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2020-07-23 14:57:27
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – July 23, 2020 – The Wuerffel Trophy announced its Watch List today of 114 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The number is a record for the award since it first began releasing a watch list in 2015. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world. “It is so inspiring to see this record number of athletes being submitted for the award,” said Wuerffel. “These young men truly represent college football’s most impactful community service leaders. We are proud to honor them.” Notable returnees to the Watch List include 2019 finalist Isaiah Sanders of Stanford (transferring for senior season of eligibility from USAF Academy) and semifinalists Teton Saltes of New Mexico and Sam Ehlinger of Texas. 2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY UNIVERSITY) Miller Forristall, Alabama, senior, tight end Noah Hannon, App State, senior, offensive line Colin Schooler, Arizona, senior, linebacker Ethan Long, Arizona State, sophomore, tight end Andre Harris, Jr., Arkansas State, junior, offensive line Joe Stephenson, Army, senior, linebacker Chandler Wooten, Auburn, senior, linebacker Brandon Martin, Ball State, senior, linebacker Terrel Bernard, Baylor, junior, linebacker Donte Harrington, Boise State, senior, offensive line Max Michel, Buffalo, sophomore, defensive line Bracken El-Bakri, BYU, senior, defensive line Michael Saffell, California, senior, offensive line Tyriq Harris, Charlotte, senior, defensive line Blake Bacevich, Cincinnati, sophomore, defensive line Darien Rencher, Clemson, senior, running back C.J. Brewer, Coastal Carolina, senior, defensive line Colby Pursell, Colorado, junior, offensive line Barry Wesley, Colorado State, junior, offensive line Rakavius Chambers, Duke, senior, offensive line Holton Ahlers, East Carolina, junior, quarterback Thomas Odukoya, Eastern Michigan, senior, tight end Dante Lang, Florida, sophomore, tight end Jaiden Lars-Woodbey, Florida State, sophomore, defensive back Eric Stokes, Georgia, junior, defensive back Shai Werts, Georgia Southern, senior, quarterback Jack DeFoor, Georgia Tech, senior, offensive line Hekili Keliiliki, Hawai’i, junior, running back Payton Turner, Houston, senior, defensive line Doug Kramer, Illinois, senior, offensive line Harry Crider, Indiana, senior, offensive line Brock Purdy, Iowa State, junior, quarterback Api Mane, Kansas, senior, offensive line Chris Hughes, Kansas, senior, offensive line Skylar Thompson, Kansas State, senior, quarterback Dustin Crum, Kent State, senior, quarterback Landon Young, Kentucky, senior, offensive line Luke Fortner, Kentucky, senior, offensive line Jalen Williams, Louisiana, senior, wide receiver Joshua Mote, Louisiana Tech, junior, offensive line Reeves Blankenship, Louisiana Tech, junior, long snapper JaCoby Stevens, LSU, senior, defensive back Brenden Knox, Marshall University, junior, running back Jake Funk, Maryland, senior, running back Brady White, Memphis, senior, quarterback Zach McCloud, Miami, senior, linebacker Jack Sorenson, Miami (Ohio), senior, wide receiver Adam Shibley, Michigan, senior, linebacker Asher O’Hara, Middle Tennessee State, junior, quarterback Tanner Morgan, Minnesota, junior, quarterback Kobe Jones, Mississippi State, senior, defensive line Kobie Whiteside, Missouri, senior, defensive line Cameron Kinley, Navy, senior, defensive back Ben Stille, Nebraska, senior, defensive line Lawson Hall, Nevada, senior, linebacker Teton Saltes, New Mexico, senior, offensive line Sage Doxtater, New Mexico State, senior, offensive line Trenton Gill, North Carolina State, junior, punter Deion Hair-Griffin, North Texas, senior, wide receiver/special teams Daelin Hayes, Notre Dame, junior, defensive line Master Teague III, Ohio State, sophomore, running