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FSU linebacker Dontavious Jackson is now the fifth Seminole to be named to an award watch list this preseason, and the second defender. He joins running back Cam Akers (Walker, Maxwell), wide receiver Tamorrion Terry (Biletnikoff), tight end Tre’ McKitty (Mackey), and defensive tackle Marvin Wilson (Bednarik).
The rising senior started ten games last year and recorded 75 tackles, including seven for a loss. Jackson also added one sack, one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble, and three passes defensed and an interception. He was second on the team in tackles last year, but was the first ’Nole since 2001 with multiple 14-tackle games.
If Jackson wins the award he would be the first Seminole to do so since Marvin Jones in 1992.
Here’s the complete watch list:
- Joe Bachie, Michigan State
- Markus Bailey, Purdue
- Mohamed Barry, Nebraska
- Zack Baun, Wisconsin
- Tuf Borland, Ohio State
- Jordyn Brooks, Texas Tech
- Cameron Brown, Penn State
- T.J. Brunson, South Carolina
- Calvin Bundage, Oklahoma State
- K’Lavon Chaisson, LSU
- Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State
- Michael Divinity Jr., LSU
- Troy Dye, Oregon
- Tony Fields II, Arizona
- Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
- Cale Garrett, Missouri
- Willie Gay Jr., Mississippi State
- De’Jon Harris, Arkansas
- Malik Harrison, Ohio State
- Khaleke Hudson, Michigan
- Dontavious Jackson, Florida State
- Anfernee Jennings, Alabama
- Clay Johnston, Baylor
- Nate Landman, Colorado
- Sage Lewis, FIU
- Terrell Lewis, Alabama
- Kamal Martin, Minnesota
- Dylan Moses, Alabama
- Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma
- Dante Olson, Montana
- Micah Parsons, Penn State
- Jacob Phillips, LSU
- Michael Pickney, Miami (Fla.)
- Shaquille Quarterman, Miami (Fla.)
- Patrick Queen, LSU
- Chapelle Russell, Temple
- Mohamed Sanogo, Mississippi
- Colin Schooler, Arizona
- Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
- Charles Snowden, Virginia
- Justin Strnad, Wake Forest
- Darrell Taylor, Tennessee
- Davion Taylor, Colorado
- Kyahva Tezino, San Diego State
- Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State
- Joshua Uche, Michigan
- Mykal Walker, Fresno State
- Evan Weaver, California
- Javin White, UNLV
- Logan Wilson, Wyoming
- David Woodward, Utah State