Matt Weiser Named to John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List
10/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
NEW YORK, NY – University at Buffalo senior tight end Matt Weiser has been named to the John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List. Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. The 2015 John Mackey recipient will be announced on December 9, 2015 and then presented live on December 10, 2015 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU.
Weiser is having a breakout season for the Bulls. The Womelsdorf, PA native has 25 catches for 266 yards and a touchdown on the year. He had 29 catches over his first three seasons combined. Weiser had the best game by a tight end in school history against Nevada on September 26 with a career-high 10 catches for 131 yards and a touchdown. It was the most receptions and receiving yards by a tight end in school history. He was named the John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week following the game.
Weiser is the just the second UB tight end ever named to the John Mackey Award Watch List. Chad Bartoszek was named to the watch list in 2002.
NFL Hall of Fame member John Mackey is considered to be the best to have played the tight end position. A tight end by whom all others are measured, Mackey was a role model on and off the field as demonstrated by his Super Bowl Championship, his commitment to community and his place in history as the first President of the NFLPA.
The John Mackey Award presented since 2000, recognizes 13 alumni that have played in the NFL: two-time Super Bowl Champion Daniel Graham ('01), 2006 Super Bowl Champion Dallas Clark ('02), Kellen Winslow II ('03), two-time Super Bowl Champion Heath Miller ('04) of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Marcedes Lewis ('05) of the Jacksonville Jaguars, 2008 Super Bowl Champion Matt Spaeth ('06) of the of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Fred Davis ('07), Chase Coffman ('08), D.J. Williams ('10), Dwayne Allen ('11) of the Indianapolis Colts, Tyler Eifert ('12) of the Cincinnati Bengals, Austin Seferian-Jenkins ('13) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 2014 John Mackey Award recipient Nick O'Leary of the Buffalo Bills.
2015 John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List
(in alphabetical order)
| Jerrell Adams | Sr. | South Carolina |
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| Jake Butt |
Jr. |
Michigan |
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| Kyle Carter |
Sr. |
Penn State |
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| Kivon Cartwright |
Sr. |
Colorado State |
|
| Connor Cella |
Jr. |
Rice |
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| C.J. Conrad |
Fr. |
Kentucky |
|
| Alan Cross |
Sr. |
Memphis |
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| Mickey Crum |
Fr. |
Louisville |
|
| Evan Engram |
Jr. |
Ole Miss |
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| Gerald Everett |
Jr. |
South Alabama |
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| Billy Freeman |
Jr. |
San Jose State |
|
| Jarred Gipson |
Jr. |
Nevada |
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| D'Andre Goolsby |
So. |
Florida |
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| Ya'Keem Griner |
Jr. |
FIU |
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| Hunter Henry |
Jr. |
Arkansas |
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| Tyler Higbee |
Sr. |
WKU |
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| Bucky Hodges |
So. |
Virginia Tech |
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| J.P. Holtz |
Sr. |
Pittsburgh |
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| Austin Hooper |
So. |
Stanford |
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| O.J. Howard |
Jr. |
Alabama |
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| Kody Kohl |
Jr. |
Arizona State |
|
| Jordan Leggett |
Jr. |
Clemson |
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| Ben McCord |
Sr. |
Central Michigan |
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| Jake McGee |
Sr. |
Florida |
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| David Morgan II |
Sr. |
UTSA |
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| Joshua Perkins |
Sr. |
Washington |
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| Hayden Plinke |
Jr. |
UTEP |
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| Josiah Price |
Jr. |
Michigan State |
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| Cam Serigne |
So. |
Wake Forest |
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| Jonnu Smith |
Jr. |
FIU |
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| Austin Traylor |
Sr. |
Wisconsin |
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| Matt Weiser |
Sr. |
Buffalo |
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| Bryce Williams |
Sr. |
East Carolina |
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| Ethan Wolf |
So. |
Tennessee |
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| Ryan Yurachek |
So. |
Marshall |
The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 22 awards boast over 700 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.
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