2024 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
August 13, 2024 by thebutkusaward.com and CollegeFootballPoll.com staff
Presented to the nation's best linebacker by the Butkus Foundation.
- Eugene Asante, Auburn
- Jaishawn Barham, Michigan
- Lander Barton, Utah
- Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
- Gaethan Bernadel, Stanford
- Sean Brown, NC State
- Carson Bruener, Washington
- Sam Brumfield, Virginia Tech
- Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
- Barrett Carter, Clemson
- Jacob Dobbs, James Madison
- Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
- Power Echols, North Carolina
- Aiden Fisher, Indiana
- Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
- C.J. Hicks, Ohio State
- Jay Higgins, Iowa
- Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
- Ruben Hyppolite, Maryland
- D’Eryk Jackson, Kentucky
- Nick Jackson, Iowa
- Shemar James, Florida
- Jack Kelly, BYU
- Kobe King, Penn State
- Jack Kiser, Notre Dame
- Demetrius Knight, South Carolina
- Deontae Lawson, Alabama
- Cody Lindenberg, Minnesota
- Jacob Manu, Arizona
- Chandler Martin, Memphis
- Nick Martin, Oklahoma State
- Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, USC
- Francisco Mauigoa, Miami
- Smael Mondon, Georgia
- Xander Mueller, Northwestern
- Namdi Obiazor, TCU
- Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA
- Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State
- Harold Perkins, LSU
- Colin Ramos, Navy
- Karene Reid, Utah
- Dylan Rosiek, Illinois
- Matthew Salopek, Miami (Ohio)
- Andrew Simpson, Boise State
- Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
- Sonny Styles, Ohio State
- Shae Suiaunoa, Wyoming
- Mohamed Toure, Rutgers
- Marlowe Wax, Syracuse
- Debo Williams, South Carolina
- Jackson Woodard, UNLV
About the Butkus Award
Dick Butkus is synonymous with his position - ...Linebacker - and his name is identified with the most prestigious award a linebacker in collegiate football can receive-the Butkus Award ®.
The award was established in 1985 by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando (FL) and is presented to the nation's best collegiate linebacker. The recipient is chosen by a selection committee whose members are familiar with the collegiate football scene. In nine years in the professional ranks, Mr. Butkus gave his own definition and nuance to the term "linebacker," and his play established a role model that every man who has played the position since has attempted to emulate. Butkus was named to the NFL All Star team seven times and played in eight Pro Bowls before retiring from professional football in 1973.
About National College Football Awards Association
Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit the NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
