North Carolina State University Athletics
Brown Named Semifinalist for 40th-annual Butkus Award
11/4/2024 4:17:00 PM | Football
RALEIGH, NC – NC State Linebacker Sean Brown was named one of 15 semifinalists for the 40th annual Butkus Award honoring the nation's best linebacker, the Butkus Foundation announced Monday.
Brown leads the Wolfpack defense with 63 tackles, highlighted by 31 solo stops, this season. He also has 7.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and 13 quarterback hurries from his linebacker spot. Brown, who moved from safety to the linebacker position this year, totaled 11 tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss, in the Duke's Mayo Classic versus Tennessee and recorded a career-high 13 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss and one sack in the win over Northern Illinois.
Finalists will be named on November 25, winners will be named by December 10, and the professional winner will be selected in early 2025.
A Butkus Award celebration featuring the three winners is planned for Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois, where the Award's namesake, the late Dick Butkus, established his legendary career. The celebration will be featured in the Butkus Award special airing on the Big Ten Network in February 2025. More information will be at www.butkusfoundation.org.
The 51-person Butkus Award selection committee, comprised of coaches, scouts, and journalists, guides the selection process emphasizing qualities that define Dick Butkus' career: toughness, on-field leadership, competitiveness, football character, and linebacking skills. The Award is increasingly focused on recognizing linebackers who consistently play off the ball on their feet in a two-point stance in traditional form.
Last season's collegiate winner was NC State's own Payton Wilson, who was recently inducted into the Wolfpack Ring of Honor.
Brown leads the Wolfpack defense with 63 tackles, highlighted by 31 solo stops, this season. He also has 7.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and 13 quarterback hurries from his linebacker spot. Brown, who moved from safety to the linebacker position this year, totaled 11 tackles, including 2.0 tackles-for-loss, in the Duke's Mayo Classic versus Tennessee and recorded a career-high 13 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss and one sack in the win over Northern Illinois.
Finalists will be named on November 25, winners will be named by December 10, and the professional winner will be selected in early 2025.
A Butkus Award celebration featuring the three winners is planned for Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois, where the Award's namesake, the late Dick Butkus, established his legendary career. The celebration will be featured in the Butkus Award special airing on the Big Ten Network in February 2025. More information will be at www.butkusfoundation.org.
The 51-person Butkus Award selection committee, comprised of coaches, scouts, and journalists, guides the selection process emphasizing qualities that define Dick Butkus' career: toughness, on-field leadership, competitiveness, football character, and linebacking skills. The Award is increasingly focused on recognizing linebackers who consistently play off the ball on their feet in a two-point stance in traditional form.
Last season's collegiate winner was NC State's own Payton Wilson, who was recently inducted into the Wolfpack Ring of Honor.
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