Football Trio Named Finalists For National Awards
11.19.18 | Football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Samford's Devlin Hodges, Kelvin McKnight and Ahmad Gooden were named finalists for national awards by STATS Monday.
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Hodges and McKnight are among the 25 finalists for the Walter Payton, which goes to the top offensive player in all of FCS football, while Gooden is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award for the top defensive player in FCS football.
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Hodges set a school record for single-season passing yards, throwing for 4,283 yards this season. He also became the all-time leader in career passing yards in FCS history. His 14,584 career passing yards broke the old FCS national record of 14,496, set by Steve McNair at Alcorn State from 1991-94. Hodges had six games this season in which he threw for at least 400 yards.
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McKnight ends his career as Samford's all-time leader in career receiving yards (4,144), receptions (313) and touchdown receptions (32). This season, McKnight caught 100 passes for 1,453 yards and nine touchdowns. He had at least 100 receiving yards in 10 of Samford's 11 games this season.
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Gooden posted an impressive 15.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks this season. He had 49 total tackles, 12 quarterback hurries and four pass break-ups. He also recovered two fumbles, returning one for a 58-yard touchdown at Furman.
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The winners of both the Walter Payton Award and Buck Buchanan Award will be announced in January, prior to the FCS National Championship game.
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Hodges and McKnight are among the 25 finalists for the Walter Payton, which goes to the top offensive player in all of FCS football, while Gooden is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award for the top defensive player in FCS football.
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Hodges set a school record for single-season passing yards, throwing for 4,283 yards this season. He also became the all-time leader in career passing yards in FCS history. His 14,584 career passing yards broke the old FCS national record of 14,496, set by Steve McNair at Alcorn State from 1991-94. Hodges had six games this season in which he threw for at least 400 yards.
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McKnight ends his career as Samford's all-time leader in career receiving yards (4,144), receptions (313) and touchdown receptions (32). This season, McKnight caught 100 passes for 1,453 yards and nine touchdowns. He had at least 100 receiving yards in 10 of Samford's 11 games this season.
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Gooden posted an impressive 15.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks this season. He had 49 total tackles, 12 quarterback hurries and four pass break-ups. He also recovered two fumbles, returning one for a 58-yard touchdown at Furman.
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The winners of both the Walter Payton Award and Buck Buchanan Award will be announced in January, prior to the FCS National Championship game.
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