The top of the USFL 2022 common season is upon us, which implies it’s awards time. With the league handing out 4 awards, which gamers and coach took residence the {hardware} for the 2022 USFL season?
2022 USFL Awards
MVP: KaVontae Turpin, WR, New Jersey Generals
KaVontae Turpin’s stats underline what an unimaginable 12 months it was for the Generals. He performed in all 10 video games, beginning seven. In the course of the course of the season, he was focused 53 occasions, with 44 receptions, 540 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His 83 p.c catch charge was the very best within the league and the one participant with greater than 50 targets to have a catch charge above 65 p.c.
Turpin’s 12.3 yards per reception ranked fifteenth within the league, whereas his 54 yards per recreation led the league. The 4 receiving touchdowns was tied for the second-most within the league, behind solely Isiah Zuber. Turpin additionally added 129 dashing yards and a dashing landing. He completed the season with 669 complete yards and 5 complete touchdowns. It’s no shock with these stats he takes residence probably the most prestigious award handed out to a participant by the USFL.
Offensive Participant of the 12 months: Darius Victor, RB, New Jersey Generals
The Generals having each Turpin and Darius Victor nearly appears unfair. Victor’s stats had been nearly as equally as spectacular as Turpin’s. Victor ranked third in dashing yards with 577, averaging 4.5 yards per rush try. He led the league when it got here to dashing touchdowns, with 9, and ranked fifth in yards per recreation with 57.7.
Victor added 113 receiving yards and one other landing. He completed the 12 months with 690 complete yards and 10 mixed touchdowns to assist the Generals to a 9-1 document.
Defensive Participant of the 12 months: Chris Odom, DE, Houston Gamblers
The one participant to win an award within the 2022 USFL season who was not a part of the Generals franchise was Chris Odom of the Houston Gamblers. Odom had a dominant 12 months for the Gamblers. He completed the season with 12.5 sacks, 41 complete tackles, eight tackles for loss, and 6 compelled fumbles.
Odom had three 3.5 extra sacks than anybody else within the league, and the 91 yards misplaced on these sacks had been 33 greater than another participant. His six compelled fumbles had been greater than double the subsequent highest within the league.
Coach of the 12 months: Mike Riley, New Jersey Generals
The Generals completed tied for the very best document within the league at 9-1. They gained their last 9 video games and 7 of these had been one-score video games. Their solely loss got here within the opening recreation towards the Birmingham Stallions, who handed New Jersey their solely loss on a last-minute landing.
The Generals scored the second-most factors within the USFL in 2022, with solely the Stars scoring extra. Moreover, they allowed the third-fewest factors within the league and had been the one group within the North Division to permit fewer than 200 factors on the season. Riley is the primary coach to win an award within the rebirth of the USFL.
