Clemson announces 2022 football team awards |
CLEMSON, S.C. — Patrick Sapp, a former Clemson standout and NFL player, received the Brian Dawkins Lifetime Achievement Award at Clemson's annual football banquet on Saturday afternoon.
Since 2013, Dabo Swinney has presented the honor to a former Clemson player who has consistently demonstrated the qualities of leadership, community service and other high qualities that are consistent with excellence since graduating from the Clemson program. Recipients must be out of school at least 10 years to qualify. Dawkins, who played 16 years in the NFL and was named to nine Pro Bowls and was a finalist for many public service awards, was the first recipient. This year’s recipient, Sapp, is close to Dawkins's heart and one for whom a case could be made that Dawkins would not have come to Clemson had it not been for Sapp. Sapp was a highly recruited quarterback from Jacksonville, Fla. in the early 1990s. In the process of recruiting Sapp, Clemson coaches were impressed with Dawkins, Sapp’s close friend and teammate on the gridiron and the basketball court at Raines High School. In 1992, they both entered Clemson, Sapp as a quarterback and Dawkins as a defensive back. Sapp became one of Clemson's finest all-around athletes since college football adopted the two-platoon substitution system in 1965. Over the last 50 years, he is one of just six players to start over the course of a season on both sides of the ball. He also played on the Clemson basketball team for Rick Barnes during the 1994-95 season. A quarterback for the Tigers his first three years, Sapp led Clemson to a 33-point win over a top 20 North Carolina team as a freshman in 1992 and later threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Terry Smith in the 1993 Peach Bowl to beat Kentucky by a point. In 1995, Sapp moved to defensive end, where he started 12 games for the Tigers' Gator Bowl team. He finished that season fifth on the squad in tackles. In the spring of 1996, despite playing just one season on defense, the San Diego Chargers selected Sapp as a defensive end with the 50th overall selection of the NFL Draft. He went on to play four productive seasons in the NFL. After graduation, Sapp returned to Clemson to work in university administration in 2006 as Director of Major Gifts and Alumni Engagement, a role in which he served for 14 years. Today, he is the Vice President of Development for Rosemont Holdings' Skore Hotels. He is also Chief Operating Officer of Universal Therapeutic Services in Greenville, a company that partners with the community to provide human resource services, including mental health. Additionally, Sapp has been involved in many community service projects. He served as Chairman of the Board of Leaders R Us Foundation in Greenville. He is the co-founder of the Greenville Red Raider Youth Organization and is a founder of the One Clemson Board. He also served as a board member of Greenville Technical College and serves as board chair for Brian Dawkins’s Impact Foundation. Sapp's connection to Clemson has continued with the matriculation of his son, Josh, a freshman tight end on Clemson's 2022 squad. Brian Dawkins Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients 2013: Brian Dawkins, 1992-95 2014: Bill Smith, 1977-81 2015: Warren Forney, 1991-95 2016: Jerry Butler, 1975-78 2017: Jeff Davis, 1978-81 2018: Mark Richardson, 1979-82 2019: Michael Allen, 1995-98 2020: Michael Dean Perry, 1984-87 2021: Carl Martin, 1979-82 2022: Dexter Davis, 1988-90 2023: Patrick Sapp, 1992-95 In addition to Sapp’s selection for this honor, Clemson's list of awards presented at the team's annual awards banquet on Saturday afternoon is included below. OFFENSIVE AWARDS Solid Rock Award Most solid, consistent and dependable player(s) at each position RB Phil Mafah RB Will Shipley WR Joseph Ngata TE Davis Allen OL Will