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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Blanton, Harris County Houston Sports Authority

sblanton@houstonsports.org or 713-308-5916

2015 ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WATCH LIST ANNOUNCED Houston, Texas (July 14, 2015) The Rotary Lombardi Award Committee has released the Watch List for the 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award.

Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who

set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards

deep from the line of scrimmage. The candidates earned a place on the preliminary Watch List by earning All-

American honors, being named to their respective all-conference teams or receiving 2015 pre-season honors.

The Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List will be updated prior to the start of the 2015 season in order to identify

other players who have received significant pre-season honors.

While the Watch List highlights those players who have already received national recognition, any Division 1 player

who meets the requirements is eligible for consideration from the Rotary Lombardi Selection Committee. This

committee is comprised of more than 500 members, including all past winners and finalists, all Division 1 head

coaches and a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

The Rotary Lombardi Watch List containing 145 delegates, intended as a reference tool for the Selection

Committee, will be periodically updated and revised through the conclusion of the voting to determine the 12 semi-

finalists for 2015.

The 2015 Watch List includes Scooby Wright III, the 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award winner. Also listed is Joey

Bosa, 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Finalist, and Semi- Finalists Shilique Calhoun and Robert Nkemdiche. The

2015 Watch List also includes Toby Weathersby, the winner of the inaugural Greater Houston High School Award and Kingsley Keke, a 2014 Finalist for the High School Award.

The 46th Rotary Lombardi Award will be held on December 9, 2015 at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas.

Proceeds from the Rotary Lombardi Awards stay in the Houston community and benefit the American Cancer

Society, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centers / Childrens Cancer Hospital, and Texas Childrens Cancer Center. For more information on the schedule of events, please visit www.rotarylombardiaward.org.

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The Rotary Lombardi Award The Rotary Lombardi Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which

encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 21 awards boast 700 years of tradition-selection

excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.

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First Name Last Name Position Class School

Jatavis Brown LB SR Akron Reggie Ragland LB SR Alabama Ryan Kelly C SR Alabama

A'Shawn Robinson DT JR Alabama Ronald Blair De SR Appalachian State Scooby Wright III LB JR Arizona Chris Stone DE SR Arkansas State

Matt Hugenberg OL SR Army Jeremy Timpf LB JR Army Avery Young OT JR Auburn Cassanova McKinzy LB SR Auburn

Andrew Billings DT JR Baylor Spencer Drango OT SR Baylor Shawn Oakman DE SR Baylor Kyle Fuller C JR Baylor

Kamalei Correa DE JR Boise State Marcus Henry OG SR Boise State Rees Odhiambo OT SR Boise State Tanner Vallejo LB JR Boise State

Alex Huettel C SR Bowling Green Tejan Koroma OL SO BYU Bronson Kaufusi DE SR BYU Manoa Pikula LB SR BYU

Joe Ostman DE JR Central Michigan Ramadan Ahmeti OL SR Central Michigan Blake Serpa DL SR Central Michigan

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First Name Last Name Position Class School Parker Ehinger OG SR Cincinnati Silverberry Mouhon DE SR Cincinnati

Graham Stewart LB SR Connecticut Matt Skura C SR Duke Zeek Bigger LB SR East Carolina J.T. Boyd OG JR East Carolina

Ike Harris OT SR East Carolina Montese Overton LB SR East Carolina Pat O'Connor DE SR Eastern Michigan Great Ibe LB SR Eastern Michigan

Antonio Morrison LB SR Florida Trevon Coley DT SR Florida Atlantic Michael Wakefield DE SR Florida International Denzell Perine DE SR Florida International

Reggie Northrup LB SR Florida State Terrence Smith LB SR Florida State Greg Pyke OG JR Georgia Jordan Jenkins LB SR Georgia

Leonard Floyd LB JR Georgia Joseph Peterson LB SR Georgia State Adam Gotsis DT SR Georgia Tech Ben Clarke OL SR Hawaii

Marc Millan LB SR Idaho Mason Monheim LB SR Illinois Dan Feeney OG JR Indiana

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First Name Last Name Position Class School Mykheal Quave OT SR Louisiana Lafayette Dominique Tovell LB SR Louisiana -- Lafayette

