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Rotimi Nominated For Brandon Burlsworth Trophy

Rotimi Nominated For Brandon Burlsworth TrophyRotimi Nominated For Brandon Burlsworth Trophy

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Old Dominion University senior defensive end Bunmi Rotimi was nominated for the Brandon Burlsworth Trophy, given to the best FBS player that started his career as a walk-on. In the award’s eighth year, the Trophy is named in honor of Brandon Burlsworth, former University of Arkansas Walk-On and All-American offensive lineman. Rotimi is one of 63 players nominated for the award.

A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Rotimi has 24 tackles and is second on the squad with 5.5 sacks and third with six tackles for loss. He has played in seven games with six starts. He missed a pair of games earlier in the year with an injury.

Rotimi is ODU’s career leader in sacks with 19 and is fifth in career tackles for loss with 24.5.

Brandon Burlsworth Trophy Nominees

PlayerSchoolPosition
Andrew HauserAkronLB
Christian BoettcherArizonaOL
Jacob BrimhallArizona StateRB
Kevin Richardson IIArkansasDB
Johnston WhiteArkansas StateRB
Will HastingsAuburnWR
Connor MartinBaylorK/P
Leighton Vander EschBoise StateLB
Jake Suder Bowling GreenK
Brayden El-BakriBYUFB
Demone HarrisBuffaloDE
Patrick LairdCaliforniaRB
Ryan MoellerColoradoS/OLB
Adam PrenticeColorado StateFB
Jaron JohnsonEastern MichiganWR
Kainte AndersonEast CarolinaDE
Antonyo WoodsFlorida AtlanticOL
Bryce CanadyFIUDB
Jared JacksonFlorida StateWR
Josh HokitFresno StateRB
Aaron DavisGeorgiaDB
Linell BonnerHoustonWR
Luke TimianIndianaWR
Brandon SnyderIowaDB
Trent TankingKansas StateLB
Charles WalkerKentuckyWR/PR
Malik GantMarshallS
Anthony MillerMemphisWR
Michael BadgleyMiami (Fla.)K
Emmett CarpenterMinnesotaK
Dawson KnoxOle MissTE
Jace ChristmannMississippi StateK
Jordan HaroldMissouriDE
Chris WeberNebraskaLB
Austin CorbettNevadaOL
Jake RothschillerNew MexicoDB
Cole HolcombNorth CarolinaLB
Elijaah GoinsOhio StateWR
Baker MayfieldOklahomaQB
Brad LundbladeOklahoma StateOL
Bunmi RotimiOld DominionDE
Kahale WaringSan Diego StateTE
Michael CarrizosaSan Jose StateP/K
Sam HarrisSouth AlabamaWR
Hayden HurstSouth CarolinaTE
Reid BudrovichUSCP
Cole MurphySyracuseK
Trevor DanielTennesseeP
Jack LinchToledoLB
Evan PlaggTulsaOL
Tevin CrewsUABLB
Giovanni GentosiUCLARB
Braelon RobertsUtah StateWR
Dalton SturmUTSAQB
Steven PeoplesVirginia TechRB
Grant DawsonWake ForestLB
Luke FalkWashington StateQB
Shane CommodoreWest VirginiaS
Deon YelderWKUTE
DeShawn FosterWestern MichiganDL
Troy FumagalliWisconsinTE