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07/28/22 - SS JL Skinner, rSr/2023, Boise State + More +   2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: JL Skinner, Boise State, Sr.,...A 6-4, 220-pound senior, Skinner is on a lot of watch lists this year, including all NFL teams. In 2021 he started all 12 games…led the Broncos in tackles (92), solo tackles (66) and fumble recoveries (three)…his two forced fumbles tied for the most among Bronco defenders…recorded seven tackles-for-loss, five pass breakups and two interceptions, marks that tied for the second-most on the team…had 13 tackles (nine solo) in the season-opening game at UCF (Sept. 2)…forced two fumbles against UTEP (Sept. 10)…had 2.5 tackles-for-loss among his 10 tackles (eight solo) against Oklahoma State (Sept. 18) - Boise State Football rSr/2023 SS JL Skinner, Boise State News Source: Boise State Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/28/22 - ILB KD Davis, rSr/2023, North Texas + More +   2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: KD Davis, North Texas,...Davis has led the Mean Green in total tackles for the past three seasons - the first UNT player to accomplish that feat since Zach Orr (2011-13) - and had 121 stops in 2021. He had 18 tackles in a win over Rice last season, marking the most tackles for a UNT player since at least 2000. Last season, Davis earned first-team All-Conference USA honors to go with second-team All-Texas College honors by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. He enters the 2022 season as a fourth-team selection to the Phil Steele Preseason All-American team looking to become the first player in program history to lead the team in tackles in four straight seasons. - North Texas Football rSr/2023 ILB KD Davis, North Texas News Source: North Texas Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/28/22 - QB Grayson McCall, rSr/2025, North Carolina State + More +   2022 PRESEASON SUN BELT CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS Jr., QB - Indian Trail, N.C.),...A two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (2020 and 2021), McCall picks up Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and preseason All-Sun Belt first-team accolades for the second consecutive season. Named to both the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Maxwell Award preseason watch lists this season, the CCU signal-caller was also previously named a 2022 Preseason All-American by Athlon Sports and earned a spot on both the Athlon Sports and Phil Steele's 2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt first teams earlier this offseason. McCall set a new NCAA Division I FBS record in passing efficiency rating at 207.6 last season in 2021, eclipsing the previous two records set by Alabama's Mac Jones (203.1) in 2020 and LSU's Joe Burrow (202.0) in 2019. He enters the 2022 season as the active career leader in all of NCAA Division I FBS in career passing efficiency at 196.09. - Coastal Carolina Football rSr/2025 QB Grayson McCall, North Carolina State News Source: Coastal Carolina Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/28/22 - FS *Ronnie Hickman, rJr/2023, Ohio State + More +   2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State, Jr.,...According to Ohio State online media, safety Rocket Ronnie Hickman (6-1, 205) is a senior academically, is in his fourth year with the program and has three seasons of eligibility. You see, he redshirted in 2019 as a true freshman while rehabbing a shoulder that he hurt in his senior year of high school. He then played in the first five games in 2020 as a special teams hellion before getting hurt again. Avoiding the confusing math, Draft Scout just lists him as a junior. Thus far, he has played in 18 games and started 13 times, with all of his starts coming in 2021 and was one of, if not the, top defensive players on the team in 2021 and was named second-team all-Big Ten by the coaches and third-team by the media. He led the team in tackles with 100, including 54 solo stops, and in interceptions with two. Is the first Buckeye in six years with 100 or more tackles in a season (Raekwon McMillan, 102 in 2015). - Ohio State Football rJr/2023 FS *Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State News Source: Ohio State Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/28/22 - SS CJ Brown, rSr/2026, Sam Houston + More +   2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: CJ Brown, Northern Illinois, So.,...As a second-year freshman in 2021, safety CJ Brown (5-11, 194) was named to Phil Steele's All-MAC first team and was an honorable mention choice by Pro Football Network. He assumed the starting role at safety after Devin Lafayette went down with a season-ending injury in the season opener at Georgia Tech. Developed into a first team All-MAC selection and led the Huskies in tackles on the year with 109. Finished the season ranked 10th in the MAC in tackles per game (7.8) and his 61 solo stops were 14 more than the next highest Huskie. Recorded four tackles for loss, intercepted one pass and broke up another. Named the Defensive Player of the Game in the MAC Championship game win over Kent State (12-4) after leading NIU with 10 tackles, including a sack and tackle for loss, breaking up a pass and returning his first career interception 26 yards for a touchdown to give NIU a 24-3 lead late in the third quarter. Earned MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Buffalo game (11-17) when he tallied 13 tackles, 10 solo, and one-and-a-half tackles for loss. - Northern Illinois Football rSr/2026 