Clemson defender KJ Henry named semifinalist for Campbell Trophy |
The National Football Foundation announced today that Clemson defensive end K.J. Henry has been named a semifinalist for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy. Henry is one of 156 semifinalists across all levels of college football but is one of only six among that group to have already earned a master’s degree.
Celebrating its 33rd year, the Campbell Trophy® recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. 2022 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® SEMIFINALISTS NOTES 33rd year of the William V. Campbell Trophy® 64th year of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments 156 Semifinalists 3.62 Average GPA 93 Nominees who have already earned their bachelor’s degrees 6 Nominees who have earned a master’s degree 4 Nominees with a perfect 4.0 GPA 42 Nominees with a 3.8 GPA or better 60 Nominees with a 3.7 GPA or better 20 Academic All-America selections 97 Captains 23 All-Americans 81 All-Conference picks “These 156 impressive candidates truly represent the scholar-athlete ideal,” said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, whose sons Peyton (Campbell Trophy® winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. “During the past seven decades, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards have recognized 891 college football players who excelled as the best our great sport has to offer. This year’s semifinalists build on the tradition, further illustrating the power of football in developing the next generation of influential leaders.” The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 26, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2022 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 6, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 33rd Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000. Click here for more information on the Awards Dinner, including options to purchase tickets online, special travel rates to the event from Delta Air Lines and Bellagio and a concierge service provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators. “The NFF would like to personally congratulate each of the semifinalists as well as their schools and coaches on their tremendous accomplishments,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “We are extremely proud to highlight their achievements, showcasing their ability to balance academics and athletics at the highest level. The NFF Awards Committee will have an incredibly difficult task in selecting the finalists from this outstanding group of candidates.” Launched in 1959, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments celebrate their 64th year in 2022. The awards were the first initiative in history to grant postgraduate scholarships based on both a player’s academic and athletic accomplishments, and the NFF has recognized 891 outstanding individuals since the program’s inception. This year’s postgraduate scholarships will push the program’s all-time distribution to more than $12.3 million. The Campbell Trophy® was first awarded in 1990, adding to the program’s prestige. Past recipients include two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, two Heisman Trophy winners and seven first-round NFL draft picks. Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, the trophy has been prominently displayed inside its official home at the New York Athletic Club since 2013, and the winner is honored each year during a special reception at the storied venue. Known as “The Coach of Silicon Valley,” Campbell became one of our country’s most influential business leaders, playing critical roles in the success of Apple, Google, Intuit and countless other high-tech companies. The captain of the 1961 Columbia Ivy League championship team, he found his true calling after an unlikely career change at age 39 from football coach to advertising executive. His ability to recruit, develop, and manage talented executives – all lessons learned on the gridiron – proved to be a critical component of his ability to inspire his business teams to the highest levels of success. Later in life, Campbell was driven by a heartfelt desire to give back, and he quietly gave away tens of millions of dollars to multiple charities while also finding an hour and half each autumn weekday to coach an eighth-grade boys and girls flag-football team near his home in Palo Alto, California. Campbell passed away April 18, 2016, at the age of 75. As part of its support of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, Fidelity Investments helped launch the NFF Faculty Salutes, which recognize the contributions of the faculty athletics representatives (FARs) at each of the institutions with a finalist for the Campbell Trophy®. The NFF will present each of the finalist’s FARs with a plaque and Fidelity will donate $5,000 for the academic support services at each school. The salutes have recognized 152 FARs since the program’s inception, and Fidelity has made a total of $755,000 in donations. 