Alabama Football’s Campbell, Lawson Selected as Butkus Award Semifinalists
11/4/2024 3:00:00 PM | Football
The Crimson Tide’s linebacking duo were selected as part of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama linebackers Jihaad Campbell and Deontae Lawson were named semifinalists for the Butkus Award, the Butkus Foundation announced Monday morning.
Campbell and Lawson are two of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus, which is presented each year to the top linebacker at both the collegiate and high school levels. Lawson was selected as a semifinalist a season ago, while Monday's announcement marks Campbell's first entry. Finalists for the 40th annual Butkus Award will be revealed Nov. 25, with the 2024 winner to be announced on or before Dec. 10.
Alabama has had four players take home the Butkus in program history, including Derrick Thomas (1988), Rolando McClain (2009), C.J. Mosley (2013) and Reuben Foster (2016).
Butkus Award Semifinalists
- A do-it-all defender that plays inside and on the outside for the Alabama defense
- Has produced a team-high tying 66 total tackles, including a team-best 38 solo stops
- Managed 6.5 tackles for loss (-25 yards) and 2.5 sacks (-13 yards) through eight games
- Added one interception, a forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a pass breakup as a junior
- The leader in the middle of the Crimson Tide's defensive unit
- Shares the team lead for tackles with 66, including five for loss (-29 yards) and two sacks (-21 yards)
- Also recorded three pass breakups and forced a fumble
