DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. University of Saint Francis quarterback Nick Ferrer has been chosen 2017 NAIA Football Player of the Year revealed at the NAIA Banquet of Champions Friday night as part of the NAIA Banquet of Champions at the Plaza Resort & Spa.

"I am truly amazed and humbled to receive this award," Ferrer said. "I want to thank my big guys up front. This is a

recognition of our team and our accomplishments. I accept this award for my teammates and coach D (Kevin Donley). It is a dream come true, a tribute to Coach D and our coaching staff and our team."

The USF senior (Westfield, Ind. / Westfield H.S.) has led the 13-0 Cougars back to the NAIA Football Championship Series title game on Sat., Dec. 16, at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Fla. Ferrer is No. 2 on the NAIA career passing touchdowns list with 135 (No. 1 in the MSFA) and he is No. 5 on the NAIA career passing yardage list with 12,265 yards. Ferrer is just 89 yards away from passing No. 4 Jon Kitna (Central Washington 1992-95) at 12,353 yards.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound right-hander is the first USF QB to be selected NAIA POTY joining RB Cory Jacquay (2004) and linebacker Brian Kurtz (2006) on the USF NAIA POTY list.
A two-time Mid-States Football Association Mideast League Player-of-the-Year in 2015 and 2017, Ferrer has led USF to 22 consecutive wins at quarterback, a USF record, and that includes the 2016 NAIA FCS Championship.

He is 38-4 as the USF starting QB starting every USF game from the start of the 2015 season. Ferrer leads the MSFA in passing yards, pass completion percentage, pass efficiency, yards per game (301.9), TD passes (38), pass completions (288), passes attempted (423) and tied for fewest interceptions with four.
He was a 2016 NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete and a 2017 CoSIDA All-Academic Team nominee.
A USF business administration major, Ferrer is the son of Dave and Kim.

Ferrer rank in NAIA Top 50 Stats in 2017:
No. 3 in Pass Efficiency (173.8)
No. 3 in Total Passing (3,925)
No. 4 in Total Total Offense (3,771)
No. 8 in Passing Yds per Game (301.9)
No. 16 in Total Offense Yds per Game (290.1)
Ferrer rank in MSFA Career Stats:
No. 1 in TD passes: 135
No. 2 in total Passing Yards: 12,265
Ferrer rank on USF career lists:
No. 1 in TD Passes: 135
No. 1 in Passing Yards: 12,265
No. 1 in starts: 42
No. 1 in passes completed: 855
No. 1 in passes attempted: 1,367
No. 1 in TD Passes / USF in NAIA FCS: 31
No. 1 in Passing Yards / USF in NAIA FCS: 2,455
No. 2 in pass completion Pct.: .625
No. 2 single-game passing Pct.: 868
Most USF career Passing Completion Pct. Single-game .750 or higher -- 6
Miscellaneous:
No. 1 -- Ferrer has completed at least 2 TD passes in 10 NAIA FCS Games.
Most 6 TD passing Games: 4
Most 5 + TD Passes Games: 11
Streak of at least 2 TD Passing Games: 31

Ferrer rank in NAIA Top 50 Stats in 2017:
No. 3 in Pass Efficiency (173.8)
No. 3 in Total Passing (3,925)
No. 4 in Total Total Offense (3,771)
No. 8 in Passing Yds per Game (301.9)
No. 16 in Total Offense Yds per Game (290.1)
Ferrer rank in MSFA Career Stats:
No. 1 in TD passes: 135
No. 2 in total Passing Yards: 12,265
Ferrer rank on USF career lists:
No. 1 in TD Passes: 135
No. 1 in Passing Yards: 12,265
No. 1 in starts: 42
No. 1 in passes completed: 855
No. 1 in passes attempted: 1,367
No. 1 in TD Passes / USF in NAIA FCS: 31
No. 1 in Passing Yards / USF in NAIA FCS: 2,455
No. 2 in pass completion Pct.: .625
No. 2 single-game passing Pct.: 868
Most USF career Passing Completion Pct. Single-game .750 or higher -- 6
Miscellaneous:
No. 1 -- Ferrer has completed at least 2 TD passes in 10 NAIA FCS Games.
Most 6 TD passing Games: 4
Most 5 + TD Passes Games: 11
Streak of at least 2 TD Passing Games: 31


Ferrer MSFA Player-of-the-Week 2017
Sept. 18 -- Nick Ferrer (Westfield, Ind.) Sr. QB Offensive
Oct. 2 -- Nick Ferrer (Westfield, Ind.) Sr. QB Offensive
Oct. 23 -- Nick Ferrer (Westfield, Ind.) Sr. QB Offensive

USF MSFA MEL Quarterback of the Week– 34
10 – Nick Ferrer (0-4-3-3 – 10)
5 – Jeremy Hibbeln
5 – Chris Bramell
4 – David Yoder
3 – Antoine Taylor
2 – Eric Hooks
2 – Josh Miller
1 – Jeff Wedding
1 – Shaine Tierney

-- GO USF --

2017 NAIA Player of the Year Nick Ferrer at the Champions of Character Banquet delivering his
acceptance address on Friday night.