@MizzouFootball’s Okwuegbunam Named to Mackey Award Watch List
7/20/2018 9:00:00 AM | Football
more led all freshmen nationally in receiving TDs (11) a year ago
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou sophomore TE Albert Okwuegbunam (Springfield, Ill.) has earned a spot on the Mackey Award Preseason Watch List, announced Friday (July 20). Okwuegbunam is one of 64 players on the initial watch list for the Mackey Award, which honors the nation's top tight end following the conclusion of the college football season.
Okwuegbunam Enters the 2018 season as one of the nation's most dynamic tight ends after leading all TEs nationally with 11 scores. He turned in a breakout season with 29 catches for 415 yards and his whopping 11 touchdowns and made such a big impression that he earned second-team All-SEC acclaim, as well as a spot on the freshman All-SEC squad. His 11 receiving scores were the most in the SEC and ranked 11th in the nation - and were the most among all tight ends in the country, as well as the most by any freshman receiver. Okwuegbunam was lethal in the red zone for the high-scoring Tiger offense, and his delay route down the seam near the goal line became a staple for QB Drew Lock and company. He had four games with at least two touchdowns, including a personal-best three scores in the Homecoming win over Idaho.
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