back Caleb Kelly, Oklahoma, senior, linebacker Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State, junior, running back Isaac Weaver, Old Dominion, senior, offensive line Mac Brown, Ole Miss, senior, punter Brady Breeze, Oregon, senior, defensive back Isaac Hodgins, Oregon State, junior, defensive line Jaydon Grant, Oregon State, junior, defensive back Sean Clifford, Penn State, junior, quarterback Patrick Jones II, Pitt, senior, defensive line Grant Hermanns, Purdue, senior, offensive line Christian Webb, San José State, senior, linebacker Shane Buechele, SMU, senior, quarterback Brian Ankerson, South Alabama, junior, offensive line Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina, junior, offensive line Swayze Bozeman, Southern Miss, senior, linebacker Connor Wedington, Stanford, senior, wide receiver Isaiah Sanders, Stanford, senior, quarterback Treyjohn Butler, Stanford, senior, defensive back Kingsley Jonathan, Syracuse, senior, defensive line Garret Wallow, TCU, senior, linebacker Kellton Hollins, TCU, senior, offensive line Isaiah Graham-Mobley, Temple, senior, linebacker Trey Smith, Tennessee, senior, offensive line Sam Ehlinger, Texas, senior, quarterback Kellen Mond, Texas A&M University, senior, quarterback Zech McPhearson, Texas Tech, senior, defensive back Bailey Flint, Toledo, senior, punter Luke Whittemore, Troy, junior, wide receiver Sorrell Brown, Tulane, sophomore, wide receiver Akayleb Evans, Tulsa, junior, defensive back Chris Paul, Tulsa, junior, offensive line Wilson Beaverstock, UAB, sophomore, kicker Samuel Jackson, UCF, junior, offensive line Brian Keating, UConn, senior, long snapper Cole McCubrey, UMass, senior, linebacker Solomon Siskind, UMass, junior, tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe, USC, senior, tight end KJ Sails, USF, senior, defensive back Devin Lloyd, Utah, junior, linebacker Justus Te’i, Utah State, senior, defensive line Solomon Wise, UTSA, senior, linebacker Andre Mintze, Vanderbilt, senior, linebacker Dillon Reinkensmeyer, Virginia, senior, offensive line Terrell Jana, Virginia, senior, wide receiver Sage Surratt, Wake Forest, junior, wide receiver Race Porter, Washington, senior, punter Jarret Doege, West Virginia, junior, quarterback Sam James, West Virginia, junior, wide receiver Sean Mahone, West Virginia, senior, defensive back Devon Key, Western Kentucky, senior, defensive back Juwuan Jones, Western Kentucky, junior, defensive line Mike Caliendo, Western Michigan, senior, offensive line Madison Cone, Wisconsin, senior, defensive back Nominations for the Wuerffel Trophy are made by the respective universities’ Sports Information Departments and will close on October 15. A current list of nominees can be found at www.wuerffeltrophy.org beginning on August 1.Semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 3 and finalists will be announced on November 23. The formal announcement of the 2020 recipient will be made at the National Football Foundation’s festivities in New York City on December 8. The presentation of the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy will occur at the 52nd All Sports Association Awards Banquet on February 19, 2021 in Fort Walton Beach. Past recipients of the award are: Rudy Niswanger – LSU – 2005; Joel Penton – Ohio State – 2006; Paul Smith – Tulsa – 2008; Tim Tebow – Florida – 2008; Tim Hiller – Western Michigan – 2009; Sam Acho – Texas – 2010; Barrett Jones – Alabama – 2011; Matt Barkley – USC – 2012; Gabe Ikard – Oklahoma – 2013; Deterrian Shackelford – Ole Miss – 2014; Ty Darlington – Oklahoma – 2015; Trevor Knight – Texas A&M – 2016; Courtney Love – Kentucky – 2017; Drue Tranquill – Notre Dame – 2018; Jon Wassink – Western Michigan – 2019. The Wuerffel Trophy is presented by Chick-fil-A® and is also supported by its corporate partners Dart Container Corporation/Solo Cup and Herff Jones. |