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The Jerry Rice Award is awarded annually in the United States to the most outstanding freshman player in the
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as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors. The trophy is named in honor of
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Jerry Rice Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. Known primarily as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, winning three championshi ...
, who starred at
Mississippi Valley State University Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent to Itta Bena, Mississippi.College football national player awards College sports freshman awards NCAA Division I FCS football Awards established in 2011 {{collegefootball-stub