Trask, Pitts named to National Player of the Year Trophy Watch List

UF’s duo of Kyle Trask and Pitts were announced on the College Football Performance Awards National Player of the Year Trophy Watch List.

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The accolades continue to pile up for Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask and his trusty tight end, Kyle Pitts, as the dynamic duo fuel one of the most potent offenses in college football. Despite having only played in three games so far in this COVID-crippled season, they still have the attention of many in the sports media.

The two were announced among a list of those chosen for the College Football Performance Awards National Player of the Year Trophy Watch List on Wednesday, an honor bestowed upon the best player “based upon the objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.”

Trask is currently tied with UCF’s Dillon Gabriel — albeit in one less game — for third in the nation with 14 passing touchdowns, only trailing Texas‘ Sam Ehlinger and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, who have 16 and 15, respectively. Pitts is ranked second overall in touchdown receptions, knotted up in a three-way tie with Arkansas State’s Jonathan Adams Jr. and LSU‘s Terrace Marshall Jr. with seven — three less than North Texas’ Jaelon Darden, who leads the nation with 10.

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