Daly Named ADA Defensive Player of the Year
Montana State’s Brad Daly was named the inaugural winner of the Division I FCS Athletics Directors Association Defensive Player of the Year Award on Thursday.
Daly will be recognized during a presentation this Saturday at the NCAA Division I Football Championship in Frisco, Texas. Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the Offensive Player of the Year.
Daly, a 6-foot-1, 240-pound senior defensive end from Helena, Mont., led the nation in sacks (14) and tackles for loss (20.5). He became the second straight Montana State player to win the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually by The Sports Network to the nation’s top defensive player.
Daly was named the co-Big Sky defensive MVP, and has been named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press, The Sports Network, The AFCA, and Walter Camp.