Gerrand Johnson DT Grad Louisiana -- Monroe Hunter Kissenger LB Grad Louisiana - Monroe Vernon Butler DT SR Louisiana Tech Sheldon Rankins DE JR Louisville

James Burgess LB SR Louisville Vadal Alexander OG SR LSU Toby Weathersby OT FR LSU Clint Van Horn OT SR Marshall

DJ Hunter LB SR Marshall Jovan Santos-Knox LB JR Massachusetts Jack Allen C SR Michigan State Shilique Calhoun DE SR Michigan State

Jack Conklin OT JR Michigan State T.T. Barber LB SR Middle Tennessee Darius Johnson OG SR Middle Tennessee Ian Seau DE SR Nevada

Isaiah Folasa-Lutui OG SR New Mexico State Landon Turner OG SR North Carolina Caleb Peterson OG JR North Carolina Kaydon Kirby C JR North Texas

Andrew Ness C SR Northern Illinois Boomer Mays LB SR Northern Illinois Steve Elmer OG JR Notre Dame Nick Martin C Grad Notre Dame

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First Name Last Name Position Class School Ronnie Stanley OT SR Notre Dame Jaylon Smith LB JR Notre Dame

Sheldon Day DT SR Notre Dame Jarron Jones DT SR Notre Dame Joe Schmidt LB Grad Notre Dame Joey Bosa DE JR Ohio State

Taylor Decker OT SR Ohio State Pat Elflein OG JR Ohio State Adolphus Washington DT SR Ohio State Darron Lee LB SO Ohio State

Dominique Alexander LB JR Oklahoma Eric Striker LB SR Oklahoma Emmanuel Ogbah DE JR Oklahoma State Ryan Simmons LB SR Oklahoma State

Robert Nkemdiche DT JR Ole Miss Laremy Tunsil OT JR Ole Miss DeForest Buckner DE SR Oregon Tyler Johnstone OT SR Oregon

Isaac Seumalo C JR Oregon State Anthony Zettel DT SR Penn State Adam Bisnpwaty OL JR Pittsburgh Alex Lyons LB JR Rice

Andrew Reue OL SR Rice Steve Longa LB JR Rutgers Alex Barrett DL JR San Diego State Darrell Greene OL SR San Diego State

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First Name Last Name Position Class School Pearce Slater OL SR San Diego State Christian Tago LB JR San Jose State

Taylor Lasecki C SR SMU Joseph Scelfo C JR South Alabama Joshua Garnett OG SR Stanford Blake Martinez LB SR Stanford

Davion Pierson DT SR TCU Praise Martin-Oguike DL JR Temple Tyler Matakevich LB SR Temple Sedrick Flowers OG SR Texas

Myles Garrett DE SO Texas A&M Kingsley Keke DT FR Texas A&M Adrian Bellard OT SR Texas State Le'Raven Clark OT SR Texas Tech

Alfredo Morales OL SR Texas Tech Trent Voss DE SR Toledo Dalton Bennett OG SR Troy Tyler Roberts DE JR Troy

Chris Taylor OG JR Tulane Royce LaFrance DE SR Tulane Garrett Stafford OT JR Tulsa Thomas Niles DE SR UCF

Kenny Clark DT JR UCLA Myles Jack LB JR UCLA Caleb Benenoch OL JR UCLA Eddie Vanderdoes DL JR UCLA

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First Name Last Name Position Class School Max Tuerk C SR USC Hunter Dimick DE JR Utah

Nick Vigil LB JR Utah State Kyler Fackrell LB SR Utah State Ken Ekanem DE JR Virginia Tech Dadi Lhomme-Nicolas DE SR Virginia Tech

Tylor Harris DT SR Wake Forest Brandon Chubb LB SR Wake Forest Nick Kwiatkoski LB SR West Virginia Forrest Lamp OL KR Western Kentucky

Nick Holt LB SR Western Kentucky James Kristof OL SR Western Michigan Willie Beavers OL SR Western Michigan Vince Biegel LB JR Wisconsin

Eddie Yarbrough DE SR Wyoming