who won walter payton award

Beau Brungard of Youngstown State won the 2025 Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in FCS football.

Quick Scoop: What that means

• The Walter Payton Award goes each year to the most outstanding offensive player in FCS college football.

• Brungard is a quarterback and became the first Youngstown State player ever to receive this honor.

• He earned the award over fellow finalists Cole Payton (North Dakota State) and Taron Dickens (Western Carolina).

• The award was presented during the FCS Awards Banquet in Nashville ahead of the 2025–26 FCS Championship Game.

If you were instead asking about the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, the 2025 winner was Bobby Wagner of the Washington Commanders.

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