John Mackey Award

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John Mackey Award
Awarded for College football's most outstanding tight end
CountryUnited States
History
First award2000
Most recent Brock Bowers, Georgia
Website http://www.johnmackeyaward.com

The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end. Established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission, [1] the award is given annually to the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey.

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The winner is chosen by a selection committee comprising sportswriters and former players, including Lee Corso, Phil Steele, Charles Arbuckle, and former John Mackey Award winners Tim Stratton, Dallas Clark, and D. J. Williams , among others. [2] The award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association, which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. [3] Former Florida State tight end Nick O'Leary called the award one which "all tight ends dream of winning". [4]

Winners

YearWinnerSchoolRef
2000 Tim Stratton Purdue [1]
2001 Daniel Graham Colorado [5]
2002 Dallas Clark Iowa [6]
2003 Kellen Winslow II Miami (FL) [7]
2004 Heath Miller Virginia [8]
2005 Marcedes Lewis UCLA [9]
2006 Matt Spaeth Minnesota [10]
2007 Fred Davis USC [11]
2008 Chase Coffman Missouri [12]
2009 Aaron Hernandez Florida [13]
2010 D. J. Williams Arkansas [14]
2011 Dwayne Allen Clemson [15]
2012 Tyler Eifert Notre Dame [16]
2013 Austin Seferian-Jenkins Washington [17]
2014 Nick O'Leary Florida State [4]
2015 Hunter Henry Arkansas (2) [18]
2016 Jake Butt Michigan [19]
2017 Mark Andrews Oklahoma [20]
2018 T. J. Hockenson Iowa (2) [21]
2019 Harrison Bryant Florida Atlantic [22]
2020 Kyle Pitts Florida (2) [23]
2021 Trey McBride Colorado State [24]
2022 Brock Bowers Georgia [25]
2023 Brock Bowers (2) Georgia (2) [26]

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References

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Footnotes
  1. 1 2 "Stratton wins John Mackey Award". United Press International. December 4, 2000. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "John Mackey Award Selection Committee". johnmackeyaward.com. Friends of John Mackey. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "College football: 2016 Outland Trophy watch list announced". NCAA.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Hinnen, Jerry (December 10, 2014). "Florida State's Nick O'Leary wins Mackey Award as top tight end". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kruck, Ron (December 12, 2001). "Daniel Graham Wins Mackey Award". Scout.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Brief: Iowa tight end Clark wins Mackey Award". Amarillo Globe-News. Associated Press. December 12, 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Miami's Winslow wins Mackey Award". Athens Banner-Herald. December 11, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mackey Award goes to Virginia tight end". United Press International. December 9, 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "UCLAs Lewis wins Mackey Award". The Orange County Register. December 6, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Spaeth wins Mackey Award". St. Paul Pioneer Press. December 8, 2006. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rogers grad Davis wins Mackey Award". Toledo Blade. December 7, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ Matter, Dave (December 12, 2008). "Coffman wins Mackey". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Florida Gators Maurkice Pouncey and Aaron Hernandez win national awards". Miami Herald. December 12, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  14. ↑ Low, Chris (December 9, 2010). "Hogs' D.J. Williams wins Mackey Award". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Clemson's Allen wins John Mackey Award". Fox News. December 8, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert wins Mackey Award". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 5, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  17. ↑ Jude, Adam (December 11, 2013). "UW's Austin Seferian-Jenkins wins John Mackey Award as nation's top tight end". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Hunter Henry wins Mackey Award given to the nation's best TE". Fox Sports. December 9, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  19. ↑ Snyder, Mark (December 7, 2016). "Wolverines' Jake Butt wins Mackey Award as top tight end". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ Stacy, Kelli (December 7, 2017). "Oklahoma football: Mark Andrews wins John Mackey". OU Daily. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  21. ↑ Elchlepp, Kimberly. "Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly Winner of The Home Depot Coach of The Year Award; Iowa's T.J. Hockenson Named the 2018 John Mackey Award Recipient".
  22. ↑ Elman, Jake (December 11, 2019). "FAU football: Tight end Harrison Bryant named Mackey Award winner". Palm Beach Post.
  23. ↑ "Bama players take home several major awards". 8 January 2021.
  24. ↑ "CSU's Trey McBride wins Mackey Award for best tight end in college football". December 9, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Georgia's Brock Bowers Wins John Mackey Award". December 8, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Georgia's Brock Bowers Wins Second Consecutive John Mackey Award". December 8, 2023.
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