Ah Yat named to Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year Watch List

Montana sophomore quarterback Keali'i Ah Yat was recognized as one of the most elite players in the FCS on Wednesday with a place on the 2025 Walter Camp Player of Year Watch List.

Ah Yat was one of just fifteen players from around the subdivision named to the list and one of just two from the Big Sky Conference.

The watch list includes five running backs, four quarterbacks, three wide receivers and three defensive players. Now in its third year, The Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven, will be determined in mid-December.

In his first full year as a Grizzly starter, Ah Yat is on the cusp of a historic season, just 32 yards shy of becoming just the 16th quarterback in UM history to throw for 3,000-plus yards in one year.

Currently with 2,968 yards through the air, he leads the Big Sky and is top eight in the FCS in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and points responsible for. His season long passing completion percentage of .675 would make him one of just five Grizzly QBs ever to complete 67 percent or more of his passes in a season.

Ah Yat has also been the lynchpin in Montana's offense that has hummed along to the tune of 42 points per game, the second-best average in the FCS.

Former Monmouth running back Jaden Shirden was the first recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award in 2023, while former Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott was the 2024 recipient.

For the first time in 2025, the Walter Camp FCS All-America Fan Vote and Player Impact Rankings is available for fans, families, and alumni to support their favorite FCS players and have access to proprietary data sourced player impact rankings at www.votegridiron1880.com. The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data.

2025 Walter Camp FCS Player of Year Watch List
1.     Keali'i Ah Yat, QB, Montana
2.     Braden Atkinson, QB, Mercer
3.     Lando Brown, DE, Southern Utah
4.     Marquis Buchanan, WR, Rhode Island
5.     Jaden Craig, QB, Harvard
6.     Josh Derry, WR, Monmouth
7.     Joshua Dye, RB, Southern Utah
8.     Kente Edwards, RB, Lafayette
9.     Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State
10. Rodney Nelson, RB, Monmouth
11. LJ Phillips, RB, South Dakota
12. Ty Pennington, QB, Northern Arizona
13. Josh Stoneking, DE, Furman
14. Luke Yoder, RB, Lehigh
15. Andrew Zock, DL, Mercer

About Walter Camp
Considered the "Father of American Football," Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team. Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation Fan Vote is live! Fans, families, and alumni can now support our players by casting a vote at www.votegridiron1880.com. The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data. Vote daily and help elevate our athletes to national recognition with the Walter Camp Football Foundation — curators of the America's oldest college football All- America team, which will be announced in early December. The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

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