SS CJ Brown, Sam Houston News Source: Northern Illinois Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/28/22 - ILB KD Davis, rSr/2023, North Texas + More +   2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: LB KD Davis, North Texas,...Started all 13 games at middle linebacker in 2021 ... Totaled 121 tackles, 13.0 TFLs and 5.5 sacks with two fumble recoveries (one was returned for a touchdown), seven quarterback hurries and a pass breakup ... First UNT player with 120+ tackles in a season since EJ Eliya in 2018 and first UNT player to lead team in tackles three straight seasons since Zach Orr (2011-13). - North Texas Football rSr/2023 ILB KD Davis, North Texas News Source: North Texas Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/27/22 - QB Frank Harris, rSr/2024, Texas-San Antonio + More +   2022 PRESEASON CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Frank Harris, RS Sr., QB, UTSA,...Harris guided UTSA to the most successful season in program history in 2021, helping lead the Roadrunners to a 12-2 record, their first conference championship and top-25 ranking and to their second straight and third overall bowl game. A two-time national player of the week last fall, he set school single-season records for passing yards (3,177), completions (398), touchdowns (27), attempts (263), completion percentage (.661), passing efficiency (152.5), total offense (3,743) and touchdowns responsible for (33). He also rushed for 566 yards - a program record for a QB - and six scores and caught three passes for 36 yards and a TD en route to Dave Campbell's Texas Football Offensive Player of the Year and second-team all-conference accolades. - Conference USA Football rSr/2024 QB Frank Harris, Texas-San Antonio News Source: Conference USA Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/27/22 - ILB JD Bertrand, rSr/2024, Notre Dame + More +   2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: JD Bertrand, Notre Dame,...As a junior in 2021, Bertrand led the Irish with 101 tackles and became the first Notre Dame defender to record triple digit tackles since 2018...Of his 101 tackles, 63 were solo stops, which are more than double the next best Irish defender...Posted seven tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks while forcing a fumble and recovering one...Played and started all 13 games for the Irish in 2021, posting double-digit tackles in his first three career starts at Florida State and versus Toledo and Purdue. - Notre Dame Football rSr/2024 ILB JD Bertrand, Notre Dame News Source: Notre Dame Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/27/22 - ILB Markail Benton, rSr/2023, Jacksonville State + More +   2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: LB Markail Benton, Jacksonville State, Sr., Phenix City, Ala.,...Benton led JSU's defense with 69 tackles a year ago, which included 33 solo tackles. His 6.5 tackles for loss were also a team high, to go along with 2.5 sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown against Abilene Christian. - Jacksonville State Football rSr/2023 ILB Markail Benton, Jacksonville State News Source: Jacksonville State Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/27/22 - SS Kyree Fields, rSr/2023, North Alabama + More +   2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: DB Kyree Fields, North Alabama, Sr., Columbus, Miss.,...Played in all 11 games with 10 starts in 2021...Led the team in tackles with 63 total, 34 solos and 29 assists...Had 2.5 tackles for loss of six yards, one pass interception for two yards, broke up four passes and recovered a fumble. - North Alabama Football rSr/2023 SS Kyree Fields, North Alabama News Source: North Alabama Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/26/22 - DE Brevin Allen, rSr/2023, Campbell + More +   2022 PRESEASON BIG SOUTH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES/MEDIA): Brevin Allen, R-Sr., DL, Campbell (Greensboro, N.C.),...Allen is the first Camel to be voted the Big South's preseason Defensive Player of the Year, and was the league's postseason Defensive Player of the Year honoree in 2021. Last year, he was named an FCS All-American by the AFCA (2nd Team), Stats Perform (2nd Team), Associated Press (3rd Team), Phil Steele Magazine (3rd team) and Hero Sports (3rd Team), and was a finalist for the Stats Perform Buck Buchanan FCS National Defensive Player of the Year Award. Allen was the Big South leader in quarterback sacks with 9.5 and tackles-for-loss with 17.5. He ranked 11th nationally in TFL and 17th in sacks, and was one of 10 Big South defenders with at least two forced fumbles last season. The first Camel to be voted Big South Defensive Player of the Year, Allen set the school single-season record for sacks and tied the program record for tackles-for-loss in 2021. He was the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 11 after posting 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, five total tackles and a pass break-up in Campbell's victory over Gardner-Webb in the East/West BBQ Bowl. Allen recorded at least 2.