CHARLESTON, S.C. - Duquesne quarterback
Joe Mischler (Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep / Ohio) was named the the 2021 preseason watch list for the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy, the organization announced on Monday morning.
Mischler was one of 44 returning FCS players to earn a spot on the list. He returns for his second season under center for the Dukes after garnering First Team All-NEC honors following his debut season on The Bluff. Mischler paced the NEC and ranked 18th in the country at the conclusion of Duquesne's season averaging 239.0 passing yards per game. He completed 85-of-130 pass attempts for 1,195 yards and a conference-high nine touchdowns during the Dukes' five-game spring slate, closing the year ranked fifth in the FCS in passing efficiency at 159.3. The Ohio transfer registered a pair of 300-yard passing performances, including a school NEC-record 385 yards for three touchdowns in Duquesne's win over LIU.
The 2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year will be announced January 12, 2022.
Mischler and the Dukes open the 2021 campaign at TCU on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. ET.
2021 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List
Aqeel Glass (QB)
Alabama A&M Karl Mofor (RB)
Albany Jeff Undercuffler (QB)
Albany Draylen Ellis (QB), Austin Peay
E.J. Perry (QB), Brown
Tyler Hudson (WR), Central Arkansas
Breylin Smith (QB), Central Arkansas
Jack Cook (QB), Dayton Nolan Henderson (QB), Delaware
Dejoun Lee (RB), Delaware
Joe Mischler (QB), Duquesne
Eric Barriere (QB), Eastern Washington
Quay Holmes (RB), ETSU
Tim DeMorat (QB), Fordham
Devin Wynn (RB), Furman
Kevin Brown (RB), Incarnate Word
Cameron Ward (QB), Incarnate Word
Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville State
Percy Agyei-Obese (RB), JMU
Ethan Ratke (K), JMU
Joe Fagnano (QB), Maine
Juwon Farri (RB), Monmouth
Tony Muskett (QB), Monmouth
Dai'Jean Dixon (WR), Nicholls State
Juwan Carter (QB), Norfolk State
Jah-Maine Martin (RB), North Carolina A&T
Otis Weah (RB), North Dakota
Scooter Adams (RB), Northwestern State
Julius Chestnut (RB), Sacred Heart
Liam Welch (QB), Samford
Jequez Ezzard (WR), Sam Houston State
Eric Schmid (QB), Sam Houston State
Isaiah Davis (RB), South Dakota State
Pierre Strong, Jr. (RB), South Dakota State
Cole Kelley (QB), Southeastern Louisiana
Geno Hess (RB), Southeast Missouri
Stone Labanowitz (QB), Southern Illinois
Xavier Gipson (WR), Stephen F. Austin
Hunter Rodrigues (QB), UC Davis
Justin Covington (RB), Villanova
Daniel Smith (QB), Villanova
Jakob Herres (WR), VMI
Seth Morgan (QB), VMI
Josh Davis (RB), Weber State
