ULM primary tightfisted end Zeek Zacharie was named to the 2008 John Mackey Award guard list on Thursday by the Nassau County Sports Commission.
ULM eldest fitted end Zeek Zacharie was nominated to the 2008 John Mackey Award watchdog list on Thursday by the Nassau County Sports Commission.
Zacharie is one of just 30 players on the list for the medal presented to the realms top fixed end.
Zacharie was entitled to the Mackey Award sentry list former to last term and did not sadden. He was selected second team all-conference the time of year tied for 10th countrywide among stern ends and third in the Sun Belt among all with six touchdowns.
The Cade, La., native has already made a splish-splash on the nation-state background twice being termed John Mackey National Tight End of the Week. The essential honor came after a two descent deed at Kansas in 2006 and the second came last period succeeding the Warhawks stimulating 33-30 triple actively victory at Florida Atlantic where he six passes for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Zacharie was appointed to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team last week next a vote of the alliances coaches and radio.
NFL Hall of Fame unit John Mackey is considered to be the best to have played the taut end side. A snug end by whom all others are measured, Mackey was a role prototypical on and off the ground as demonstrated by his Super Bowl Championship, his commitment to community and his site in olden times as the key President of the NFLPA.
The John Mackey Award since 2000, seven NFL players as : Dallas Clark (01) of the 2007 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, two-time Super Bowl Champion Daniel Graham (02)of the Denver Broncos, Kellen Winslow II (03) of the Cleveland Browns, Heath Miller (04) of the 2006 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Marcedes Lewis (05) of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Matt Spaeth (06) of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the 2007 John Mackey Award recipient Fred Davis of the
Washington Redskins.
2008 JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST
PLAYER YR SCHOOL
Travis Beckum SR Wisconsin
Nate Byham JR Pittsburgh
James Casey SR Rice
Tripp Chandler SR Georgia
Chase Coffman SR Missouri
Jared Cook JR S Carolina
Jeff Cumberland JR Illinois
Ed Dickson JR Oregon
Richard Dickson JR LSU
Jermaine Gresham JR Oklahoma
Dan Gronkowski SR Maryland
Rob Gronkowski SO Arizona
Anthony Hill SR NC State
Darius Hill SR Ball St
Cornelius Ingram SR Florida
Branden Ledbetter SR W Michigan
Jeron Mastrud JR Kansas St
Tony Moeaki SR Iowa
Shawn Nelson SR S Miss
Bear Pascoe SR Fresno St
Logan Paulsen SR UCLA
Brandon Pettigrew SR Oklahoma St
Dennis Pitta JR BYU
Ryan Purvis SR Boston College
Andrew Quarless JR Penn St
Mike Ragone SO Notre Dame
Cody Slate JR Marshall
Kory Sperry SR Colorado St
Sam Wheeler JR Virginia Tech
Zeek Zacharie SR ULM
The Nassau County Sports Commission, a non-proceeds, 501(c)(3) body to augment the quality of life through sports is in authority for the administration of the John Mackey Award and the John Mackey Award Selection Committee.