The watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award (given to the nation's most outstanding defensive back) was released today. The aware has been given out since 1986, but the only Wolverine to win it was Charles Woodson in 1997. Representatives of note for Michigan fans:
Johnny Adams - CB - Michigan State
Ricardo Allen - CB - Purdue
C.J. Barnett - S - Ohio State
Robert Lester - S - Alabama
Isaiah Lewis - S - Michigan State
What are the chances that Countess ends up on this list by the end of the year?
ReplyDeletePretty slim. Maybe as a junior or senior, but Countess has yet to make a pick in college and I'm not sure the defensive line is going to put enough pressure on quarterbacks to force them into a ton of bad decisions.
DeleteNo kovacs? Is anyone surprised he didn't make the list?
ReplyDeleteNot really. I thought that if any Michigan player were to be on the list, it would be him...but I didn't think he would be. He's a good player, but I don't think he puts up the statistics needed to win the award.
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