Christian McCaffrey (5) of the Stanford Cardinal returns a kick-off 96 yards for a touchdown against the California Golden Bears at Stanford Stadium on Nov. 21, 2015 in Palo Alto, Calif. (Ezra Shaw, Getty Images)
There’s no doubt that Stanford sophomore Christian McCaffrey is the most versatile player in college football this season. The Heisman trophy finalist was named the 2015 Paul Hornung Award recipient Wednesday.
McCaffrey, who was also named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, broke Barry Sanders’ 1988 single-season FBS all-purpose yards record (3,250) when he totaled 3,496 this year.
“I am beyond blessed and humbled to be named the Paul Hornung Award winner,” McCaffrey said in a news release. “To be mentioned in the same breath with the award’s previous winners and Mr. Hornung, one of most versatile players ever to play the sport, is incredible.”
McCaffrey, who graduated from Valor Christian High School in 2013, is also a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Award.
