Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Ferguson named to Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
11/4/2021 10:30:00 AM | Football
CHICAGO – Ted Hendricks and the Ted Hendricks Foundation issued the 2021 Watch List for the Ted Hendricks Award, which honors the top defensive end in college football, and Blue Raider junior Jordan Ferguson made the 48-player list.
The final version of the Watch List will be issued prior to the first ballot in late November. The 2021 recipient will be announced on December 8th.
Ferguson currently leads the Blue Raiders with 13.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 11 hurries and three forced fumbles through eight games.
2021 Watch List:
TAIJH ALSTON – WEST VIRGINIA
PRAISE AMAEWHULE – UTEP
FELIX ANUDIKE-UZOMAH – KANSAS STATE
AMARE' BARNO – VIRGINIA TECH
THOMAS BOOKER – STANFORD
BIG KAT BRYANT – CENTRAL FLORIDA
ZACHARY CARTER – FLORIDA
ARNOLD EBIKETIE – PENN STATE
KINGSBURY ENAGBARE – S. CAROLINA
ALI FAYAD – WESTERN MICHIGAN
VILIAMI FEHOKO – SAN JOSE STATE
JORDAN FERGUSON – MIDDLE TENNESSEE
ISAIAH FOSKEY – NOTRE DAME
ALI GAYE - LSU
JEFFREY GUNTER – COASTAL CAROLINA
DERICK HALL - AUBURN
CADE HALL – SAN JOSE STATE
ZACH HARRISON – OHIO STATE
AIDAN HUTCHINSON - MICHIGAN
SHANE IRWIN – BOISE STATE
DRAKE JACKSON – USC
TRAJAN JEFFCOAT – MISSOURI
RICHARD JIBUNOR – TROY
JERMAINE JOHNSON – FLORIDA STATE
TYLER JOHNSON – ARIZONA STATE
GEORGE KARLAFTIS - PURDUE
DEMARVIN LEAL – TEXAS A&M
BOYE MAFE - MINNESOTA
OCHAUN MATHIS – TCU
PHIDARIAN MATHIS – ALABAMA
WILL McDONALD IV – IOWA STATE
MYLES MURPHY - CLEMSON
BJ OJULARI – LSU
SCOTT PATCHAN – COLORADO STATE
TAYLOR RIGGINS – BUFFALO
CODY ROSCOE – SYRACUSE
MYJAI SANDERS - CINCINNATI
TY SHELBY – LOUISIANA MONROE
TYREKE SMITH – OHIO STATE
JAVON SOLOMON – TROY
DEMETRIUS TAYLOR – APPALACHIAN ST.
JADRIAN TAYLOR – UTEP
KAYVON THIBODEAUX – OREGON
XAVIER THOMAS - CLEMSON
ISAIAH THOMAS - OKLAHOMA
ZACH VANVALKENBURG – IOWA
SAM WILLIAMS – OLE MISS
TAVION WOODARD – BALL STATE
The final version of the Watch List will be issued prior to the first ballot in late November. The 2021 recipient will be announced on December 8th.
Ferguson currently leads the Blue Raiders with 13.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 11 hurries and three forced fumbles through eight games.
2021 Watch List:
TAIJH ALSTON – WEST VIRGINIA
PRAISE AMAEWHULE – UTEP
FELIX ANUDIKE-UZOMAH – KANSAS STATE
AMARE' BARNO – VIRGINIA TECH
THOMAS BOOKER – STANFORD
BIG KAT BRYANT – CENTRAL FLORIDA
ZACHARY CARTER – FLORIDA
ARNOLD EBIKETIE – PENN STATE
KINGSBURY ENAGBARE – S. CAROLINA
ALI FAYAD – WESTERN MICHIGAN
VILIAMI FEHOKO – SAN JOSE STATE
JORDAN FERGUSON – MIDDLE TENNESSEE
ISAIAH FOSKEY – NOTRE DAME
ALI GAYE - LSU
JEFFREY GUNTER – COASTAL CAROLINA
DERICK HALL - AUBURN
CADE HALL – SAN JOSE STATE
ZACH HARRISON – OHIO STATE
AIDAN HUTCHINSON - MICHIGAN
SHANE IRWIN – BOISE STATE
DRAKE JACKSON – USC
TRAJAN JEFFCOAT – MISSOURI
RICHARD JIBUNOR – TROY
JERMAINE JOHNSON – FLORIDA STATE
TYLER JOHNSON – ARIZONA STATE
GEORGE KARLAFTIS - PURDUE
DEMARVIN LEAL – TEXAS A&M
BOYE MAFE - MINNESOTA
OCHAUN MATHIS – TCU
PHIDARIAN MATHIS – ALABAMA
WILL McDONALD IV – IOWA STATE
MYLES MURPHY - CLEMSON
BJ OJULARI – LSU
SCOTT PATCHAN – COLORADO STATE
TAYLOR RIGGINS – BUFFALO
CODY ROSCOE – SYRACUSE
MYJAI SANDERS - CINCINNATI
TY SHELBY – LOUISIANA MONROE
TYREKE SMITH – OHIO STATE
JAVON SOLOMON – TROY
DEMETRIUS TAYLOR – APPALACHIAN ST.
JADRIAN TAYLOR – UTEP
KAYVON THIBODEAUX – OREGON
XAVIER THOMAS - CLEMSON
ISAIAH THOMAS - OKLAHOMA
ZACH VANVALKENBURG – IOWA
SAM WILLIAMS – OLE MISS
TAVION WOODARD – BALL STATE
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