Award presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end
TheJohn Mackey Award is presented annually tocollege football 's most outstandingtight 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 ofPro Football Hall of Fame tight endJohn Mackey .
The winner is chosen by a selection committee comprising sportswriters and former players, includingLee Corso ,Phil Steele ,Charles Arbuckle , and former John Mackey Award winnersTim Stratton ,Dallas Clark , andD. J. Williams , among others.[ 2] The award is a member of theNational College Football Awards Association , which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards.[ 3] FormerFlorida State tight endNick O'Leary called the award one which "all tight ends dream of winning".[ 4]
General Footnotes ^a b "Stratton wins John Mackey Award" .United Press International . December 4, 2000. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "John Mackey Award Selection Committee" .johnmackeyaward.com . Friends of John Mackey. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "College football: 2016 Outland Trophy watch list announced" .NCAA.com . July 8, 2016. RetrievedApril 12, 2017 .^a b Hinnen, Jerry (December 10, 2014)."Florida State's Nick O'Leary wins Mackey Award as top tight end" .CBS Sports . RetrievedApril 27, 2017 . ^ Kruck, Ron (December 12, 2001)."Daniel Graham Wins Mackey Award" .Scout.com . Archived fromthe original on November 12, 2016. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 . ^ "Brief: Iowa tight end Clark wins Mackey Award" .Amarillo Globe-News . Associated Press. December 12, 2002. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "Miami's Winslow wins Mackey Award" .Athens Banner-Herald . December 11, 2003. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "Mackey Award goes to Virginia tight end" .United Press International . December 9, 2004. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "UCLAs Lewis wins Mackey Award" .The Orange County Register . December 6, 2005. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "Spaeth wins Mackey Award" .St. Paul Pioneer Press . December 8, 2006. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "Rogers grad Davis wins Mackey Award" .Toledo Blade . December 7, 2007. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ Matter, Dave (December 12, 2008)."Coffman wins Mackey" .Columbia Daily Tribune . RetrievedApril 27, 2017 . ^ "Florida Gators Maurkice Pouncey and Aaron Hernandez win national awards" .Miami Herald . December 12, 2009. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ Low, Chris (December 9, 2010)."Hogs' D.J. Williams wins Mackey Award" .ESPN.com . RetrievedApril 27, 2017 . ^ "Clemson's Allen wins John Mackey Award" . Fox News. December 8, 2011. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ "Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert wins Mackey Award" .Sports Illustrated . Associated Press. December 5, 2012. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ Jude, Adam (December 11, 2013)."UW's Austin Seferian-Jenkins wins John Mackey Award as nation's top tight end" .The Seattle Times . RetrievedApril 27, 2017 . ^ "Hunter Henry wins Mackey Award given to the nation's best TE" .Fox Sports . December 9, 2015. RetrievedApril 27, 2017 .^ Snyder, Mark (December 7, 2016)."Wolverines' Jake Butt wins Mackey Award as top tight end" .Detroit Free Press . RetrievedApril 27, 2017 . ^ Stacy, Kelli (December 7, 2017)."Oklahoma football: Mark Andrews wins John Mackey" .OU Daily . RetrievedDecember 6, 2017 . ^ 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" . ^ Elman, Jake (December 11, 2019)."FAU football: Tight end Harrison Bryant named Mackey Award winner" .Palm Beach Post . ^ "Bama players take home several major awards" . 8 January 2021.^ "CSU's Trey McBride wins Mackey Award for best tight end in college football" . December 9, 2021.^ "Georgia's Brock Bowers Wins John Mackey Award" . December 8, 2022.^ "Georgia's Brock Bowers Wins Second Consecutive John Mackey Award" . December 8, 2023.^ "Penn State's Tyler Warren Named College Football's Tight End of the Year" .Penn State Nittany Lions On SI . 2024-12-13. Retrieved2024-12-13 .
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