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    Three Huskies Pegged for Lombardi Watch List
    Griffin, Moore and Williams Represent UConn on the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
    UCONNHUSKIESDOTCOM The Lombardi Watch List is the third that Trevardo Williams has been named to this preseason.
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    The Lombardi Watch List is the third that Trevardo Williams has been named to this preseason.
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    July 17, 2012

    HOUSTON, Texas - Three University of Connecticut football players have been chosen to represent the Huskies on the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List.  Redshirt-senior tight end Ryan Griffin (Londonberry, N.H.), redshirt-senior linebacker Sio Moore (Apex, N.C.) and senior defensive end Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn.) are among the nearly 150 players identified for the watch list.

    The Rotary Lombardi Award, now in its 43rd season, is given to the nation's top lineman or linebacker.  Eligibility guidelines for the award include all offensive and defensive down linemen, end-to-end, who are set up no further than 10 yards to either side of the ball or linebackers set up no further than five yards from scrimmage.

    A year ago, Griffin was named a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection.  He was Connecticut's third leading receiver with 33 receptions, three for touchdowns, and 499 yards.  Griffin was one of 25 tight ends named to the John Mackey award midseason watch list in 2011.  Over his three year career, Griffin has 87 catches in 36 games for 1,016 receiving yards.  Last week, Griffin was also named to the Mackey Award Watch List for the nation's top tight end.

    Moore has started 21 games in a Husky uniform, including all 12 in 2011.  He finished third on the squad in tackles with 86, led the team with 16 tackles for a loss and was second with 6.5 sacks.  Twice in 2010, Moore was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.  He made a career-high 17 tackles in an overtime win over West Virginia on October 20, 2010.  On Monday, Moore was revealed to be a candidate on the Butkus Award Watch List, honoring the best linebacker in the nation.


     

     

    Williams was honored as a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection as a junior after leading Connecticut with 12.2 sacks and was second in tackles for loss with 15.0.  He totaled 43 tackles on the season, 20 of which came in the final five games of the season.  Williams ranked second in the country and first in the BIG EAST 1.04 sacks per game.  His 19 career sacks currently rank sixth all-time at UConn.  Earlier this off-season, Williams was selected for both the Bednarik and Nagurski Award Watch Lists.

    The first round of voting by the selection committee will determine the Top 25 Quarter Finalists, while the fourth and final selection will reveal the winner on December 5, 2012.

    Complete Watch List:

    Player, Position (University)

    Player, Position (University)

    Oday Aboushi, OT (Virginia)

    Denicos Allen, LB (Michigan State)

    Jacoby Ashworth, OT (Houston)

    Jeremiah Attaochu, LB (Georgia Tech)

    Alvin Bailey, C (Arkansas)

    Dion Bailey, LB (USC)

    David Bakhtiari, OT (Colorado)

    Chris Barker, G (Nevada)

    Mario Benavides, C (Louisville)

    Chris Borland, LB (Wisconsin)

    Jonathan Bostic, LB (Florida)

    Arthur Brown, LB (Kansas State)

    Jonathan Brown, LB (Illinois)

    Travis Brown, LB (Fresno State)

    Michael Buchanan, DE (Illinois)

    Max Bullough, LB (Michigan State)

    Nick Carlson, C (Wyoming)

    Braxston Cave, C (Notre Dame)

    Michael Clay, LB (Oregon)

    Jadeveon Clowney, DE (South Carolina)

    Jamie Collins, DE/LB (Southern Miss)

    Jonathan Cooper, G (North Carolina)

    Scott Crichton, DE (Oregon State)

    Kenny Demens, LB (Michigan)

    Aaron Donald, DE (Pittsburgh)

    Tyler Eifert, TE (Notre Dame)

    Gavin Escobar, TE (San Diego State)

    Chris Faulk, OT (LSU)

    Joseph Fauria, TE (UCLA)

    Sharrif Floyd, DE (Florida)

    DJ Fluker, OT (Alabama)

    Blaize Foltz, G (TCU)

    Winston Fraser, LB (FIU)

    Travis Frederick, C/G (Wisconsin)

    Dalton Freeman, C (Clemson)

    Ben Gardner, DE (Stanford)

    James Gayle, DE (Virginia Tech)

    William Gholston, DE (Michigan State)

    Ryne Giddins, DE (USF)

    Khaseem Greene, LB (Rutgers)

    Steve Greer, LB (Virginia)

    Ryan Griffin, TE (Connecticut)

    Jeremy Grove, LB (East Carolina)

    Ben Habern, C (Oklahoma)

    Johnathan Hankins, DT (Ohio State)

    Braden Hansen, G (BYU)

    Eric Herman, G (Ohio)