Putnam Hustle Award Consistent effort and served as an inspiration to teammates RB Phil Mafah OL Walker Parks OL Will Putnam WR Drew Swinney 12th Man Award QB Cade Klubnik RB Phil Mafah Iron Man Award Dependable player with resilient persistence and leadership TE Davis Allen OL Mac Cranford OL Jordan McFadden RB Will Shipley Most Improved Offensive Players of the Year TE Jake Briningstool TE Sage Ennis RB Phil Mafah WR Drew Swinney OL Marcus Tate Rookies of the Year QB Cade Klubnik OL Blake Miller Defensive Scout Team Players of the Year Tiger Pride Award (MVP) TE Davis Allen OL Jordan McFadden RB Will Shipley WR Antonio Williams Future Impact Players RB Keith Adams Jr. TE Sage Ennis TE Josh Sapp WR Cole Turner WR Adam Randall PAW Award Most blue collar/unselfish players OL Walker Parks TE Luke Price OL Will Putnam DEFENSIVE AWARDS Solid Rock Award Most solid, consistent and dependable player(s) at each position DE K.J. Henry DE Myles Murphy DT Tyler Davis LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. CB Nate Wiggins S R.J. Mickens Hustle Award Consistent effort and served as an inspiration to teammates DT Tyler Davis S Jalyn Phillips LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. 12th Man Award S R.J. Mickens S Tyler Venables LB Wade Woodaz Iron Man Award Dependable player with resilient persistence and leadership LB David Cote DT Tyler Davis DT Ruke Orhorhoro S Jalyn Phillips Most Improved Defensive Players of the Year DE K.J. Henry DT Ruke Orhorhoro S Tyler Venables CB Nate Wiggins Rookies of the Year CB Toriano Pride Jr. LB Wade Woodaz Offensive Scout Team Players of the Year WR Blackmon Huckabee Jr. Tiger Pride Award (MVP) LB Barrett Carter DT Tyler Davis DE K.J. Henry LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr Future Impact Players S Sherrod Covil Jr. DE Cade Denhoff LB T.J. Dudley CB Jeadyn Lukus DT Payton Page CB Toriano Pride Jr. PAW Award Most blue collar/unselfish players DT Bryan Bresee DE Justin Mascoll DT Ruke Orhorhoro SPECIAL TEAMS AWARDS Most Improved Special Teams Players of the Year Offensive Special Teams Players of the Year TE Davis Allen TE Luke Price WR Brannon Spector WR Drew Swinney WR Antonio Williams Defensive Special Teams Players of the Year S Carson Donnelly LB Keith Maguire LB Wade Woodaz Special Teams Scout Team Players of the Year WR Jackson Crosby Specialist of the Year PK B.T. Potter STRENGTH AWARDS NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-American Candidates TE Davis Allen DT Tyler Davis OL Will Putnam Dedication Award TE Davis Allen PK B.T. Potter LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Power Hour Development Award All-In Accountability Challenge Champion Captains WR Joseph Ngata PK Jonathan Weitz All-In Accountability Challenge Champion Team Members TE Griffin Batt PK Liam Boyd LB Barrett Carter S/P Brodey Conn WR Hamp Greene S Jacob Hendricks QB Cade Klubnik LB Reed Morrissey PK Hogan Morton RB Kobe Pace S Tyler Venables LB Wade Woodaz ADDITIONAL AWARDS Most Inspirational Players of the Year DE K.J. Henry QB DJ Uiagalelei GPA Awards Overall: LB David Cote and RB Will Shipley Senior: WR Drew Swinney Junior: WR Hamp Greene Sophomore: LB Joey Eddis Redshirt Freshman: PK Hogan Morton True Freshman: S/P Brodey Conn and S Caleb Nix True Tigers of the Year Presented by Nieri Family Student-Athlete Enrichment Center staff QB Hunter Helms DE K.J. Henry DE Justin Mascoll Spiritual Leadership Award Tim Bourret Award Player(s) who best represents himself, his teammates and Clemson University in the media DE K.J. Henry QB DJ Uiagalelei P.A.W. Journey Professional of the Year PK B.T. Potter P.A.W. Journey Service Above Self Award RB Will Shipley P.A.W. Journey P.A.T. Man of the Year TE Davis Allen Team Captains TE Davis Allen DT Tyler Davis DE K.J. Henry OL Jordan McFadden S Jalyn Phillips
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