More watch list news with nine Pac-12 players being named to the Butkus Award list. The Butkus is given annually to the top linebacker in college football. (There are also professional and high school level awards.)
The last winner from the conference was USC’s Chris Claiborne in 1998, so it’s been a while.
Here are the Pac-12 players named to the preseason list.
Myles Jack, UCLA
Eric Kendricks, UCLA
Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington
Derrick Malone, Oregon
Hayes Pullard, USC
A.J. Tarpley, Stanford
J.R. Tavai, USC
Shaq Thompson, Washington
James Vaughters, Stanford
You can see the complete list here.
