Total is the Second-Highest of Any Conference
Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference had nine of the 42 defensive football student-athletes named Tuesday to the 2017 watch list for the Lott Impact Trophy.
Virginia was one of just four schools nationally to have two players chosen to the watch list in safety Quin Blanding and linebacker Micah Kiser.
Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. The Lott Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
Former Boston College All-America linebacker Luke Kuechly was named the winner of the Lott Impact Trophy in 2011.
The winner of the 14th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy will be announced at a banquet Dec. 10 at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California.
The ACC Players Selected Are:
Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest
Bryon Fields, CB, Duke
Zaire Franklin, LB, Syracuse
Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia
Harold Landry, DE, Boston College
Airius Moore, LB, NC State
Jordan Whitehead, S, Pitt
Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference had nine of the 42 defensive football student-athletes named Tuesday to the 2017 watch list for the Lott Impact Trophy.
Virginia was one of just four schools nationally to have two players chosen to the watch list in safety Quin Blanding and linebacker Micah Kiser.
Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. The Lott Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
Former Boston College All-America linebacker Luke Kuechly was named the winner of the Lott Impact Trophy in 2011.
The winner of the 14th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy will be announced at a banquet Dec. 10 at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California.
The ACC Players Selected Are:
Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest
Bryon Fields, CB, Duke
Zaire Franklin, LB, Syracuse
Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia
Harold Landry, DE, Boston College
Airius Moore, LB, NC State
Jordan Whitehead, S, Pitt
Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