2022 Campbell Trophy® semifinalists by division and position: 73 Nominees from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) 37 Nominees from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) 13 Nominees from NCAA Division II 29 Nominees from NCAA Division III 4 Nominees from the NAIA 72 Offensive Players 65 Defensive Players 19 Special Teams Players 2022 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® SEMIFINALISTS Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Alabama – Darrian Dalcourt Appalachian State – Tyler Bird Arkansas – Trey Knox Auburn – Anders Carlson Baylor – Dillon Doyle Boise State – John Ojukwu Bowling Green – Matt McDonald Brigham Young – Clark Barrington Buffalo – Alex McNulty California – Matthew Cindric Central Michigan – Robi Stuart Clemson – K.J. Henry Colorado – Daniel Arias Duke – DeWayne Carter Eastern Michigan – Dylan Drummond Florida State – Wyatt Rector Georgia – Jack Podlesny Georgia State – Seth Glausier Georgia Tech – Dylan Leonard Illinois – Alex Pihlstrom Indiana – Beau Robbins Iowa – Jack Campbell Iowa State – Jared Rus Kansas – Sam Burt Kansas State – Adrian Martinez Kentucky – Colin Goodfellow Liberty – Cooper McCaw Memphis – Quindell Johnson Miami (FL) – Lou Hedley Michigan – Jake Moody Middle Tennessee – Jordan Palmer Mississippi State – Austin Williams Missouri – Barrett Banister Navy – John Marshall Nebraska – Travis Vokolek North Carolina State – Tim McKay Northern Illinois – Michael Kennedy Northwestern – Charlie Mangieri Notre Dame – Josh Lugg Ohio State – Bradley Robinson Oklahoma – Drake Stoops Oklahoma State – Tom Hutton Old Dominion – Zack Kuntz Oregon – Alex Forsyth Oregon State – Jack Colletto Penn State – Jonathan Sutherland Pittsburgh – Habakkuk Baldonado Rice – Wiley Green Rutgers – Adam Korsak San Jose State – Tre Jenkins SMU – Tanner Mordecai South Carolina – Jovaughn Gwyn South Florida – Brad Cecil Southern California – Nick Figueroa Stanford – Walter Rouse Syracuse – Dakota Davis TCU – Dominic DiNunzio Tennessee – Paxton Brooks Texas – Roschon Johnson Texas at San Antonio – Ahofitu Maka Texas State – Russell Baker Texas Tech – Marquis Waters Troy – Austin Stidham Tulane – Nick Anderson UCF – Alex Ward UCLA – Shea Pitts Utah – R.J. Hubert Utah State – Chandler Dolphin Virginia – Brendan Farrell Wake Forest – Michael Jurgens Washington – Edefuan Ulofoshio Washington State – Brennan Jackson Western Michigan – Dylan Deatherage Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Brown – Lucas Ferraro Bucknell – Brent Jackson Columbia – Stewart Newblatt Cornell – Jake Stebbins Dartmouth – Nick Howard Davidson – Bradyn Oakley Dayton – Jake Chisholm Eastern Illinois – Isaiah Hill Fordham – Ryan Greenhagen Georgetown – Mac Hollensteiner Harvard – Truman Jones Holy Cross – Peter Oliver Houston Christian – Brennan Young Jacksonville State – Zack Cangelosi Lamar – Luke Wallis Maine – Michael Gerace Marist – Mike Arrington Montana – Robby Hauck New Hampshire – Niko Kvietkus Nicholls – Glen Thurmond Norfolk State – Marquis Hall North Dakota – Cade Peterson Northern Arizona – Anthony Sweeney Northwestern State – Kaleb Fletcher Princeton – Michael Ruttlen Jr. Sacramento State – Abel Ordaz South Dakota State – Reece Winkelman St. Thomas – Seth Bickett Stetson – Ethan Hull Stonehill – David Satkowski Stony Brook – Kyle Nunez Tennessee Tech – Seth Carlisle Texas A&M-Commerce – Michael Noble UC Davis – Jayce Smalley William & Mary – Carlton Fowler Yale – Oso Ifesinachukwu Youngstown State – Griffin Hoak Division II Ashland (OH) – Austin Brenner Benedict (SC) – Ja’Ron Kilpatrick Bentley (MA) – Jailen Branch California (PA) – Noel Brouse Colorado State Pueblo – Max Gonzales Harding (AR) – Grant Fitzhugh Minnesota State – Jalen Sample Ouachita Baptist (AR) – Peyton Stafford Pittsburg State (KS) – P.J. Sarwinski Slippery Rock (PA) – Noah Grover Southern Arkansas – Austin Wilkerson Wayne State (MI) – Julius Wilkerson Wingate (NC) – Trevor Grant Division III Allegheny (PA) – Hudson Alread Bates (ME) – Tony Hooks Berry (GA) – Jake Weitkamp Chicago (IL) – Nicholas D’Ambrose DePauw (IN) – Danny Sheehan Gallaudet (DC) – Laron Thomas Hampden-Sydney (VA) – Michael Harris Hardin-Simmons (TX) – Cody Harral Hobart (NY) – Cade Frucci Hope (MI) – Daniel Romano Johns Hopkins (MD) – JR Woods Lake Forest (IL) – Dante Esposito Lycoming (PA) – Cole Senior Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) – Sante Parker Jr. Middlebury (VT) – Gregory Livingston Millsaps (MS) – Nic Hayes Rhodes (TN) – Reggie Matthews Saint John’s (MN) – Michael Wozniak Shenandoah (VA) – Mason Caldwell Springfield (MA) – Lou Cocozza Susquehanna (PA) – Elijah Hoffman Trinity (CT) – Aidan Kennedy Tufts (MA) – Johnathan Oneal Washington & Jefferson (PA) – Alexander Keith Waynesburg (PA) – Tyler Raines Wesleyan (CT) – Matt Simco Wisconsin Lutheran – Brevin Jegerlehner Wisconsin-Stout – Sean Borgerding Wooster (OH) – Lake Barrett NAIA Dakota State (SD) – Travis Rebstock Morningside (IA) – Joe Dolincheck Rocky Mountain (MT) – Andrew Simon Southwestern (KS) – Drew Smith Past recipients of the Campbell Trophy® include: 1990 – Chris Howard (Air Force) 1991 – Brad Culpepper (Florida) 1992 – Jim Hansen (Colorado) 1993 – Thomas Burns (Virginia) 1994 – Rob Zatechka (Nebraska) 1995 – Bobby Hoying (Ohio State) 1996 – Danny Wuerffel (Florida) 1997 – Peyton Manning (Tennessee) 1998 – Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia) 1999 – Chad Pennington (Marshall) 2000 – Kyle Vanden Bosch (Nebraska) 2001 – Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami [FL]) 2002 – Brandon Roberts (Washington U. in St. Louis [MO]) 2003 – Craig Krenzel (Ohio State) 2004 – Michael Munoz (Tennessee) 2005 – Rudy Niswanger (LSU) 2006 – Brian Leonard (Rutgers) 2007 – Dallas Griffin (Texas) 2008 – Alex Mack (California) 2009 – Tim Tebow (Florida) 2010 – Sam Acho (Texas) 2011 – Andrew Rodriguez (Army West Point) 2012 – Barrett Jones (Alabama) 2013 – John Urschel (Penn State) 2014 – David Helton (Duke) 2015 – Ty Darlington (Oklahoma) 2016 – Zach Terrell (Western Michigan) 2017 – Micah Kiser (Virginia) 2018 – Christian Wilkins (Clemson) 2019 – Justin Herbert (Oregon) 2020 – Brady White (Memphis) 2021 – Charlie Kolar (Iowa State)
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