The Butkus Award 2015 watch list for 2015 was released on Tuesday, with 51 student-athletes represented on the list.
The award is given to the best collegiate linebacker of the year. UCLA's Eric Kendricks was the recepient last year.
Here are the 51 to watch:
| 2015 BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST | |
|---|---|
| Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma | Kendall Beckwith, LSU |
| Zeek Bigger, East Carolina | Joe Bolden, Michigan |
| Kentrell Brothers, Missouri | Richie Brown, Mississippi State |
| Kelby Brown, Duke | James Burgess, Louisville |
| De'Vondre Campbell, Minnesota | Su'a Cravens, Southern California |
| Brooks Ellis, Arkansas | Kyler Fackrell, Utah State |
| Travis Feeney, Washington | Leonard Floyd, Georgia |
| Josh Forrest, Kentucky | Kris Frost, Auburn |
| Darien Harris, Michigan State | Myles Jack, UCLA |
| Cory James, Colorado State | Jordan Jenkins, Georgia |
| C.J. Johnson, Mississippi | Peter Kalambayi, Stanford |
| Raphael Kirby, Miami (Fla.) | Carl Lawson, Auburn |
| Cory Littleton, Washington | Antonio Longino, Arizona State |
| Curt Maggitt, Tennessee | Blake Martinez, Stanford |
| Tyler Matakevich, Temple | Cassanova McKinzy, Auburn |
| Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State | Mason Monheim, Illinois |
| Nyles Morgan, Notre Dame | Antonio Morrison, Florida |
| Yannick Ngakoue, Maryland | Jared Norris, Utah |
| Reggie Northup, Florida State | Montese Overton, East Carolina |
| Joshua Perry, Ohio State | Reggie Ragland, Alabama |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee | Luke Rhodes, William & Mary |
| Pete Robertson, Texas Tech | James Ross, Michigan |
| Anthony Sarao, Southern California | Michael Scherer, Missouri |
| Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame | Terrance Smith, Florida State |
| Eric Striker, Oklahoma | Jason Wittingham, Utah |
| Scooby Wright III, Arizona | |
