Each NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day is selected from the list of candidates for the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. Nominated by their school as the absolute best all-around scholar-athlete on their team, 147 candidates met the high standards needed for consideration this year. As part of its effort to highlight the best of the gridiron, the NFF separately highlights each of these 147 candidates on its website. These outstanding individuals must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.

Samuel Gratton
Montana
Wide Receiver
Billings, Mont.
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3.45 GPA

Additional Information:
2012 Academic All-Big Sky
2011 Academic All-Big Sky
2010 Academic All-Big Sky
2009 Academic All-Big Sky
Three-time Dean’s List member
Olson Scholarship recipient

Community Service:
Three-year involvement in reading program at local elementary school; Coached kids at Little Grizzly Football Camp for the past two summers; Student-athlete representative on the Athletic Director Search Committee in 2012; Two-time member of football team’s student council.

To read more about Gratton’s career at Montana, click here.