University of North Carolina Athletics
Quinn Named To 2010 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
August 11, 2010 | Football
Aug. 11, 2010
Chicago, IL - University of North Carolina junior Robert Quinn has been named to the watch list for the 2010 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award, announced Tuesday by The Ted Hendricks Foundation.
Quinn, a consensus preseason All-America selection, is coming off a sophomore season in which he posted 19 tackles for losses and 11 sacks. He finished second in the ACC Defensive Player of the Year balloting and was a second-team All-America by CBSSports.com. He finished first in the ACC and 15th in the country in tackles for losses.
Now in its ninth season, the Ted Hendricks Award is named in honor of college football's first three-time first-team All-American. As a defensive end at the University of Miami, Ted used his agility, height and reach to block passes and kicks, force interceptions and pressure quarterbacks and running backs. He roamed the front line, read plays and blitzed on impulse, completely transforming the way the defensive end position was played. His professional career spanned 15 years and 215 consecutive games. It included four Super Bowl victories, eight Pro Bowl selections and inductions into the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. It is in the spirit of Ted Hendricks' aggressive style of play, winning attitude and determination that the Defensive End of the Year Award for college football's premier defensive end is presented.
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: 2002 - Terrell Suggs (Arizona State), 2003-04 - David Pollack (Georgia), 2005 - Elvis Dumervil (Louisville), 2006 - LaMarr Woodley (Michigan), 2007 - Chris Long (Virginia), 2008 - Brian Orakpo (Texas) and 2009 - Jerry Hughes (TCU).
This year's preseason candidates include, but are not limited to, the following players:
SAM ACHO - TEXAS
KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE - NOTRE DAME
PIERRE ALLEN - NEBRASKA
GREG LLOYD - CONNECTICUT
CHRISTIAN ANTHONY - GRAMBLING
KENTRELL LOCKETT - OLE MISS
ALLEN BAILEY - MIAMI
CLIFF MATTHEWS - SOUTH CAROLINA
JEREMY BEAL - OKLAHOMA
JOSH McNARY - ARMY
RODERICK BINNS - IOWA
PERNELL McPHEE - MISSISSIPPI ST
DA'QUAN BOWERS - CLEMSON
RUCE MILLER - CENTRAL FLA
ADRIAN CLAYBORN - IOWA
VON MILLER - TEXAS A&M
JACK CRAWFORD - PENN STATE
DONTAY MOCH - NEVADA
MARCELL DAREUS - ALABAMA
NICK PERRY - USC
RICKY ELMORE - ARIZONA
Robert Quinn - NORTH CAROLINA
JONATHAN FREENY - RUTGERS
JOHNATHAN RAINEY - NEW MEXICO
CAMERON HEYWARD - OHIO STATE
ADRIAN ROBINSON - TEMPLE
DATONE JONES - UCLA
GREG ROMEUS - PITTSBURGH
CAMERON JORDAN - CALIFORNIA
KENNY ROWE - OREGON
THOMAS KEISER - STANFORD
ALDON SMITH - MISSOURI
RYAN KERRIGAN - PURDUE
CHRIS WALKER - TENNESSEE
JAKE LAPTAD - KANSAS
RYAN WINTERSWYK - BOISE ST
NOTE: This list is subject to change until the Final Mid-Season Watch List is issued in November. Players may be added or deleted, depending on performance, injury, etc. The 2010 winner will be announced on December 8.
