchdowns including a three-score effort against Fordham. - Monmouth Football

rSr/2023 RB Owen WrightMonmouth (NJ)
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  2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: Greg Anderson, Monmouth, OL, Sr.,...Greg Anderson also picks up his first all-conference honor after starting every game on the offensive line. Justin Szuba earns all-league for the third time in his career, also starting in every game for the Hawks this season. The duo was part of an offense that finished ranked first in the CAA in total offense and scoring offense. The Hawks scored 54 touchdowns, including 33 on the ground (most in the CAA) behind Anderson and Szuba who also led the way for the offensive player of the year in Jaden Shirden. The Hawks averaged 36.1 points per game which was 12th nationally while its 461 yards per game was 10th in the FCS. - Monmouth Football

rSr/2024 OT Greg AndersonMonmouth (NJ)
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  2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: Justin Szuba, Monmouth, OL, Gr.,...Greg Anderson also picks up his first all-conference honor after starting every game on the offensive line. Justin Szuba earns all-league for the third time in his career, also starting in every game for the Hawks this season. The duo was part of an offense that finished ranked first in the CAA in total offense and scoring offense. The Hawks scored 54 touchdowns, including 33 on the ground (most in the CAA) behind Anderson and Szuba who also led the way for the offensive player of the year in Jaden Shirden. The Hawks averaged 36.1 points per game which was 12th nationally while its 461 yards per game was 10th in the FCS. - Monmouth Football

rSr/2023 OT Justin SzubaMonmouth (NJ)
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  2022 CAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jaden Shirden, Monmouth,...Shirden was the leading rusher in FCS this season, piling up 1,722 yards and 13 touchdowns on 206 carries. The yardage total was the 2nd-highest in school history and the most by a CAA player since 2013. He also led the nation in yards per game (156.5 ypg) and yards per carry (8.36) and his 13 rushing TD's rank 8th nationally. Shirden topped the 100-yard mark in nine of his 11 games and went over 200 yards four times, highlighted by a 299-yard effort against Fordham that was the 2nd-most in FCS in 2022. He had nine scoring runs of 50 or more yards. - CAA Football

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  OCT 24 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Marquez McCray, SHU (QB, Sr.),...McCray fueled a 19-0 run that erased a 21-6 third-quarter deficit at Merrimack on Saturday. The senior quarterback, who threw for 315 passing yards with one interception, connected with wide receiver Kenneth Womack for a 68-yard touchdown to spark the rally before he ran it in for a two-yard score on the Pioneers' next drive. - NEC Football

rSr/2024 QB Marquez McCrayMonmouth (NJ)
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  OCT 17 NEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marquez McCray, Sacred Heart, Quarterback, Sr., 6-2, 200 lbs., Philadelphia, PA/St. Joseph, Week 7 Stats: 405 pass yards, 21-30, 70.0 pass completion percentage, 1 TD pass, 0 INT, 7 rushes, 31 rush yards, 4.1 ypc, 1 TD rush,...McCray put together one of the best performances in the FCS to date this season in a victory over Stonehill. The senior threw for a career-high 405 yards, marking the 11th-best output by a quarterback in the nation, to power Sacred Heart to its third straight win and a 2-0 start in NEC play. In addition, McCray completed 70.0 percent of passes and was not intercepted. The Pioneers' signal caller finished the game with a whopping 436 all-purpose yards after he added 31 rushing yards and one touchdown on seven carries. Highlighting his performance was a 75-yard touchdown hurl in the closing seconds of the third quarter to teammate LJ Haskett, which created a 20-point cushion for Sacred Heart. In the final seconds of the third quarter to create a 20-point cushion for the Pioneers heading down the stretch. This is the Philadelphia, PA native's first NEC Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season. - NEC Football

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  OCT 17 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Marquez McCray, SHU (QB, Sr.),...McCray put together the 11th-best performance in the FCS this season on Saturday, throwing for 405 yards after completing 21-of-30 passes in a win against Stonehill. The senior quarterback, who rushed for a three-yard touchdown in the third quarter, launched a 75-yard touchdown pass to teammate LJ Haskett to extend the Pioneers' lead to 20 (34-14). McCray was also named the NEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week. - NEC Football

rSr/2024 QB Marquez McCrayMonmouth (NJ)
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  Marquez McCray threw for 405 yards and a touchdown and was one of four Sacred Heart players to run for a touchdown as the Pioneers raced past Stonehill 40-27 on Saturday. The Pioneers (4-2, 2-0 Northeast Conference) led 20-7 at the half before McCray scored on a 3-yard run to cap an 83-yard drive and then he connected with LJ Hackett for a 75-yard shocker. The long pass came one play after the Skyhawks (3-1, 1-1) scored. Ashur Carraha was 18 of 28 for 221 yards and three touchdowns for Stonehill.McCray was 21 of 30 and Malik Grant led the rushing offense with 104 yards as the defending conference champions won their 13th straight home game. Sacred Heart finished with 594 yards and Stonehill had 402. - AP College Football