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage in six games -- two of which were games with 3.0 TFL -- and finished the year with a TFL in eight of his 11 appearances. He amassed 44 total tackles (26 solo, 18 assisted), six quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery in 2021. Allen collected five first-place votes and 22 points from the panel, ahead of North Carolina A&T linebacker Jacob Roberts (two first-place votes and 13 points). - Big South Football rSr/2023 DE Brevin Allen, Campbell News Source: Big South Football Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/26/22 - WR Ainias Smith, rSr/2024, Texas AM + More +   The lawyer for A&M football player Ainias Smith said Friday his client is innocent of charges that got him arrested early Wednesday. Smith was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of less than 2 oz. of marijuana and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to police records. They all carry misdemeanor charges. "I've reviewed the police reports in the case," College Station attorney Craig Greening told Houston Fox26's Mark Berman on Friday. "I'm board certified in criminal law and I'm designated as a lawyer/scientist certified by the American Chemical Society; I've done DWIs for years. I've prosecuted them and I've defended them. I've reviewed the reports in this case and it was obvious that Mr. Smith was not intoxicated." A new law passed in 2021 allows for possession of a firearm in your car for those under 21 years of age as long as you're not committing another crime that's greater than a Class C misdemeanor or a traffic ticket, Greening said. "Now that we have the passenger's statements stating that the marijuana was his and that Mr. Smith didn't know about it, never possessed it and also never smoked marijuana that day, there was no crime committed by Mr. Smith from what I've reviewed and all the reports that I've been able to see up to this point." Smith was pulled over by University Police while driving 51 mph in a 35-mph zone on University Drive. He was drifting in his lane, according to the probable cause statement. After failing multiple physical intoxication tests, Smith was arrested and consented to a breathalyzer test, which came back with .066 and .061 blood alcohol content readings. The legal limit in the state of Texas is .08. - Bryan/College Station Eagle rSr/2024 WR Ainias Smith, Texas AM News Source: Bryan/College Station Eagle Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/26/22 - WR Bru McCoy, rSr/2025, Tennessee + More +   Southern Cal transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy is not yet eligible to play for Tennessee this season, Vols coach Josh Heupel said at SEC Media Days on Thursday. "There's another hurdle that we've still got to clear for him to be completely eligible," Heupel said. "Our administration and department are working on that. And we'll find out when we find out." The NCAA allows players to transfer once without sitting out a season. In January 2019, McCoy enrolled at USC, transferred to Texas several weeks later for spring practice and then transferred back to USC that summer before playing a college game. Tennessee starts preseason practice Aug. 1 and plays Ball State Sept. 1. McCoy, a 6-foot-3, 220-pounder, would compete to start at outside receiver. The Vols return 1,000-yard receiver Cedric Tillman, but they must replace Velus Jones Jr. and JaVonta Payton. - Knoxville News Sentinel rSr/2025 WR Bru McCoy, Tennessee News Source: Knoxville News Sentinel Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/26/22 - QB Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +   The Volunteers return promise for head coach Josh Heupel's second season, picked by many to finish second in the division. Heupel's high-flying offense helped Tennessee improve last season, finishing with a 7-6 record. Heupel has a returning quarterback this year in Hendon Hooker, who is once again expected to electrify the Volunteer attack. "Has taken great strides in offseason," Heupel said. "A young man that had an opportunity to declare for the draft, came back to our program I believe because of the culture we have, the improvements he knew he could make in coming back and helping his career." - Columbia Daily Tribune rSr/2023 QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee News Source: Columbia Daily Tribune Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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07/26/22 - QB Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee + More +   Tennessee's Hendon Hooker, one of the SEC's best quarterbacks, is getting paid for his name, image and likeness. Few people see a problem with that. Numerous media reports have speculated that Vols commitment Nico Iamaleava, a five-star quarterback, also has a lucrative NIL deal more than year before playing for the Vols. He lives in California, where high school players can be paid for their NIL. The amount of either contract has not been confirmed, as most athletes and collectives are silent about their NIL terms. Is it fair for a 17-year-old high school senior to be paid like a 24-year-old sixth-year college senior? At SEC Media Days on Thursday, Hooker did not name Iamaleava nor was he asked about a specific recruit. But he had a definitive opinion on the topic. "To each his own. It's a blessing," Hooker said. "If I was coming out (of high school), I would want to get paid too. There are some guys that are special out there that have earned that. "At the end of the day, they put in the same work that we put in. So why shouldn't they be rewarded as well?" But Hooker was quick to note that players must still earn playing time, regardless of their NIL deals. "But when you get there (to college), you've still got to show up," Hooker said. "I would for sure say, 'Take advantage of (NIL), young guys, and continue to work hard." - Knoxville News Sentinel rSr/2023 QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee News Source: Knoxville News Sentinel Share/Comment/External News Feed: Here

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