University of North Carolina Athletics
Coples Named One Of 20 Quarterfinalists For Lott Trophy
October 26, 2011 | Football
Oct. 26, 2011
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has announced 20 quarter-finalists for the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy and it includes North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples.
The list includes four defensive linemen, six linebackers and 10 defensive backs. There are six players from the Big Ten, four from the SEC, three from the Pac-12, three from the ACC, two from the Big-12 and one each from the Big East and an independent, Notre Dame.
Previous Lott IMPACT Trophy winners:
2004: David Pollack, DL, Georgia
2005: DeMeco Ryans, LB, Alabama
2006: Dante Hughes, DB, Cal
2007: Glenn Dorsey, DL, LSU
2008: James Laurinaites, LB, Ohio State
2009: Jerry Hughes, DL, TCU
2010: J.J. Watt, DL, Wisconsin
Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, the Lott Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Now in its eighth year, the Lott Trophy is the first college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation in Newport Beach, the award is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
The quarter-finalists (alphabetically)
Emmanauel Acho (LB, Texas)
Mark Barron (S, Alabama)
John Boyett (S, Oregon)
rodrick Brown (CB, Oklahoma State)
Quinton Coples (DL, North Carolina)
Lavonte David (LB, Nebraska)
Stephon Gilmore (CB, South Carolina)
Aaron Henry (DB, Wisconsin)
Dont'a Hightower (LB, Alabama)
Joe Holland (LB, Purdue)
Delano Howell (S, Stanford)
Jordan Kovacs (S, Michigan)
Luke Kuechly (LB, Boston College)
Chase Minnifield (CB, Virginia)
T.J. McDonald (S, USC)
Kendall Reyes (DL, Connecticut)
John Simon (DL, Ohio State)
randon Taylor (DB, LSU)
Manti Te'o (LB, Notre Dame)
Jerel Worthy (DL, Michigan State)
