NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. – The 2011 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List, honoring the top collegiate defensive player in the country, was announced today at a luncheon hosted by Ronnie Lott and the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. This is the eighth year that the IMPACT Foundation has recognized the student-athletes throughout the nation who have had the biggest IMPACT on their teams both on and off the field. IMPACT is an acronym for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity, characteristics that Ronnie Lott exhibited throughout his brilliant Hall of Fame career at both USC and in the National Football League. The 2011 list of 42 (Lott’s uniform number) includes 19 defensive backs, 14 linebackers and nine defensive linemen. There are 11 players from the ACC, eight from the SEC, seven from the Big Ten, six from the Pac-10, six from the Big 12, one from the Big East, one from the Mountain West, one from the Western Athletic Conference and one from Notre Dame. Eleven of the nominees received All-American honors a year ago and 10 were accorded academic honors in their respective conferences. The Lott Trophy has now donated nearly $850,000 to charities since its inception in 2004, including $275,000 to 23 different universities. The winners’ school receives $25,000 annually, each of the three runner-ups $5,000 and the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week $1,000. A national voter panel, made up of more than 200 former collegiate stars, former college coaches, members of the media and both the Lott IMPACT Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, will select the four finalists who will be honored at the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy banquet Dec. 11 in Newport Beach. The 2011 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Emmanuel Acho, Texas, LB, Ray-Ray Armstrong, Miami, DBMark Barron, Alabama, SJake Bequette, Arkansas, DLOmar Bolden, Arizona State, CBNigel Bradham, Florida State, LBBrodrick Brown, Oklahoma State, CBTank Carder, TCU, LBQuinton Coples, North Carolina, DEJared Crick, Nebraska, DLLavonte David, Nebraska, LBMatt Daniels, Duke, STony Dye, UCLA, S Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina, CBCliff Harris, Oregon, CBAaron Henry, Wisconsin, DBDont’a Hightower, Alabama, LBJoe Holland, Purdue, LBJayron Hosley, Virginia Tech, CBDelano Howell, Stanford, DBBrandon Jenkins, Florida State, DEJanois Jenkins, Florida, CB Mychal Kendricks, Cal, LBJordan Kovacs, Michigan, SLuke Kuechly, Boston College, LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma, LBChris Marve, Vanderbilt, LBT.J. McDonald, USC, SMatt Merletti, North Carolina, SChase Minnifield, Virginia, CBTyler Nielsen, Iowa, LBKendall Reyes, Connecticut, DTJohn Simon, Ohio State, DTShayne Skov, Stanford, LBJacquies Smith, Missouri, DESean Spence, Miami, LBKenny Tate, Maryland, S Brandon Taylor, LSU, S Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, LBPrentiss Waggner, Tennessee, SBilly Winn, Boise State, DEJerel Worthy, Michigan State, DT Past winners of The Lott Trophy: 2004 – David Pollack, Georgia 2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama 2006 – Dante Hughes, California 2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU 2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State 2009 – Jerry Hughes, TCU 2010 – J.J. Watt, Wisconsin Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. The Lott Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation and the Legends Coaches which is a distinguished group of former college football head coaches. To date, the Foundation has donated more than $850,000 to various charities throughout the country. The eighth annual Lott Trophy dinner will be held December 11th at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. For more information on The Lott Trophy visit: www.LottTrophy.com.
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