Reed Named to John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List
Monday, October 15, 2012 | Football
Redshirt junior tight end Jordan Reed (New London, Conn.) has been named one of 25 to the John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List, announced by the Nassau County Sports Commission on Monday.
Reed has 21 receptions for 237 yards with one touchdown this season for the Gators and currently ranks tied for 14th in the SEC in receptions per game (3.5). 11 of his receptions have resulted in first downs, and 12 receptions of 10 yards or more including four of 20 yards or more. He has started every game this season for the Orange and Blue.
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 2012 John Mackey winner will be presented live on December 6, 2012 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Other key dates include the announcement of the 2012 Mackey semi-finalists on November 12, 2012 and the announcement of the 2012 Mackey finalists on November 19, 2012. All announcements can be found at http://www.johnmackeyaward.org.
| 2012 John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List | ||
| Name | School | Year |
| Alex Bayer | Bowling Green | Junior |
| Kyle Carter | Penn State | Freshman |
| Chris Coyle | Arizona State | Junior |
| Jack Doyle | W. Kentucky | Senior |
| Tyler Eifert | Notre Dame | Senior |
| Zach Ertz | Stanford | Senior |
| Gavin Escobar | San Diego State | Junior |
| Joseph Fauria | UCLA | Senior |
| Brandon Ford | Clemson | Senior |
| Crockett Gilmore | Colorado State | Junior |
| Chris Gragg | Arkansas | Senior |
| Marcus Green | Mississippi State | Senior |
| Chase Harper | Texas State | Senior |
| Gator Hoskins | Marshall | Junior |
| Nick Kasa | Colorado | Senior |
| Ryan Otten | San Jose State | Senior |
| Jacob Pedersen | Wisconsin | Junior |
| Jordan Reed | Florida | Junior |
| Kyler Reed | Nebraska | Senior |
| Mychal Rivera | Tennessee | Senior |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Washington | Sophomore |
| Dion Sims | Michigan State | Junior |
| Zach Sudfeld | Nevada | Senior |
| Levine Toliolo | Stanford | Junior |
| Luke Wilson | Rice | Senior |
