University of North Carolina Athletics
Tucker Named To Mackey Watch List
July 20, 2018 | Football
NEW YORK – The Friends of John Mackey have released the 2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List and North Carolina junior Carl Tucker is among those under consideration. Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee and the 2018 Mackey Award recipient will be announced on December 5, 2018, and then presented live on December 6, 2018, at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com.
A native of Cornelius, North Carolina, Tucker was limited to just four games due to injury in 2017, finishing the year with six catches for 100 yards. Throughout his time at UNC, Tucker has shown a knack for big plays, averaging more than 15 yards per catch for his career.
NFL Hall of Fame member John Mackey is considered to be the best to have played the tight end position. A tight end by whom all others are measured, Mackey was a role model on and off the field as demonstrated by his Super Bowl Championship, his commitment to community and his place in history as the first President of the NFLPA.
The John Mackey Award presented since 2000, recognizes fifteen alumni that have played in the NFL: two-time Super Bowl Champion Daniel Graham ('01), 2006 Super Bowl Champion Dallas Clark ('02), Kellen Winslow II ('03), two-time Super Bowl Champion Heath Miller ('04), Marcedes Lewis ('05) of the Green Bay Packers, 2008 Super Bowl Champion Matt Spaeth ('06), Fred Davis ('07), Chase Coffman ('08), D.J. Williams ('10), Dwayne Allen ('11) of the New England Patriots, Tyler Eifert ('12) of the Cincinnati Bengals, Austin Seferian-Jenkins ('13) of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Nick O'Leary ('14) of the Buffalo Bills, Hunter Henry ('15) of the Los Angeles Chargers, Jake Butt (16') of the Denver Broncos and 2017 John Mackey Award recipient Mark Andrews of the Baltimore Ravens.
2018 John Mackey Award Watch List
First Name Last Name School Year
Chase Allen Iowa St So
Kemari Averett Louisville So
John Bates Boise St So
Andrew Beck Texas Sr
Nate Becker Miami (OH) Jr
Jacob Breeland Oregon Jr
Harrison Bryant Florida Atlantic Jr
Matt Bushman BYU So
Cameron Butler Colorado St So
Grant Calcaterra Oklahoma So
CJ Conrad Kentucky Sr
Kevin "KC" Crosby South Sr
Micky Crum Louisville Sr
Mik'Quan Deane Western Kentucky Sr
Louis Dorsey Illinois So
Noah Fant Iowa Jr
Luke Farrell Ohio St So
Zach Gentry Michigan Jr
Nolan Givan Ball St So
Daniel Helm Duke Sr
Hale Hentges Alabama Sr
Cole Herdman Purdue Sr
TJ Hockenson Iowa So
Jonathan Holland Penn St. Jr
Ray Hudson California Sr
Charles Jones Tulane Sr
Camrin Knight Georgia St Jr
Dawson Knox Ole Miss Jr
Tyler Mabry Buffalo Jr
Alize Mack Notre Dame Jr
Joey Magnifico Memphis Jr
Sean McKeon Michigan Jr
Foster Moreau LSU Sr
Isaac Nauta Georgia Jr
Zander Neuville Wisconsin Sr
Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri So
Josh Oliver San Jose St Sr
Josh Pederson ULM So
Kyle Penniston Wisconsin Jr
Tyler Petite USC Sr
Ravien Pierce Syracuse Sr
Jared Pinkney Vanderbilt Jr
Dax Raymond Utah St Jr
Collin Reed Appalachian St Jr
Giovanni Ricci Western Michigan Jr
Jared Rice Fresno St Jr
Milan Richard Clemson Sr
Ellis Richardson Georgia Southern Sr
Chase Rogers Louisiana So
Drew Sample Washington Sr
Mavin Saunders Kansas Sr
Logan Scott UAB Sr
Kaden Smith Stanford So
Kelvin Smith North Texas Jr
Jace Sternberger Texas A&M Jr
Jack Stoll Nebraska So
Tommy Sweeney Boston College Jr
Carl Tucker North Carolina Jr
Kahale Warring San Diego St Jr
Jerome Washington Rutgers Sr
Mitchell Wilcox USF Jr
Caleb Wilson UCLA Jr
Bryce Wolma Arizona So
Kenny Yeboah Temple So
The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 24 awards boast over 750 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.
