Bakken, 6-foot-4, 195 lbs, senior quarterback from Wibaux, Mont.
In No. 20 Rocky’s 51-7 conference win over MSU-Northern, Bakken was 19 of 25 passing for 315 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed three times for 14 yards.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Eric Dawson of Carroll College, Jed Fike of Montana Tech, Nathaniel Holcomb of College of Idaho, Wyatt Hutchinson of Southern Oregon, Jon Jund of Montana Western and Brenden Kelly of Eastern Oregon.