UK's Senior linebacker Micah Johnson has been named to the watch list for the Dick Butkus Award, signifying the best linebacker in college football. The honor is bestowed by The Dick Butkus Foundation.
Johnson earned 1st-team All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2008 as chosen by league coaches. His accomplishments included:
93 tackles last season and would have been well over 100 stops had he not missed 2 and 1-half games because of injury.
13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, leading the team in that category.
He ranked 3rd in the SEC in tackles per game.
He led the team in tackles in 8 of the 11 games in which he played.
He had 4 double-digit tackling efforts, including a career-high 15 stops in the win over Arkansas.
Johnson is now on 3 preseason watch lists for national awards, in addition to the Rotary Lombardi Award (best lineman/linebacker) and Bronko Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player). The SEC Rocks!
Johnson earned 1st-team All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2008 as chosen by league coaches. His accomplishments included:
93 tackles last season and would have been well over 100 stops had he not missed 2 and 1-half games because of injury.
13 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, leading the team in that category.
He ranked 3rd in the SEC in tackles per game.
He led the team in tackles in 8 of the 11 games in which he played.
He had 4 double-digit tackling efforts, including a career-high 15 stops in the win over Arkansas.
Johnson is now on 3 preseason watch lists for national awards, in addition to the Rotary Lombardi Award (best lineman/linebacker) and Bronko Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player). The SEC Rocks!
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