8Aug 2012
Butkus, Lombardi, Biletnikoff Award Watch Lists
Some award watch lists were released on Monday and Tuesday. Michigan’s very own Kenny Demens and Taylor Lewan appear on the Rotary Lombard Award watch list, and Roy Roundtree was mentioned for the Biletnikoff Award. Here’s a look at the rest of the players of note for Michigan fans:
Butkus Award (Top college linebacker)
Johnny Adams – CB – Michigan State
Chris Borland – LB – Wisconsin
Jonathan Brown – LB – Illinois
Max Bullough – LB – Michigan State
Gerald Hodges – LB – Penn State
Nico Johnson – LB – Alabama
Michael Mauti – LB – Penn State
C.J. Mosley – LB – Alabama
Etienne Sabino – LB – Ohio State
Bruce Taylor – LB – Virginia Tech
Manti Te’o – LB – Notre Dame
Rotary Lombardi Award (Outstanding lineman who best exemplifies discipline of Vince Lombardi)
Denicos Allen – LB – Michigan State
Chris Borland – LB – Wisconsin
Jonathan Brown – LB – Illinois
Michael Buchanan – DE – Illinois
Max Bullough – LB – Michigan State
Braxston Cave – C – Notre Dame
Kenny Demens – LB – Michigan
Tyler Eifert – TE – Notre Dame
D.J. Fluker – OT – Alabama
Travis Frederick – C – Wisconsin
Jaymes Gayle – DE – Virginia Tech
William Gholston – DE – Michigan State
Johnathan Hankins – DT – Ohio State
Jordan Hill – DT – Penn State
Gerald Hodges – LB – Penn State
Nico Johnson – LB – Alabama
Barrett Jones – C – Alabama
Taylor Lewan – OT – Michigan
Spencer Long – OG – Nebraska
Zack Martin – OT – Notre Dame
Chris McDonald – OG – Michigan State
James Morris – LB – Iowa
C.J. Mosley – LB – Alabama
Marcus Rush – DE – Michigan State
Kawann Short – DT – Purdue
John Simon – DE – Ohio State
Akeem Spence – DT – Illinois
Baker Steinkuhler – DT – Nebraska
Jake Stoneburner – TE – Ohio State
Bruce Taylor – LB – Virginia Tech
Mike Taylor – LB – Wisconsin
Manti Te’o – LB – Notre Dame
Ricky Wagner – OT – Wisconsin
Chance Warmack – OG – Alabama
Jesse Williams – DT – Alabama
Biletnikoff Award (Most outstanding wide receiver)
Jared Abbrederis – Wisconsin
Corey Brown – Ohio State
Keenan Davis – Iowa
Marcus Davis – Virginia Tech
T.J. Jones – Notre Dame
Roy Roundtree – Michigan
