New Canaan Resident Named Walter Camp Connecticut Player Of The Year

NEW CANAAN, CT — Drew Pyne, a New Canaan resident and college football athlete, has been selected as Walter Camp's 2022 Connecticut Player of the Year, presented by The Outlier Project.

According to a news release provided by Walter Camp, the award is presented to the top college football player who is a resident or played scholastically in the state of Connecticut. The award is voted on by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Pyne currently attends Arizona State University and played for the University of Notre Dame during the 2022 season.

Pyne assumed the starting role in the third game of the 2022 season and led the Fighting Irish to an 8-2 record in his 10 starts, including a five-game winning streak. He completed 164-of-254 passes, for 2,021 yards (a 64.6 percentage), according to Walter Camp.

Pyne threw for 22 touchdowns and had just six interceptions. He had a 155.3 quarterback rating, which ranked 20th in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Pyne passed for 200 or more yards five times, including a season-high 318 against sixth-ranked USC on November 26. He threw for a season-high four touchdowns in a 35-32 win over Navy on Nov. 12, and led the Fighting Irish to a 35-14 win over then fourth-ranked Clemson on Nov. 5.

Pyne passed for one touchdown and rushed for one in the victory. Pyne’s top target during the 2022 season was Walter Camp First Team All-America tight end Michael Mayer.

In December, Pyne transferred to Arizona State and will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.

Pyne attended New Canaan High School, where he was coached by Lou Marinelli. As a senior, he completed 161 of 252 passes for 2,107 yards and 24 touchdowns and earned Walter Camp Second Team All-Connecticut honors. He ended his scholastic career as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns and led the Rams to a state title in 2016.

Pyne will be honored, along with the members of the 2022 Walter Camp All-America Team, Player of Year Caleb Williams (USC) and Coach of Year Sonny Dykes (TCU) at the Foundation’s 57th National Awards Gala, presented by 777 Partners, on March 11 in at Yale University's Schwarzman Center in New Haven.

National Awards Gala tickets cost $350 and are available here. More information is available at waltercamp.org.