FARMINGTON, Utah — Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott on Wednesday was named Big Sky Conference offensive player of the year, becoming one of four Bobcats to win individual awards as the league announced its postseason honors.

Joining Mellott were Big Sky defensive player of the year Brody Grebe, freshman of the year Adam Jones and coach of the year Brent Vigen.

In 12 regular-season games, Mellott, a senior from Butte, threw for 1,956 yards with 22 touchdowns and just one interception while completed 68.5% of his passes. He also rushed for 640 yards and 11 scores on the ground while leading the Bobcats to a 12-0 record and the outright Big Sky title.

Mellott joins former MSU quarterbacks DeNarius McGhee (twice) and Kelly Bradley as Big Sky offensive MVP honorees.

Grebe, a senior defensive end from Melstone, finished the regular season with six quarterback sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss. He had 28 total tackles, a forced fumble and three pass breakups. Grebe is the ninth Bobcat to win defensive MVP honors.

Jones, a freshman running back out of Missoula Sentinel, rushed for 928 yards on 125 carries, an average of 7.4 yards per attempt, and had nine rushing touchdowns. He is the third from MSU to win the league's top freshman award.

Vigen, in his fourth year as Montana State's head coach, guided the Bobcats to the best regular-season finish in school history and the outright league crown. MSU is the No. 1 seed for the upcoming FCS playoffs.

Vigen is the fourth Bobcat to win multiple league awards as the top coach, joining Mike Kramer, Sonny Holland and Jim Sweeney.

The Big Sky newcomer of the year was Northern Arizona quarterback Ty Pennington. Pennington had 20 total touchdowns in his first season with Northern Arizona, with over 2,500 total offensive yards. Pennington also led the Lumberjacks to their first playoff appearance since 2017.

The Bobcats had nine players named first-team all-conference, and 17 overall. Grebe and offensive guard Marcus Wehr were unanimous first-team selections.

The Montana Grizzlies had two first-team all-conference selections in offensive lineman Brandon Casey and Junior Bergen, who was chosen as the top kickoff returner.

Below is the full list of Big Sky award winners and all-conference selections:

2024 Big Sky Football Individual Awards

Offensive Player of the Year: Tommy Mellott, Montana State
Defensive Player of the Year: Brody Grebe, Montana State
Newcomer of the Year: Ty Pennington, Northern Arizona
Freshman of the Year: Adam Jones, Montana State
Coach of the Year: Brent Vigen, Montana State

First Team All-Big Sky Offense 

(* - Unanimous selection)

QB: Tommy Mellott, Montana StateRB: Lan Larison, UC Davis*

RB: Scottre Humphrey, Montana State

OL: Marcus Wehr, Montana State*

OL: Conner Moore, Montana State

AP: Michael Wortham, Eastern Washington