IRVING, Texas – Old Dominion University senior offensive lineman Isaac Weaver was named a semifinalist for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy®, the National Football Foundation announced on Wednesday. The Campbell Trophy is awarded to the nation's top football scholar-athlete.
Weaver has started all four games on the offensive line so far this season for the Monarchs and has started at three different positions. He has started twice at left tackle and once apiece at left guard and center.
In his career, Weaver has started 39 career games, including 28 at left tackle, 10 at center and one at left guard.
A two-time team captain, Weaver is a two-time All-Conference USA honoree, while earning his degree in biology with a 3.40 GPA. He is currently pursuing his master's degree in exercise science.
Weaver is one of 176 semifinalists for the Campbell Trophy.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 27, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2021 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas for the 63rd NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 7, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 32nd Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
2021 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® SEMIFINALISTS
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
Alabama - Chris Owens
Appalachian State - Thomas Hennigan
Arizona - Bryce Wolma
Arkansas - Grant Morgan
Army - Arik Smith
Auburn - Anders Carlson
Baylor - Jalen Pitre
Boise State - Riley Whimpey
Boston College - Zion Johnson
Brigham Young - James Empey
Buffalo - Jack Klenk
California - Elijah Hicks
Central Michigan - Bernhard Raimann
Clemson - Matt Bockhorst
Colorado - Matt Lynch
Connecticut - Brian Keating
Duke - Jake Bobo
Eastern Michigan - Thomas Odukoya
Florida - Jeremiah Moon
Florida Atlantic - John Mitchell
Fresno State - Matt Smith
Georgia State - Jaylon Jones
Georgia Tech - Ryan Johnson
Houston - Donavan Mutin
Illinois - Doug Kramer
Indiana - Jack Tuttle
Iowa - Zach VanValkenburg
Iowa State - Charlie Kolar
Kansas State - Landry Weber
Kentucky - Luke Fortner
Louisiana - Nate Snyder
LSU - Avery Atkins
Memphis - Kylan Watkins
Miami (FL) - Lou Hedley
Michigan - Aidan Hutchinson
Michigan State - AJ Arcuri
Minnesota - Conner Olson
Mississippi - Ben Brown
Mississippi State - Austin Williams
Missouri - Tyler Badie
Navy - Isaac Ruoss
Nebraska - Ben Stille
North Carolina State - Trenton Gill
Northern Illinois - Tyrice Richie
Northwestern - Sam Gerak
Ohio State - Jeremy Ruckert
Oklahoma - Patrick Fields
Oklahoma State - Logan Carter
Old Dominion - Isaac Weaver
Oregon - Dru Mathis
Oregon State - Andrzej Hughes-Murray
Penn State - Sean Clifford
Pittsburgh - Kirk Christodoulou
Purdue - Zander Horvath
Rice - Trey Schuman
Rutgers - Noah Vedral
San Jose State - Jack Snyder
South Carolina - Spencer Eason-Riddle
Southern California - Nick Figueroa
Southern Methodist - Hayden Howerton
Stanford - Thomas Booker
Syracuse - Kingsley Jonathan
Temple - Michael Niese
Tennessee - Matthew Butler
Texas - Cameron Dicker
Texas at San Antonio - Hunter Duplessis
Toledo - Bailey Flint
Tulane - Nick Anderson
UCF - Eriq Gilyard
UCLA - Shea Pitts
UNLV - Charles Williams
Utah - Keegan Markgraf
Utah State - Nick Heninger
Wake Forest - Zach Tom
Washington - Race Porter
West Virginia - Sean Mahone
Western Michigan - Mike Caliendo