rSr/2024 QB Marquez McCrayMonmouth (NJ)
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  SEPT 26 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Marquez McCray, SHU (QB, Sr.),...McCray was instrumental in Sacred Heart's overtime win at Dartmouth, which snapped the Big Green's FCS-leading 20-game non-conference winning streak. The senior quarterback went 31-of-36 and threw for a season-best 274 yards (86.1 completion %), including a four-yard touchdown pass to Rob DiNota to cap a six-play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter. McCray also added a three-yard touchdown run in the first half and a five-yard rush in overtime that kept Sacred Heart's drive alive. - NEC Football

rSr/2024 QB Marquez McCrayMonmouth (NJ)
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  SEPT 26 CAA FOOTBALL CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jaden Shirden, So., RB, Monmouth (West Haven, Conn./Cheshire Academy),...Shirden rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 22 carries (9.6 ypc) as Monmouth earned a 49-42 road victory at #9 Villanova. The sophomore had a 56-yard TD run in the third quarter before scoring the game-winner from 16 yards out with 46 seconds left. It was Shirden's second 200+-yard outing in the past three games and he became the first back with 200+ yards vs. VU since 1995. - CAA Football

Jr/2024 RB Jaden ShirdenMonmouth (NJ)
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  Jaden Shirden rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns, Owen Wright gained 114 yards on six carries with two scores, and Monmouth beat Albany 38-31 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory. Wright became the third player in program history to run for a 99-yard touchdown. He added his 13th touchdown of the season on a direct snap midway though the fourth quarter for a 38-24 lead.

Albany got within a touchdown with 3:38 left in the fourth. After a Monmouth punt, the Great Danes started at their 20 with 51 seconds left and got to the Hawks' 26 before spiking it with three seconds left. But Reese Poffenbarger's pass was broken up by Mike Reid to end it. Monmouth (4-2, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association) also had a 100-yard receiver as Dymere Miller caught six passes for 116 yards. Tony Muskett threw for 187 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He became the fifth player in program history to top 5,000 career yards passing. Poffenbarger was 22 of 39 for 263 yards with a touchdown for Albany (1-4. 0-2). Todd Sibley carried it 26 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns. - AP College Football


Jr/2024 RB Jaden ShirdenMonmouth (NJ)
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  Jaden Shirden rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 16-yard score with 46 seconds left, and Monmouth beat Villanova 49-42 on Saturday. Villanova had tied it a 42-all with 2:42 left, and the Wildcats' defense appeared to let Shirden score on a first-and-10 play to have another shot on offense. The Wildcats marched down the field, highlighted by a 34-yard completion between Connor Watkins and Dez Boykin, to get to the Monmouth 39 with three seconds left. But Mike Reid sealed it with an interception of a Connor Watkins pass in the end zone.

Shirden also scored on a 56-yard run in the third quarter to help Monmouth (2-2) knock off the 10th-ranked team in the FCS coaches poll. Tony Muskett was 11 of 17 for 161 yards and three scores for Monmouth. Assanti Kearney caught two touchdown passes and Dymere Miller added 81 yards receiving with a score. Owen Wright added two rushing TDs. Villanova (2-2) was led by Jalen Jackson's 28 carries for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Watkins threw for 239 yards with a touchdown and he added 58 yards rushing with two scores. The Teams each had 40-plus rushing attempts and at least 290 yards on the ground. - AP College Football


Jr/2024 RB Jaden ShirdenMonmouth (NJ)
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  Owen Wright scored three touchdowns for the second straight week to spark Monmouth to a 45-6 rout of Georgetown on Saturday, earning the Hawks their first win in three starts this season. Jaden Shirden ran for 299 yards a week ago in a 52-49 loss to Fordham. He followed that effort with 139 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries against the Hoyas, scoring on a 67-yard dash in the third quarter. Monmouth (1-2) rushed for 202 yards and scored five touchdowns on the ground. Tony Muskett threw for 243 yards on 19-for-30 passing, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to Wright. Patrick Ryan kicked first-half field goals from 28 and 38 yards out to account for Georgetown's scoring. Pierce Holley was 21-of-38 passing for 191 yards, but Georgetown (1-2) was held to just 60 yards on 28 carries. - AP College Football

rSr/2023 RB Owen WrightMonmouth (NJ)
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