Rivers On Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
August 21, 2019 | Football
by Brandon Langlois, Associate Director/Communications
CHICAGO – Ted Hendricks and the Ted Hendricks Foundation released the Preseason Watch List for the 2019 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award on Wednesday, and Mississippi State senior defensive end Chauncey Rivers was one of 37 players on the list.
The Ted Hendricks Award honors the top defensive end in college football and is named in honor of college football's first three-time first-team All-American. On-field performance, exceptional winning attitude, leadership abilities, contributions to school and community and academic preparedness are some of the criteria used to determine the award's recipient each year. Members of the national media, head coaches, professional scouts and former winners are included on the award's selection committee. Candidates may represent any class (freshman through senior) as well as any four-year NCAA accredited school. The candidate's primary position must be defensive end.
Rivers has had an impressive preseason camp and will step into a starting role this season. He played in all 13 games in 2018 and had solid numbers on one of the best defensive lines in college football. He made 24 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. The Stone Mountain, Georgia, native recorded an astounding 19 pressures across 339 snaps played, according to PFF.
Rivers is a preseason All-SEC selection by both media and coaches.
State will open the 2019 season on Aug. 31 against Louisiana in New Orleans.
Season tickets, mini-plans and individual game 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 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
Bradlee Anae – UTAH
JaQuan Bailey – IOWA STATE
Carlos Basham – WAKE FOREST
Isaiah Chambers – HOUSTON
Nick Coe – AUBURN
Kendall Coleman – SYRACUSE
Carter Coughlin – MINNESOTA
Mike Danna – MICHIGAN
Marlon Davidson – AUBURN
Raekwon Davis – ALABAMA
A.J. Epenesa – IOWA
Ali Fayad – WESTERN MICHIGAN
Tomon Fox – NORTH CAROLINA
Jonathan Garvin – MIAMI
Joe Gaziano – NORTHWESTERN
Yetur Gross-Matos – PENN STATE
LaDarius Hamilton – NORTH TEXAS
Jamal Hines – TOLEDO
Patrick Johnson – TULANE
Mustafa Johnson – COLORADO
Khalid Kareem – NOTRE DAME
Rashard Lawrence – LSU
Jessie Lemonier – LIBERTY
Isaiahh Loudermilk – WISCONSIN
Julian Okwara – NOTRE DAME
Dom Peterson – NEVADA
Christian Rector – USC
Chauncey Rivers – MISSISSIPPI STATE
Malcolm Roach – TEXAS
Alton Robinson – SYRACUSE
Xavier Thomas – CLEMSON
Reggie Walker – KANSAS STATE
Curtis Weaver – BOISE STATE
Kenny Willekes - MICHIGAN STATE
Tomas Wright – BRYANT
Chase Young – OHIO STATE
Jabari Zuniga – FLORIDA
CHICAGO – Ted Hendricks and the Ted Hendricks Foundation released the Preseason Watch List for the 2019 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award on Wednesday, and Mississippi State senior defensive end Chauncey Rivers was one of 37 players on the list.
The Ted Hendricks Award honors the top defensive end in college football and is named in honor of college football's first three-time first-team All-American. On-field performance, exceptional winning attitude, leadership abilities, contributions to school and community and academic preparedness are some of the criteria used to determine the award's recipient each year. Members of the national media, head coaches, professional scouts and former winners are included on the award's selection committee. Candidates may represent any class (freshman through senior) as well as any four-year NCAA accredited school. The candidate's primary position must be defensive end.
Rivers has had an impressive preseason camp and will step into a starting role this season. He played in all 13 games in 2018 and had solid numbers on one of the best defensive lines in college football. He made 24 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. The Stone Mountain, Georgia, native recorded an astounding 19 pressures across 339 snaps played, according to PFF.
Rivers is a preseason All-SEC selection by both media and coaches.
State will open the 2019 season on Aug. 31 against Louisiana in New Orleans.
Season tickets, mini-plans and individual game 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 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List
Bradlee Anae – UTAH
JaQuan Bailey – IOWA STATE
Carlos Basham – WAKE FOREST
Isaiah Chambers – HOUSTON
Nick Coe – AUBURN
Kendall Coleman – SYRACUSE
Carter Coughlin – MINNESOTA
Mike Danna – MICHIGAN
Marlon Davidson – AUBURN
Raekwon Davis – ALABAMA
A.J. Epenesa – IOWA
Ali Fayad – WESTERN MICHIGAN
Tomon Fox – NORTH CAROLINA
Jonathan Garvin – MIAMI
Joe Gaziano – NORTHWESTERN
Yetur Gross-Matos – PENN STATE
LaDarius Hamilton – NORTH TEXAS
Jamal Hines – TOLEDO
Patrick Johnson – TULANE
Mustafa Johnson – COLORADO
Khalid Kareem – NOTRE DAME
Rashard Lawrence – LSU
Jessie Lemonier – LIBERTY
Isaiahh Loudermilk – WISCONSIN
Julian Okwara – NOTRE DAME
Dom Peterson – NEVADA
Christian Rector – USC
Chauncey Rivers – MISSISSIPPI STATE
Malcolm Roach – TEXAS
Alton Robinson – SYRACUSE
Xavier Thomas – CLEMSON
Reggie Walker – KANSAS STATE
Curtis Weaver – BOISE STATE
Kenny Willekes - MICHIGAN STATE
Tomas Wright – BRYANT
Chase Young – OHIO STATE
Jabari Zuniga – FLORIDA
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