Wisconsin - Matt Henningsen
Wyoming - Ayden Eberhardt
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
Alabama State - Luke Barnes
Austin Peay - Jack McDonald
Brown - Chad Broome-Webster
Bucknell - Grayson Cherubino
Campbell - Levi Wiggins
Chattanooga - Jerrell Lawson
Columbia - Ben Mathiasmeier
Cornell - Hunter Nourzad
Dartmouth - Evan Hecimovich
Davidson - Eli Turner
Dayton - Brandon Easterling
Duquesne - Jake Dixon
Elon - Davis Cheek
Florida A&M - Chris Faddoul
Georgetown - Ahmad Wilson
Harvard - Spencer Rolland
Holy Cross - Peter Oliver
Lehigh - RaShawn Allen
Marist - Kyle Fleitman
Montana - Dylan Cook
Montana State - Troy Andersen
Morgan State - Shimano Dendoe
North Carolina Central - Jessie Malit
North Dakota - Matt Waletzko
Northern Arizona - DJ Arnson
Northern Iowa - Brawntae Wells
Northwestern State - Gavin Landry
Pennsylvania - Prince Emili
Princeton - James Johnson
South Dakota - Jack Cochrane
South Dakota State - Wes Genant
Stetson - Fermon Reid
Tennessee Tech - Tavin Kilpatrick
Towson - Aaron Grzymkowski
William & Mary - Ryan Ripley
Youngstown State - Christian Turner
Division II
Ashland (OH) - Austin Phillips
Bentley (MA) - Andrew Brazicki
California (PA) - Eric Hudanick
Chadron State (NE) - Dalton Holst
Harding (AR) - Dylan Hendricks
Minnesota Duluth - Dan Monson
Minnesota State - JD Ekowa
Northwest Missouri State - Jackson Barnes
Slippery Rock (PA) - Henry Litwin
Southern Arkansas - Hayden Mallory
Stonehill (MA) - Anton Stoneking
Texas A&M-Commerce - Alex Shillow
Wayne State (MI) - Lane Potter
West Texas A&M - Brandon Blair
Wingate (NC) - Tucker Mullis
Division III
Allegheny (PA) - Jack Parker
Bethel (MN) - Jaran Roste
Carnegie Mellon (PA) - Sean Knight
Case Western Reserve (OH) - Donald Day III
Central (IA) - Blaine Hawkins
Centre (KY) - Patric Edwards
East Texas Baptist - KJ Kelley
Gallaudet (DC) - Timel Benton
Grinnell (IA) - Danny Carter
Hampden-Sydney (VA) - Kaleb Smith
Hardin-Simmons (TX) - Cameron Hanna
Hope (MI) - Brady Eding
Ithaca (NY) - Andrew Vito
Johns Hopkins (MD) - Jacob Fetterolf
Lake Forest (IL) - Jamari Tansmore
Lycoming (PA) - Elijah Shemory
Manchester (IN) - Jalen Masden
Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) - Sante Parker
Middlebury (VT) - Will Jernigan
Millsaps (MS) - Walter Johnson
New England (ME) - Keegan Stanton-Meas
Ohio Wesleyan - Shane Quin
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) - George Marinopoulos
Rhodes (TN) - Finn Giddings
Saint John's (MN) - Chris Backes
Shenandoah (VA) - Mason Caldwell
Springfield (MA) - Lou Cocozza
Texas Lutheran - Juan Ocampo
Tufts (MA) - Mike Pedrini
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (NY) - Joshua King
Washington U. in St. Louis (MO) - Andrew Whitaker
Wesleyan (CT) - Justin Johnson
Westminster (PA) - Ian Barr
Wheaton (IL) - Ryan Schwartz
Wisconsin Lutheran - Todd O'Dell Jr.
Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Jason Myrick
Wisconsin-Stout - Haydon Miller
Wisconsin-Whitewater - Ryan Wisniewski
Wooster (OH) - Angelo Petracci
NAIA
Dakota State (SD) - Marcus Vanden Bosch
Lindsey Wilson (KY) - Cameron Dukes
Montana Western - Kyle Schulte
Morningside (IA) - Reid Jurgensmeier
Ottawa (KS) - Colby Johnson
Peru State (NE) - Dylan Dittman
William Penn (IA) - Alex Crehan
Isaac Weaver Named a Semifinalist for the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy
Isaac Weaver