The North Carolina Tar Heels and the other schools in the state were largely overlooked by preseason college award watch lists.
For the North Carolina Tar Heels and the other schools in the state college football lurks just around the corner. One of the important indicators to show this is the release of the preseason college football awards that occurs in mid-July. There are some local players on these lists. However they are fairly localized. Let’s look at the guys who made it and the lists they made it on.
Now let’s understand that this is not final list. These are scouting lists and the lists will be paired down or potentially added to as the year progresses.
Maxwell Award (Most Outstanding Player)
Marcus Cox – Running Back -Appalachian State
Matt Dayes – Running Back -NC State
Elijah Hood – Running Back -North Carolina
Thomas Sirk – Quarterback -Duke
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Bednarik Award (Most Outstanding Defender)
Bradley Chubb – Defensive End -NC State
DeVon Edwards – Safety -Duke
Larry Ogunjobi – Defensive Tackle -Charlotte
Mackey Award (Best Tight End)
Barrett Burns – Tight End -Appalachian State
Cam Serigne – Tight End -Wake Forest
Rimington Award (Best Center)
Lucas Crowley – North Carolina
Joe Scelfo – NC State
Guy Award (Best Punter)
Worth Gregory – East Carolina
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Groza Award (Best Kicker)
Nick Weiler – North Carolina
Outland Trophy (Best Interior Lineman)
J.T. Boyd – Center -East Carolina
Parker Collins – Guard -Appalachian State
Jon Heck – Tackle -North Carolina
Larry Ogunjobi – Defensive Tackle -Charlotte
Wuerffel Award (Community Service)
Jamal Covington – Offensive Line -Charlotte
DeVon Edwards – Safety -Duke
Zay Jones – Wide Receiver -East Carolina
Darian Small – Defensive Line -Appalachian State
Nick Weiler – Kicker -North Carolina
Tony Adams – Offensive Lineman -NC State
Ryan Janvion – Safety -Wake Forest
Busting Brackets
Biletnikoff Award (Best Receiver)
Mack Hollins – North Carolina
Isaiah Jones – East Carolina
O’Brien Award (Best Quarterback)
Taylor Lamb – Appalachian State
Walker Award (Best Running Back)
Marcus Cox – Appalachian State
Matthew Dayes – NC State
Jela Duncan – Duke
Elijah Hood – North Carolina
Shaun Wilson – Duke
Next: 5 Keys Games for Duke Football
There are some important inclusions here, but it seems to me that there are a lot of defensive misses. Based on these watch lists, one would assume that not much defense gets played in this state.