University of North Carolina Athletics
Quinn Named To Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
November 18, 2009 | Football
Nov. 18, 2009
North Carolina sophomore Robert Quinn has been added to the Ted Hendricks Award Watch List, which is presented annually to the nation's top defensive end. The 6-5, 270-pound native of Ladson, S.C., has 42 tackles, including 16.5 tackles for losses of 105 yards and 10.0 sacks for 82 yards. He also has forced a league-best four fumbles and has 12 quarterback hurries. The 2008 ACC Piccolo Award Winner (league's most courageous player), Quinn underwent emergency brain surgery for a tumor early in his senior season at Fort Dorchester High School. After gaining clearance from his doctors to return to athletic competition, Quinn came back from surgery to win the state high school heavyweight wrestling championship and accept a scholarship to play football at UNC.
Quinn ranks first in the ACC in tackles for losses and second in sacks. For his career, Quinn has 23.0 tackles for losses and 12.0 sacks in 22 games.
The Mid-Season Watch List, which is now in it's final form, now includes 36 players. This list will be shortened to include five to six finalists in the final weeks of the season, and the final vote will be concluded on December 7rd. The 2009 Hendricks Award winner will be announced December 9th.
The 2009 Final Mid-Season Watch List includes the following players: RAHIM ALEM LSU JAKE LAPTAD KANSAS TREVOR ANDERSON MICHIGAN STATE JOSH McNARY ARMY JEREMY BEAL OKLAHOMA BRUCE MILLER CENTRAL FLORIDA ANTONIO COLEMAN AUBURN VON MILLER TEXAS A&M JERMAINE CUNNINGHAM FLORIDA DONTAY MOCH NEVADA CARLOS DUNLAP FLORIDA AARON MORGAN LA-MONROE RICKY ELMORE ARIZONA DERRICK MORGAN GEORGIA TECH AUSTON ENGLISH OKLAHOMA Robert Quinn NORTH CAROLINA JARVIS GEATHERS CENTRAL FLORIDA JOHNATHAN RAINEY NEW MEXICO RANDON GRAHAM MICHIGAN ADRIAN ROBINSON TEMPLE GREG HARDY OLE MISS GREG ROMEUS PITTSBURGH JERRY HUGHES TCU JAMES RUFFIN NORTHERN IOWA JAN JORGENSEN BYU O'BRIEN SCHOFIELD WISCONSIN TOM KEISER STANFORD BRANDON SHARPE TEXAS TECH RYAN KERRIGAN PURDUE ALDON SMITH MISSOURI SERGIO KINDLE TEXAS CJ WILSON EAST CAROLINA JAMMIE KIRLEW INDIANA LINDSEY WITTEN CONNECTICUT RANDON LANG TROY WILLIE YOUNG N.C. STATE
Now in its eighth season, the Ted Hendricks Award is named in honor of college football's first three-time first-team All-American. On-field performance, exceptional winning attitude, leadership abilities, contributions to school and community and academic preparedness are some of the criteria used to determine the Award's winner. Members of the national media, head coaches, professional scouts and former winners are included in the Award's voting committee. Candidates may represent any class (Freshman through Senior) as well as any four-year NCAA accredited school. The candidate's primary position must be Defensive End. Previous recipients of the Hendricks Award include: Terrell Suggs (Arizona State), David Pollack (Georgia), Elvis Dumervil (Louisville), LaMarr Woodley (Michigan), Chris Long (Virginia) and Brian Orakpo (Texas).
