JIM THORPE AWARDÂ
- Top defensive back in college football, named in memory of multi-sport athlete and Olympian Jim Thorpe
- Past Badger winners: Jamar Fletcher (2000)
Badgers watch list tracker: UW players on radar for national awards
As the college football season approaches, players on the University of Wisconsin team are garnering national recognition as some of the best players in the nation.
Here’s a look at Badgers football players who find themselves on national award watch lists as we near the 2020 season.
ERIC BURRELL, redshirt sr., safety
JACK COAN, sr., quarterback
DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD
- Best quarterback in college football, named after TCU legend Davey O’Brien
- Past Badgers winners: None
MADISON CONE, sr., safety
THE WUERFFEL TROPHY
- Given to the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement, named after Florida legend Danny Wuerffel
- Past Badger winners: None
JAKE FERGUSON, redshirt jr., tight end
JOHN MACKEY AWARD
- College football's most outstanding tight end, named after Syracuse legend John Mackey
- Past Badger winners: None
JACK SANBORN, jr., linebacker
BUTKUS TROPHY
- Top linebacker at the college level, named after Illinois legend Dick Butkus
- Past Badger winners: None
COLE VAN LANEN, redshirt sr., offensive tackle
OUTLAND TROPHY
- Best college football interior lineman, named after John H. Outland, who was an All-American at two positions during his playing career at Penn and Kansas
- Past Badger winners: Joe Thomas (2006), Gabe Carimi (2010)
NAKIA WATSON, redshirt soph., running back
DOAK WALKER AWARD
- Nation's top running back, named after SMU legend Doak Walker
- Past Badger winners: Jonathan Taylor (2019, 2018), Melvin Gordon (2014), Montee Ball (2012), Ron Dayne (1999)
ADAM BAY, sr., long snapper
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PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD
- Given to best senior long snapper in the country
- Past Badgers winners: None
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