MISSOULA — Brooks Davis exploded onto the FCS radar in early September when he caught the game-winning touchdown pass to lift Montana over North Dakota 24-23 in a top-25 showdown at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Since then, the freshman receiver has continued to stack big performances and is now the Grizzlies’ second-leading receiver this season with 26 catches for 350 yards and two touchdowns.

He’s already one of Montana’s top freshmen receivers of all time, and on Wednesday he was recognized as one of the top freshmen in the FCS as one of 22 players nominated to the watch list of the Stats Perform 2025 Jerry Rice Award, which honors the FCS freshman player of the year in college football’s Division I subdivision.

The Rice Award, celebrating its 15th anniversary season, is named after le

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