Leggett named to 2015 John Mackey Fall Watch List |
Clemson, S.C.—Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett is one of seven tight ends on the John Mackey Award Watch List announced on Wednesday. The award goes to the top tight end in college football. Clemson’s Dwayne Allen won the honor at the conclusion of the 2011 season. He is now in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts.
Leggett has 26 receptions for 337 yards and three scores in 21 games over his first two years. In 2014 the native of Navarre, Fla. had 14 catches for 161 yards and a score. He started seven games for the Tigers, who finished the season with a No. 15 ranking in both polls and a 10-3 record. His top game last year came in a victory over Louisville when he had three catches for 43 yards against a defense that was ranked first in the nation entering the contest. Leggett has contributed to a pair of bowl wins over the last two years. He had a 43-yard reception in the win over Ohio State as a freshman in the 2014 Orange Bowl. Last year he had two catches for 13 yards in the Russell Athletic Bowl win over Oklahoma. Other ACC tight ends on the Mackey list are Braxton Deaver of Duke, David Grinnage of NC. State, Bucky Hodges and Ryan Malleck of Virginia Tech, J.P. Holtz of Pittsburgh and Cam Serigne of Wake Forest. 2015 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List (in alphabetical order) First Name Last Name Year School Jerell Adams Sr South Carolina Jake Butt Jr Michigan Kyle Carter Sr Penn St Kivon Cartwright Sr Colorado St Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick Jr USC Alan Cross Sr Memphis Braxton Deaver Sr Duke Jake Duzey Sr Iowa Evan Engram Jr Ole Miss (continued) Billy Freeman Jr San Jose St. Jarred Gipson Jr Nevada David Grinnage Jr NC State Darion Griswold Sr Arkansas St Hunter Henry Jr Arkansas Tyler Higbee Sr WKU Bucky Hodges So Virginia Tech J.P. Holtz Sr Pittsburgh Austin Hooper So Stanford O.J. Howard Jr Alabama
Jordan LeggettJordan Leggett Ryan Malleck Sr Virginia Tech Jake McGee Sr Florida Johnny Mundt Jr Oregon Joshua Perkins Sr Washington Jake Phillips Sr UNLV Josiah Price Jr Michigan St Sean Price Sr USF Steven Scheu Sr Vanderbilt Cam Serigne So Wake Forest Jonnu Smith Jr FIU Nick Vannett Sr Ohio St Steven Walker Sr Colorado St Bryce Williams Sr East Carolina
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