Butkus Award(R) 36th Season College and High School Finalists Announced

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*CHICAGO**, IL / ACCESSWIRE / December 14, 2020 / *Finalists for the 36^th annual Butkus Award® honoring the nation's best collegiate linebackers were announced today by the Butkus Foundation.

Butkus Award 2020 *Collegiate* Finalists

Nick Bolton, Missouri
Zaven Collins, Tulsa
Devin Lloyd, Utah
Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoah, Notre Dame
Monty Rice, Georgia

Butkus Award 2020 *High School* Finalists

Chief Borders, Heard County, Carrollton, Ga.
Barrett Carter, North Gwinnett, Ga.
Chaz Chambliss, Carrollton, Ga.
Prince Kollie, David Crockett, Jonesborough, Tenn.
Deontae Lawson, Mobile Christian, Mobile, Ala.

Collegiate and prep winners will be announced on or before December 22. The pro winner will be announced in early 2021. Selection is handled by a panel of 51 coaches, recruiters, scouts and journalists who vote separately and confidentially using a 3-2-1 weighted process, with a write-in option offered. Selectors and selection criteria are posted at www.thebutkusaward.com.

The 2019 Butkus Award Winners:

Collegiate: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson (now Arizona Cardinals)
High School: Justin Flowe, Upland, Calif. (now Oregon)
Professional: Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals

The Butkus Award® is presented by the Butkus Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization which advances health and wellness through special initiatives. This includes the I Play Clean® program encouraging athletes to play using their natural ability, and the Butkus Takes Heart™ program encouraging preventive heart scans and screening among adults.

The Butkus Award a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. NCFAA's 25 awards have honored more than 800 since 1935.

*Contact: *

Ron Arp
rarp@butkusfoundation.org
360.601.2991

*SOURCE: *Butkus Foundation
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