University of North Carolina Athletics
Tucker Placed On Mackey Award Watch List
July 19, 2019 | Football
NEW YORK - North Carolina senior tight end Carl Tucker has been selected to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List for the second successive season as announced by The Friends of John Mackey on Friday.
From Concord, N.C., Tucker posted 16 receptions for 265 yards and two TDs as a junior in 2018. Starting six and appearing in 10 games, Tucker registered a career long 80-yard reception as part of a two-catch, 123-yard performance versus Virginia Tech. He added 48 yards and a TD on three catches at Virginia.
The award is 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 2019 Mackey Award recipient will be announced on December 11, 2019 and then presented live on December 12, 2019 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com.
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 Miami Dolphins, Tyler Eifert ('12) of the Cincinnati Bengals, Austin Seferian-Jenkins ('13), Nick O'Leary ('14) of the Miami Dolphins, Hunter Henry ('15) of the Los Angeles Chargers, Jake Butt ('16) of the Denver Broncos, Mark Andrews ('17) of the Baltimore Ravens and 2018 John Mackey Award recipient T.J. Hockenson of the Detroit Lions.
2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
Name, School
Devin Asiasi, UCLA
John Bates, Boise State
Jacob Breeland, Oregon
Hunter Bryant, Washington
Harrison Bryant, FAU
Jake Burt, Boston College
Matt Bushman, BYU
Cameron Butler, Colorado State
Grant Calcaterra, Oklahoma
Octavious Cooley, Ole Miss
Tyler Davis, Georgia Tech
Josiah Deguara, Cincinnati
Josh Falo, USC
Luke Farrell, Ohio State
Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin
Miller Forristall, Alabama
Cole Fotheringham, Utah
Kyle Fourtenbary, WKU
Pat Freiermuth, Penn State
Jack Fruedenthal, Wake Forest
Noah Gray, Duke
Farrod Green, Mississippi State
Jovani Haskins, West Virginia
Andrew Homer, Miami (OH)
Brycen Hopkins, Purdue
Parker Houston, San Diego State
Javonis Isaac, Arkansas State
Brevin Jordan, Miami
Dalton Keene, Virginia Tech
Cole Kmet, Notre Dame
Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
Armani Levias, Marshall
Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
Hunter Long, Boston College
Johnny Lumpkin, Louisiana
Tyler Mabry, Maryland
Joey Magnifico, Memphis
Trey McBride, Colorado State
Sean McKeon, Michigan
Tre McKitty, Florida State
Cheyenne O'Grady, Arkansas
Thomas Odukoya, Eastern Michigan
Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
Cade Otton, Washington
Sterling Palmer, FIU
Colby Parkinson, Stanford
Jared Pinkney, Vanderbilt
Collin Reed, Appalachian State
Giovanni Ricci, Western Michigan
Jared Rice, Fresno St
Kelvin Smith, North Texas
Jack Stoll, Nebraska
Noah Togiai, Oregon State
Carl Tucker, North Carolina
Nate Wieting, Iowa
Mitchell Wilcox, USF
Charlie Woerner, Georgia
Bryce Wolma, Arizona
Dominick Wood-Anderson, Tennessee
Kenny Yeboah, Temple
From Concord, N.C., Tucker posted 16 receptions for 265 yards and two TDs as a junior in 2018. Starting six and appearing in 10 games, Tucker registered a career long 80-yard reception as part of a two-catch, 123-yard performance versus Virginia Tech. He added 48 yards and a TD on three catches at Virginia.
The award is 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 2019 Mackey Award recipient will be announced on December 11, 2019 and then presented live on December 12, 2019 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com.
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 Miami Dolphins, Tyler Eifert ('12) of the Cincinnati Bengals, Austin Seferian-Jenkins ('13), Nick O'Leary ('14) of the Miami Dolphins, Hunter Henry ('15) of the Los Angeles Chargers, Jake Butt ('16) of the Denver Broncos, Mark Andrews ('17) of the Baltimore Ravens and 2018 John Mackey Award recipient T.J. Hockenson of the Detroit Lions.
2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
Name, School
Devin Asiasi, UCLA
John Bates, Boise State
Jacob Breeland, Oregon
Hunter Bryant, Washington
Harrison Bryant, FAU
Jake Burt, Boston College
Matt Bushman, BYU
Cameron Butler, Colorado State
Grant Calcaterra, Oklahoma
Octavious Cooley, Ole Miss
Tyler Davis, Georgia Tech
Josiah Deguara, Cincinnati
Josh Falo, USC
Luke Farrell, Ohio State
Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin
Miller Forristall, Alabama
Cole Fotheringham, Utah
Kyle Fourtenbary, WKU
Pat Freiermuth, Penn State
Jack Fruedenthal, Wake Forest
Noah Gray, Duke
Farrod Green, Mississippi State
Jovani Haskins, West Virginia
Andrew Homer, Miami (OH)
Brycen Hopkins, Purdue
Parker Houston, San Diego State
Javonis Isaac, Arkansas State
Brevin Jordan, Miami
Dalton Keene, Virginia Tech
Cole Kmet, Notre Dame
Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
Armani Levias, Marshall
Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
Hunter Long, Boston College
Johnny Lumpkin, Louisiana
Tyler Mabry, Maryland
Joey Magnifico, Memphis
Trey McBride, Colorado State
Sean McKeon, Michigan
Tre McKitty, Florida State
Cheyenne O'Grady, Arkansas
Thomas Odukoya, Eastern Michigan
Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
Cade Otton, Washington
Sterling Palmer, FIU
Colby Parkinson, Stanford
Jared Pinkney, Vanderbilt
Collin Reed, Appalachian State
Giovanni Ricci, Western Michigan
Jared Rice, Fresno St
Kelvin Smith, North Texas
Jack Stoll, Nebraska
Noah Togiai, Oregon State
Carl Tucker, North Carolina
Nate Wieting, Iowa
Mitchell Wilcox, USF
Charlie Woerner, Georgia
Bryce Wolma, Arizona
Dominick Wood-Anderson, Tennessee
Kenny Yeboah, Temple
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