Fowler on Butkus Award Watch List
8/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 28, 2007
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USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Senior linebacker Drew Fowler is on the "watch list" for the prestigious Butkus Award ®, awarded to the nation's best collegiate linebacker. Fowler is one of 66 candidates for this year's award which is presented by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc. (DACO).
Fowler led the conference and ranked 11th nationally in total tackles with a 10.2 average becoming the first Falcon since Chris Gizzi in 1997 to lead the league in tackles. The Clayton, N.C., product recorded 123 tackles, which is the most by a Falcon since Gizzi posted 179 in 1997.
Fowler is also on the Lombardi "watch list", which recognizes the college football lineman of the year.
The Butkus Award ® Watch List will be trimmed to 10 semi-finalists on Thursday, October 18. That semi-finalist list will be cut down to three finalists and will be announced on Thursday, November 9. The winner will be announced in December in Orlando, FL.
The independent Butkus Award ® Selection Committee for the 2007 Butkus Award ®, comprised of some of the nation's foremost journalists, is solely and exclusively responsible for all voting in the Butkus Award ® selection process. Additional Watch List candidates may be added in the coming weeks due to outstanding in-season play. Voting for the three finalists and the Butkus Award ® winner will be conducted by exclusive confidential ballots of the Selection Committee.
Created in 1985 by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando Inc., the Butkus Award ® carries the name of one of the greatest middle linebackers in football history, Dick Butkus.
For a complete list of other candidates, please go to www.butkusaward.org/.