    Jordan Hicks, LB (Texas)

    Jordan Hill, DT (Penn State)

    Gerald Hodges, LB (Penn State)

    Khaled Holmes, C (USC)

    West Horton, DE (USC)

    Margus Hunt, DE (SMU)

    Alex Hurst, OT (LSU)

    James Hurst, OT (North Carolina)

    Gabe Ikard, G (Oklahoma)

    Gabe Jackson, G (Mississippi State)

    Andrew Jackson, LB (Western Kentucky)

    Jackson Jeffcoat, DE (Texas)

    Brandon Jenkins, DE (Florida State)

    Jelani Jenkins, LB (Florida)

    John Jenkins, NT (Georgia)

    Luke Joeckel, OT (Texas A&M)

    Nico Johnson, LB (Alabama)

    Travis Johnson, DE (San Jose State)

    Barrett Jones, C/G/T (Alabama)

    Chris Jones, DL (Bowling Green)

    Jarvis Jones, OLB (Georgia)

    Dion Jordan, DE (Oregon)

    Joe Kellogg, G (Boise State)

    Zac Kerin, C (Toledo)

    A.J. Klein, LB (Iowa State)

    Jake Knott, LB (Iowa State)

    Tyler Larsen, C (Utah State)

    DeDe Lattimore, LB (USF)

    Corey Lemonier, DE (Auburn)

    Taylor Lewan, OT (Michigan)

    Shaun Lewis, LB (Oklahoma State)

    Rob Lohr, DE/DT (Vanderbilt)

    Spencer Long, G (Nebraska)

    Travis Long, DE/OLB (Washington State)

    Star Lotulelei, DT (Utah)

    Philip Lutzenkirchen, TE (Auburn)

    Khalil Mack, LB (Buffalo)

    Trent Mackey, LB (Tulane)

    Joe Madsen, C (West Virginia)

    Stansly Maponga, DE (TCU)

    Zack Martin, OT (Notre Dame)

    Jake Matthews, OT (Texas A&M)

    Chris McDonald, G (Michigan State)

    Barkevious Mingo, DE (LSU)

    Sam Montgomery, DE (LSU)

    Sio Moore, LB (Connecticut)

    James Morris, LB (Iowa)

    Morgan Moses, OT (Virginia)

    C.J. Mosley, LB (Alabama)

    Jeff Nady, OT (Nevada)

    Corey Nelson, LB (Oklahoma)

    Roosevelt Nix, DE (Kent State)

    Alex Okafor, DE (Texas)

    Kevin Pierre-Louis, LB (Boston College)

    Sean Porter, LB (Texas A&M)

    Sean Progar, DE (Northern Illinois)

    Justin Pugh, OT (Syracuse)

    Hayes Pullard, LB (USC)

    David Quessenberry, OT (San Jose State)

    Kevin Reddick, LB (North Carolina)

    Taylor Reed, LB (SMU)

    Cyril Richardson, G (Baylor)

    Weston Richburg, C (Colorado State)

    Marcus Rush, DE (Michigan State)

    Kawann Short, DT (Purdue)

    John Simon, DE (Ohio State)

    Shayne Skov, LB (Stanford)

    Adam Smith, G (Western Kentucky)

    Keith Smith, LB(San Jose State)

    Akeem Spence, DT (Illinois)

    Baker Steinkuhler, DT (Nebraska)

    Jake Stoneburner, TE (Ohio State)

    Bruce Taylor, LB (Virginia Tech)

    Devin Taylor, DE (South Carolina)

    Lane Taylor, G (Oklahoma State)

    Mike Taylor, LB (Wisconsin)

    Manti Te'o, LB (Notre Dame)

    Chase Thomas, LB (Stanford)

    Levine Toilolo, TE (Stanford)

    Omoregie Uzzi, G (Georgia Tech)

    Kyle Van Noy, LB (BYU)

    Joe Vellano, DT (Maryland)

    LaAdrian Waddle, OT (Texas Tech)

    Ricky Wagner, OT (Wisconsin)

    Brian Wagner, LB (Arizona)

    Mason Walters, G (Texas)

    Larry Warford, G (Kentucky)

    Chance Warmack, G (Alabama)

    Stephen Warner, C (Louisiana Tech)

    Bjoern Werner, DE (Florida State)

    Nikita Whitlock, DT (Wake Forest)

    Jesse Williams, DE (Alabama)

    Sylvester Williams, DT (North Carolina)

    Trevardo Williams, DE (Connecticut)

    Luke Wilson, TE (Rice)

    Brian Winters, OT (Kent State)

    Dwayne Woods, LB (Bowling Green)

    Carson York, G (Oregon)