Lombardi List

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Here is the watch list for the Lombardi Award, of which I am a voter. USC defensive tackle Jurrell Casey and middle linebacker Chris Galippo made the list.

Player Pos. School Player Highlights
Sam Acho DE Texas HM all-Big 12, 10 sacks and 10 tackles for a loss (TFL)
Pierre Allen DE Nebraska Started all 14 games at DE, 51 tackles and five sacks
Marvin Austin DT UNC Second team all-ACC, 42 tackles and 4 sacks
Akeem Ayers LB UCLA Dynamic play maker, HM all-Pac 10, 3 Def. TDs & 14.5 TFL
Allen Bailey DT/DE Miami First team all-ACC, 4th in ACC in sacks per game
Jeff Battipaglia OT Navy Started all 13 games – led Navy rush attack to #4 ranking
Jeremy Beal DE Oklahoma Hendricks Award finalist, Third team All-American – 11 sacks
Chase Beeler C Stanford Second team all-Pac 10 selection for 8-5 Cardinal
Nick Bellore LB Cent. Mich. First team all-MAC, 132 tackles and 13 tackles for a loss
Broderick Binns DE Iowa Honorable mention all-Big Ten, 6.5 sacks and 10 TFL
Clint Boling OT Georgia Second team all-SEC selection at tackle
Justin Boren G Ohio State First team all-Big Ten guard (media)/Second team (coaches)
Chris Borland LB Wisconsin Big Ten Freshman of the Year, HM all-Big Ten
Da’Quan Bowers DE Clemson Projected to be #1 ranked DE in 2011 Draft, 3 sacks in 2009
Vontaze Burfict LB Ariz. State Sun Devils’ Human Highlight reel, Pac 10 Def. Freshman of the Year
Marcus Cannon OT TCU First team All-MWC – didn’t allow one sack in 2009
Tank Carder LB TCU Second team all-MWC, 89 tackles and 10 TFL
Gabe Carimi OT Wisconsin First team all-Big Ten tackle (media)/Second team (coaches)
James Carpenter OT Alabama Started all 14 games at left tackle for national champions
Bruce Carter LB UNC Second team all-ACC, led the nation with 5 blocked kicks
Jurrell Casey DT USC Honorable mention all-Pac 10, 4.5 sacks and 9 TFL
Anthony Castonzo OT Boston Col. First team all-ACC at tackle in 2009
Ugo Chinasa DE Ok. State Honorable mention all-Big 12, 6.5 sacks and 10 TFL
Adrian Clayborn DE Iowa 2010 Orange Bowl Defensive MVP, First team all-Big 10
Jared Crick DT Nebraska First Team All Conference 32 sacks and 67 tackles for loss.
Wayne Daniels DE TCU Second team all-MWC, 5.5 sacks and 9 TFL
Marcell Dareus DT Alabama 2010 BCS National Championship Game Def. MVP
Grant Fleming LB LA-Layafette Preseason All-Sun Belt selection, will be a four-year starter
Chris Galippo LB USC Honorable mention all-Pac 10, 70 tackles and 8 TFL
Cameron HeywardDT/DE Ohio State Second team all-Big Ten, led Buckeyes with 7.5 sacks
Mark Herzlich LB Boston Col Sat out 2009 following cancer treatments – all-ACC in 2008
Dont’a Hightower LB Alabama Injured in 2009 – played in only 4 games
Kyle Hix OT Texas Honorable Mention all Big 12 Selection
Ross Homan LB Ohio State Second team all-Big 10 (media and coaches)
Justin Houston DE Georgia Second team all-SEC, 7.5 sacks and 15 TFLs (led team)
Rodney Hudson G Fl. State First team all-ACC, Awarded ACC Jacobs Trophy (best blocker)
Nate Irving LB NC State Injured in 2009, missed the entire season
Ethan Johnson DE Notre Dame Led the Irish with 4 sacks, moves out to DE in 2010
Greg Jones LB Mich. State First team all-Big Ten after 154 tackle season (3rd in nation)
Lance Kendricks TE Wisconsin 29 receptions for 356 yards and 3 TDs,
Ryan Kerrigan DE Purdue First team all-Big Ten (media)/Second team (coaches) – 13 sack

8 thoughts on “Lombardi List”

  1. USC: The only school in the country where you don’t have to start to win national awards of excellence.

  2. Love to count, I do.

    Two nominees on this list, USC has.

    Only one, UCLA has.

    Only one, Notre Dame has.

    Slow as a bantha, those Bruins are.

    A bare cupboard, Jabba the Weis left for his replacement.

    2/3 of the Earth, water covers.

    The rest, Wolf covers.

    Sweet as Leia’s slave outfit, is this scoop!

  4. It’s amazing that all the great defensive players in the nation have last names that range from A – K. What are the freaking odds?

    Or maybe Scooter just gave us a partial list and forgot to tell us.

  5. Casey is gonna dominate this year. I also look for Nick Perry to dominate.

  6. A very good point, sureshot makes.

    Not much attention to the actual names, did I pay.

    More about the counting, for me it is.

    Uncertain, the taste of this scoop becomes.

  7. admit i must, got blog game, YoSmackBucket has.

    for certain, one thing is.

    Lawyer John, he is not!

    herh herh herh.

  8. Not sure who makes less sense and sounds like they have a mouth full of marbles more? Yoda or Lou Holtz?

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