Utah’s Mohamoud Diabate named to Butkus Award Watch List

On Monday Utah’s Mohamoud Diabate was named to the Butkus Award Watch Checklist.

Introduced since 1985, the Butkus Award is introduced yearly to the nation’s high linebacker. The present watch listing is made up of 51 linebackers from 43 faculties. 

A current switch from the College of Florida, Diabate was a stellar addition to the Utah protection and may make a large influence this season. Because the second main tackler for the Gators final yr, Diabate recorded 89 whole tackles, 33 of which have been solo and included 2.5 for loss. He additionally logged 4 QB hurries throughout his junior marketing campaign.

Whereas Diabate was sidelined for spring camp after present process labrum surgical procedure, he was nonetheless talked about by a number of of the coaches and acquired a number of excessive reward as somebody who will probably be an enormous contributor for the Utes in 2022.

Waiting for the season, Semifinalists will probably be picked on Oct. 31 with the finalists being named on Nov. 21. The winner will then be named on or earlier than Dec. 7 and will probably be honored on Jan. 21, 2023 throughout a televised occasion by CBS Sports activities Community.

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