Green was one of eight SEC tight ends named an early candidate for the Mackey Award.
Green Named Candidate for Mackey Award
July 19, 2019 | Football
by Taylor Shirey, Assistant Director/Communications
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Mississippi State senior tight end Farrod Green was named to the watch list for the 2019 John Mackey award, the Friends of John Mackey announced Friday.
The John Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. Sixty total players were named to the list. Green is one of eight Southeastern Conference tight ends to make the cut.
A hard-nose tight end and punishing blocker, Green is coming off a junior season where he had 11 receptions for 81 yards. The Wesson, Mississippi, native caught at least one pass in nine different games for the Bulldogs with five of his catches moving the chains for a first down. His physical ability has made him a key blocker in numerous touchdown runs for the Bulldogs and has made him vital to MSU's success on special teams.
The veteran tight end has seen action in 38 games with 21 starts to his credit. He enters his senior season with 31 career receptions for 376 yards and a touchdown.
The award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. The 2019 Mackey Award recipient will be announced on Dec. 11 and then presented live on Dec. 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU.
Season tickets for the 2019 season can be purchased at HailState.com/Tickets, by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or in person at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office on the first floor of the Bryan Athletic Administration Building (288 Lakeview Drive), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Mississippi State senior tight end Farrod Green was named to the watch list for the 2019 John Mackey award, the Friends of John Mackey announced Friday.
The John Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. Sixty total players were named to the list. Green is one of eight Southeastern Conference tight ends to make the cut.
A hard-nose tight end and punishing blocker, Green is coming off a junior season where he had 11 receptions for 81 yards. The Wesson, Mississippi, native caught at least one pass in nine different games for the Bulldogs with five of his catches moving the chains for a first down. His physical ability has made him a key blocker in numerous touchdown runs for the Bulldogs and has made him vital to MSU's success on special teams.
The veteran tight end has seen action in 38 games with 21 starts to his credit. He enters his senior season with 31 career receptions for 376 yards and a touchdown.
The award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. The 2019 Mackey Award recipient will be announced on Dec. 11 and then presented live on Dec. 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU.
Season tickets for the 2019 season can be purchased at HailState.com/Tickets, by calling 1-888-GO-DAWGS or in person at the MSU Athletic Ticket Office on the first floor of the Bryan Athletic Administration Building (288 Lakeview Drive), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
| Devin Asiasi | Jr. | UCLA |
| John Bates | Jr. | Boise State |
| Jacob Breeland | Sr. | Oregon |
| Hunter Bryant | Jr. | Washington |
| Harrison Bryant | Sr. | FAU |
| Jake Burt | Sr. | Boston College |
| Matt Bushman | Jr. | BYU |
| Cameron Butler | Jr. | Colorado State |
| Grant Calcaterra | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| Octavious Cooley | Sr. | Ole Miss |
| Tyler Davis | Sr. | Georgia Tech |
| Josiah Deguara | Sr. | Cincinnati |
| Josh Falo | Jr. | USC |
| Luke Farrell | Jr. | Ohio State |
| Jake Ferguson | So. | Wisconsin |
| Miller Forristal | Jr. | Alabama |
| Cole Fotheringham | So. | Utah |
| Kyle Fourtenbary | Jr. | Western Kentucky |
| Pat Freiermuth | So. | Penn State |
| Jack Fruedenthal | Sr. | Wake Forest |
| Noah Gray | Jr. | Duke |
| Farrod Green | Sr. | Mississippi State |
| Jovani Haskins | Jr. | West Virginia |
| Andrew Homer | Jr. | Miami (Ohio) |
| Brycen Hopkins | Sr. | Purdue |
| Parker Houston | Sr. | San Diego State |
| Javonis Isaac | Jr. | Arkansas State |
| Brevin Jordan | So. | Miami |
| Dalton Keene | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| Cole Kmet | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| Charlie Kolar | So. | Iowa State |
| Armani Levias | Sr. | Marshall |
| Isaiah Likely | So. | Coastal Carolina |
| Hunter Long | So. | Boston College |
| Johnny Lumpkin | Jr. | Louisiana |
| Tyler Mabry | Sr. | Maryland |
| Joey Magnifico | Sr. | Memphis |
| Trey McBride | So. | Colorado State |
| Sean McKeon | Sr. | Michigan |
| Tre McKitty | Jr. | Florida State |
| Cheyenne O'Grady | Sr. | Arkansas |
| Thomas Odukoya | Sr. | Eastern Michigan |
| Albert Okwuegbunam | Jr. | Missouri |
| Cade Otten | So. | Washington |
| Sterling Palmer | So. | FIU |
| Colby Parkinson | Jr. | Stanford |
| Jared Pinkney | Sr. | Vanderbilt |
| Collin Reed | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| Giovanni Ricci | Sr. | Western Michigan |
| Jared Rice | Sr. | Fresno State |
| Kelvin Smith | Sr. | North Texas |
| Jack Stoll | Jr. | Nebraska |
| Noah Togiai | Sr. | Oregon State |
| Carl Tucker | Sr. | North Carolina |
| Nate Wieting | Sr. | Iowa |
| Mitchell Wilcox | Sr. | USF |
| Charlie Woerner | Sr. | Georgia |
| Bryce Wolma | Jr. | Arizona |
| Dominick Wood-Anderson | Sr. | Tennessee |
| Kenny Yeboah | Jr. | Temple |
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