Division 3 — End of Season Award Predictions
FPF Division 3 — End of Season Award Predictions
The Division 3 regular season is nearly complete. Before the official announcements drop later this month, here is our take on who deserves the hardware — and who is just along for the ride.
QB of the Year
54 touchdowns. 5 interceptions. A 126 rating. Tam Vilaydeth of Terror Squad did not have a good season — he had a great one. A veteran who also coaches football outside of FPF, Vilaydeth brings a level of football knowledge that shows up every single time he touches the ball. Every read looked easy. Every throw was on time. Week after week, he just did not miss. Exactly what you would expect from a player like him.
Emile Plante of Speed Academy is the most exciting development in Division 3 this winter. Last winter he was in Division 4A throwing for 2,334 yards and 55 touchdowns. He stepped up to Division 3 and posted a division-best 75.5 completion percentage, a 123 rating, and 39 touchdowns in just 8 games. He did not adjust to the level — he rose above it. Division 2 is coming sooner than people think.
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Guillaume Boulanger of Caroline had a genuinely strange — and impressive — season. He played in both Division 3 and Division 4B at the same time, and somehow he was better in Division 3. A 122 rating, 2,259 yards, and 48 touchdowns at the higher level compared to a 110.3 rating one division below. Make that make sense.
Anything else would be a surprise. This is Vilaydeth's.
Receiver of the Year
26 touchdowns. That is where the conversation starts and, honestly, where it ends for Tyler Gurberg of Killer Rays. He was a constant scoring threat on 60 receptions for 793 yards, and opposing defenses never found a reliable answer for him all winter.
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AJ Zeppetelli of Big Fat Bats was just as difficult to contain. 800 yards, 24 touchdowns, 14.3 yards per reception. He did not just catch the ball — he made plays after the catch, consistently.
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902 yards. 18 touchdowns. 56 receptions — on a team that finished 1-9. Andrew Poitras of Himmothies led the entire division in receiving yards, and defenses knew he was the only real option every single week. It did not matter. That kind of production in that situation deserves more recognition than it will probably get.
This is Gurberg's award unless voters overthink it.
Defensive Player of the Year
Justin Melrose of All-Blacks picked off 7 passes this winter. Seven. He was a ball-hawking threat every game, adding 20 tackles and 5 pass deflections to put together one of the best defensive seasons in the division.
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Danick Coulombe of Don't Mess WithTexas was right behind him — 6 interceptions, 6 pass deflections, 13 tackles in just 8 games. On a .500 team, his impact was felt every week.
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Dante Sparagna of The R.E.E.T showed up every week, finishing with 6 interceptions and 20 tackles across 10 games. Consistent and dependable.
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You cannot ignore Jared Arany here either. His 16 sacks led the division by a mile and he was the most disruptive individual defender we watched this winter. The only reason he does not win this award is the FPF rule preventing a player from taking home more than one individual award per division — and Arany already owns the next category.
Melrose's 7 interceptions are difficult to look past. The ball-hawk wins this one.
Rusher of the Year
This award did not exist before this season. Winter 2026 marks the first time FPF has recognized its top pass rusher, and the inaugural winner looks like a foregone conclusion.
Jared Arany of Killer Rays recorded 16 sacks. The next closest players — Nicolas Knez of Big Fat Bats and Jaydan Melrose of All-Blacks — had 12 each. Arany was not just the best rusher in Division 3 this winter, he was in a different conversation entirely. Watching him work was something else. Knez and Melrose both had strong seasons and deserve credit, but this category was decided a long time ago.
Arany takes the inaugural award and it is not particularly close.
Two-Way Player of the Year
The only race without a clear answer.
Nicolas Knez of Big Fat Bats did a bit of everything — 56 receptions, 469 yards, and 8 touchdowns on offense alongside 12 sacks and 10 pass deflections on defense. The problem? If Arany wins Defensive Player of the Year instead of Rusher of the Year, that leaves the Rusher of the Year award open — and Knez, with 12 sacks, becomes the frontrunner to take it. If that happens, he would be ineligible here. A scenario worth watching when the announcements drop.
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Aidan Lariviere of Killer Rays walked through it quietly. 28 receptions, 499 yards, 14 touchdowns on offense. 4 interceptions and a division-leading 10 pass deflections on defense. He did not make headlines but he made plays — on both sides — every week.
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Jason Rayes of Les Petites Carottes is the most unusual candidate. He is a starting quarterback for the division's top seed, posting 46 touchdowns and a 118 rating — and somehow also recorded 5 interceptions and 19 tackles on defense. A QB doing that on defense is genuinely rare. His case is worth taking seriously.
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Alexandre Szalipszki of Ball Hawks impacted the game everywhere — 48 receptions, 612 yards, 16 touchdowns offensively, with 23 tackles and 2 interceptions on defense. Needed on both sides and delivered on both sides.
If Knez is out, Lariviere is the pick. If Knez is in, he is the standard everyone else is chasing.
The official winners will be announced later this month. These five races have given Division 3 plenty to argue about heading into the playoffs.