Award winners from Clemson Football banquet |
Clemson, S.C.—Deshaun Watson, Wayne Gallman, Shaq Lawson and Greg Huegel were all honored as most valuable players of the Clemson football team on Saturday evening at the program’s annual awards banquet. The event held at the Clemson Indoor Football Facility recognized the achievements of Clemson’s 2015 team that finished No. 2 in the nation with a 14-1 record, captured the ACC Atlantic Division title, the overall ACC Championship, the Orange Bowl Championship, and a trip to the National Championship game.
Watson and Gallman won Tiger Pride Awards (Most Valuable Player) for the offense, while Lawson won the same honor for the defense. Kicker Greg Huegel won the Tiger Pride Award for the special teams. Watson became the first player in FBS history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in the same season. Gallman set a Clemson record with 1,527 yards rushing. Lawson led the nation in total tackles for loss from his defensive end position with 25.5, and Huegel led the nation in field goals with 27. A total of 44 different players won awards during the program. Charone Peake, Eric Mac Lain, Stanton Seckinger, Adam Choice, B.J. Goodson and Travis Blanks took home three each. Former Clemson All-American Jerry Butler was the recipient of the Brian Dawkins Lifetime Achievement Award, an award presented each year to a former Clemson football letterman for outstanding achievement after graduating from Clemson. The evening concluded with the presentation of the permanent captains for the 2015 season. Those players are Eric Mac Lain, Travis Blanks, Charone Peake, D.J. Reader, Stanton Seckinger and B.J. Goodson. Great to have @BrianDawkins here to present the 2016 Brian Dawkins Clemson Lifetime Achievement Award #ClemsonFamily pic.twitter.com/AlvAcYKTdU The Award winners are listed below: Offense Solid Rock Award RB - Wayne Gallman WR - Charone Peake TE - Jordan Leggett OL - Eric Mac Lain QB - Deshaun Watson Hustle Award RB Zac Brooks 12th Man Award Iron Man Award Most Improved Offensive Player Rookie of the Year - Offensive OL Mitch Hyatt WR Hunter Renfrow WR Deon Cain Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year LB Quintin Hall Offensive Special Teams Player of the Year Tiger Pride - Offensive MVP QB Deshaun Watson RB Wayne Gallman Defense Solid Rock Award - Defense DE Kevin Dodd DE Shaq Lawson LB B.J. Goodson Hustle Award 12th Man Award Iron Man Award LB Ben Boulware DE Kevin Dodd Most Improved S T.J. Green DT Scott Pagano DB Cordrea Tankersley Rookie of the Year DT Christian Wilkins Offensive Scout Team Player of Year RB Adam Choice Defensive Special Team Player of Year LB Dorian O'Daniel Tiger Pride - Defensive MVP DE Shaq Lawson Specialist of the Year PK Greg Huegel Paw Award - Offense RB Zac Brooks OL Ryan Norton Paw Award - Defense DT Scott Pagano Future Impact - Offense RB Adam Choice Future Impact - Defense Brian Dawkins Award Former WR Jerry Butler (Could not be in Clemson because of the snow) Academic Awards Highest GPA (Freshman) - Judah Davis Highest GPA (Sophomore) - Adam Choice Highest GPA (Junior) - David Estes Highest GPA (Senior) - Quintin Hall Highest GPA (Overall) - Alex Spence Vickery Hall Award QB Kelly Bryant TE Jordan Leggett Spiritual Leadership TE Stanton Seckinger P.A.T Award - Community Award S Travis Blanks Strength Awards Strength All-Americans OL Eric Mac Lain LB B.J. Goodson Strength Training Dedication Award - Voted by Teammates LB Ben Boulware WR Charone Peake All-In Accountability Challenge Captains - Team 3 - William Cockerill, Charone Peake Captains - Team 6 - C.J. Davidson, Collims Mauldin 2015 Permanent Team Captains - Voted by Teammates Travis Blanks, Eric Mac Lain, D.J Reader, Stanton Seckinger, Charone Peake, B.J. Goodson
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