Spikes one of 20 Lott Trophy Quarterfinalists
Junior LB Brandon Spikes is among 20 quarterfinalists for the Lott Trophy, awarded to college football’s defensive affect Player of the Year.
Now in its fifth year, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.
Seven different conferences are represented on the list of 20 with the SEC main the way with five candidates. Ohio State (James Laurinaitis, Malcolm Jenkins) is the only school with two quarterfinalists. There are nine linebackers on the list, seven defensive linemen and four defensive backs. While there are 10 seniors on the list, there are plus nine juniors (and one sophomore, Eric Berry), the most underclassmen to construct the quarter-finalist Lott Trophy Watch List.
The 20 Quarterfinalists:
Asher Allen,
Eric Berry, So., DB, Tennessee
Aaron Curry, Sr., LB, Wake Forest
Brian Cushing, Sr., LB, USC
Zack Follett, Sr., LB, Cal
Mark Herzlich, Jr., LB, Boston College
George Hypolite, Sr., DT, Colorado
Jeremy Jarmon, Jr., DL, Kentucky
Malcolm Jenkins, Sr., DB, Ohio State
Jan Jorgensen, Jr., DE, BYU
James Laurinaitis, Sr., LB, Ohio State
Scott McKillop, Sr., LB, Pitt
Brit Miller, Sr., LB, Illinois
Eric Norwood, Jr., LB, South Carolina
Brian Orakpo, Sr., DE, Texas
Nick Reed, Sr., DE, Oregon
Myron Rolle, Jr., S, Florida State
George Selvie, Jr., DE, South Florida
Brandon Spikes, Jr., LB, Florida
Sean Weatherspoon, Jr., LB, Missouri
Original post by Antonya English
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