Quinshon Judkins Named Conerly Trophy Finalist
Oxford, Miss. – The finalists for the C-Spire Conerly Trophy were announced on Monday afternoon, and Ole Miss superstar freshman running back Quinshon Judkins is included on the list. The trophy is given yearly to the best football player in the state of Mississippi.
Judkins has set the college football world on fire this season, racking up 1,171 yards on the ground and notching 15 touchdowns. The 15 rushing touchdowns are a new single-season record set in Saturday’s 30-24 heartbreaking loss to Alabama.
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— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) November 12, 2022
🚨 RECORD BROKEN 🚨 @qaj4_ finds the end zone for the 15th time this season, a new program record!
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Judkins is now just 141 yards away from setting the all-time single-season record, originally set by Kayo Dottley who had 1,312 yards more than 70 years ago.
The other Conerly Trophy finalists are:
Jarveon Howard, running back, Alcorn State University
Connor Fordham, linebacker, Belhaven University
Patrick Shegog, quarterback, Delta State University
Shedeur Sanders, quarterback, Jackson State University
Moise Tezzo, wide receiver, Millsaps College
Marcus Williams, running back, Mississippi College
Emmanuel Forbes Jr., defensive back, Mississippi State University
Ronnie Thomas, defensive line, Mississippi Valley State University
Jason Brownlee, wide receiver, University of Southern Mississippi.
An Ole Miss Rebel has taken the trophy each of the last two seasons, with Matt Corral winning it in 2021 and Elijah Moore taking the honor in 2020.
(Feature image credit: Josh McCoy, Ole Miss)
Austin Eldridge
Austin has more than ten years in sports media, including sports talk radio, play-by-play broadcasting and journalism. He has followed Ole Miss athletics for his entire life and has covered the Rebels and the rest of the SEC while working in the Memphis media market. Outside of sports media, Austin is a musician and outdoorsman. Before a serious accident forced him to be medically discharged, he was a multi-media journalist with the Mississippi National Guard.
