Landman On Dick Butkus Award Watch List

BOULDER—Senior Nate Landman is one of 51 players nationally on the watch list for the Dick Butkus Award, the Butkus Foundation announced Monday. The award is given to the nation's top linebacker.

Landman, who was on the watch list last season for the Butkus Award, becomes just the second CU player to hit the watch list twice, joining Jordon Dizon from 2006-07. Landman is looking to become the third Buff to win the award, alongside Alfred Williams in 1990 and Matt Russell in 1996. Ted Johnson (1994) and Dizon (2007) were runners-up for the award.

Last week Landman was also named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, given to the nation's top defensive player. He was named first-team Preseason All-Pac-12 by both Athlon and Phil Steele and third-team Preseason All-American by Phil Steele.

Landman is returning for his senior season and has earned various levels of All-America and All-Pac-12 honors each of the last two years. He became just the sixth CU player to record 250 tackles in adjoining seasons (123 in 2018 and 137 in 2019), and he's the two-time defending defensive MVP for the Buffs.

He has played in 35 career games with 24 career starts, most on the team. He has 277 career tackles, 21st in CU history, including 25 for a loss, 12 pass breakups and three interceptions.

The National College Football Awards Association is in the midst of two weeks of watch list announcements. The remaining schedule is as follows: Bronko Nagurski Trophy (July 21), Outland Trophy (July 21), Lou Groza Award (July 22), Ray Guy Award (July 22), Paul Hornung Award (July 23), Wuerffel Trophy (July 23) and the Maxwell Award (July 24).

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