FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Old Dominion University wide receiver Isiah Paige was announced as ODU's nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, the Burlsworth Foundation announced on Tuesday.
The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field. Each nominee must have begun his first season of participation with FBS (D1) football program without financial aid of any kind from his university's athletic department.
Paige leads the Monarchs with 26 catches for 232 yards. He also has returned four punts for 12 yards.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Paige earned CUSA honorable mention honors as a punt returner in 2021. In his career, he has 65 receptions for 557 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Paige and the Monarchs host Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
2023 Burlsworth Trophy Nominees
School | Class | Player | Position |
App State | JR | Jackson Greene | S |
Arizona | JR | Treydan Stukes | CB |
Arizona State | JR | B.J. Green III | DL |
Arkansas | SR | Hudson Clark | DB |
Arkansas State | JR | Charles Willekes | LB |
Auburn | SR | Jake Levant | LB |
Boise State | SR | Tyler Crowe | RB |
Bowling Green | SR | Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim | WR |
Buffalo | SR | Alex McNulty | K |
BYU | Soph | Ethan Slade | S |
California | RSF | Jack Endries | TE |
Colorado | JR | Michael Harrison | TE |
Eastern Michigan | SR | Tanner Knue | WR |
Florida | Soph | Kahleil Jackson | WR |
Florida Atlantic | Soph | Tony Johnson | WR |
Fresno State | SR | Morice Norris Jr | NKL |
Georgia | Soph | Mekhi Mews | WR/RET |
Georgia State | SR | Seth Glausier | LS |
Georgia Tech | Soph | Joe Fusile | OL |
Hawaii | SR | Andrew Choi | DL |
Illinois | JR | Tip Reiman | TE |
Indiana | SR | Trey Walker | TE |
Iowa | SR | Joe Evans | DL |
Iowa State | Soph | Caleb Bacon | LB |
James Madison | JR | James Carpenter | G |
Kansas State | SR | Austin Moore | LB |
Kansas | JR | Jared Casey | TE |
Kent State | JR | Andrew Glass | PK |
Louisiana | JR | Landon Burton | C |
LSU | SR | Josh Williams | RB |
Michigan | JR | Max Bredeson | TE |
Minnesota | SR | Dragan Kesich | K |
Mississippi State | JR | Hayes Hammond | LS |
Missouri | SR | Cody Schrader | RB |
Nebraska | SR | Phalen Sanford | S |
Northern Illinois | JR | Jaden Dolphin | LB |
Notre Dame | SR | Michael Vinson | LS |
Ohio State | Soph | Brenton Jones | S |
Oklahoma | SR | Drake Stoops | WR |
Oklahoma State | SR | Jake Springfield | OT |
Old Dominion | JR | WR/KR/PR | |
Oregon | JR | Bryce Boettcher | ILB |
Oregon State | JR | Tanner Miller | OL |
Penn State | Soph | Dominic DeLuca | LB |
Purdue | Soph | Devin Mockobee | RB |
Rice | SR | Chike Anigbogu | LB/S |
Rutgers | SR | Christian Dremel | WR |
San Diego State | SR | Jack Browning | K/P |
South Alabama | Soph | Jamaal Pritchett | WR |
South Carolina | SR | Mario Anderson | RB |
South Florida | JR | Sean Atkins | WR |
Stanford | SR | Spencer Jorgensen | LB |
Syracuse | JR | Kevon Darton | DL |
TCU | SR | Griffin Kell | PK |
Tennessee | SR | Matthew Salansky | LS |
Texas | Soph | Michael Taaffe | S |
Texas A & M | SR | Sam Mathews | DB |
Texas Tech | SR | Dennis Wilburn | OL |
Toledo | SR | Adam Beale | WR |
Troy | JR | Keyshawn Swanson | S |
Tulane | SR | Casey Glover | KS/H/P |
UCF | SR | Alec Holler | TE |
UCLA | SR | Alex Johnson | DB |
USC | Soph | Denis Lynch | PK |
Utah | JR | Bryson Barnes | QB |
Utah State | JR | Elliott Nimrod | PK |
Virginia | SR | Coen King | CB |
Wake Forest | Soph | Nick Andersen | DB |
Washington State | JR | Kyle Thornton | LB |
West Virginia | Soph | Preston Fox | WR/PR/KOR |
Western Kentucky | SR | Bryson Washington | LB |
Wisconsin | SR | Peter Bowden | LS |
Wyoming | JR | John Hoyland | PK |