FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Old Dominion University Football linebacker Koa Naotala has been nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the top player in the country that began his career as a walk-on.
A native of Newport News, Virginia, Naotala is second on the Monarchs with 62 tackles. Naotala also has a pair of sacks and three tackles for loss. He has played in all nine games so far this season, starting eight.
Naotala, who earned a scholarship last year during fall camp, has two double-digit tackle games on the year, including a career-high 18 tackles against East Carolina.
The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding football player in American 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.
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School |
Class |
Player |
Position |
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App State |
SR |
Andre Hamilton |
S/S |
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Arkansas |
RS-JR |
Devin Bale |
P |
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Arkansas State |
RS-SR |
Charles Willekes |
LB |
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Auburn |
RS-JR |
Justin Jones |
RB |
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Baylor |
RS-JR |
Josh Cameron |
WR |
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Boise State |
SR |
Jonah Dalmas |
K |
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Buffalo |
RS-SR |
Shaun Dolac |
LB |
|
BYU |
SR |
Blake Mangelson |
DE |
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California |
RS-Soph |
Jack Endries |
TE |
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Charlotte |
RS-SR |
Bryce Kennon |
TE |
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Cincinnati |
RS-Soph |
Antwan Peek Jr. |
S/S |
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Coastal Carolina |
RS-JR |
Jameson Tucker |
WR |
|
East Carolina |
RS-SR |
Elijah Morris |
DL |
|
Eastern Michigan |
RS-SR |
Justin Jefferson |
DL |
|
Florida |
RS-JR |
Taylor Spierto |
WR |
|
Fresno State |
SR |
Malachi Langley |
LB |
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Georgia |
RS-SR |
Dan Jackson |
S |
|
Georgia Southern |
RS-Soph |
Tracy Hill Jr. |
CB |
|
Georgia Tech |
RS-JR |
Joe Fusile |
OL |
|
Hawaii |
RS--JR |
Jackie Johnson III |
DL |
|
Illinois |
RS-JR |
Miles Scott |
DB |
|
Indiana |
RS-SR |
James Carpenter |
DL |
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Iowa |
SR |
Kaden Wetjen |
WR/KR/PR |
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James Madison |
RS-SR |
Tyler Purdy |
RB |
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Kansas |
SR |
Quentin Skinner |
WR |
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Kansas State |
RS-SR |
Austin Moore |
LB |
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Kennesaw State |
JR |
Milon Jones |
DB |
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Kentucky |
SR |
Alex Raynor |
K |
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LSU |
RS-SR |
Josh Williams |
RB |
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Memphis |
RS-SR |
Koby Drake |
WR/PR/KR |
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Michigan |
SR |
Max Bredeson |
FB/TE |
|
Michigan State |
RS-SR |
Jonathan Kim |
K |
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Middle Tennessee State |
RS-JR |
Parker Hughes |
LB |
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Minnesota |
RS-SR |
Nick Kallerup |
TE |
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Mississippi State |
SR |
Hayes Hammond |
LS |
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Missouri |
RS-SR |
Luke Bauer |
PH |
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Nebraska |
RS--SR |
John Bullock |
LB |
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New Mexico |
RS-JR |
Michael Buckley |
WR |
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Northern Illinois |
RS-JR |
Skyler Gill-Howard |
DT |
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Northwestern |
RS-JR |
Carmine Bastone |
DL/DT |
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Notre Dame |
Soph |
Jordan Faison |
WR |
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Ohio State |
SR |
Patrick Gurd |
TE |
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Oklahoma State |
RS-SR |
Jake Springfield |
OT |
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Old Dominion |
RS-Soph |
LB |
|
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Ole Miss |
RS-JR |
Matt Jones |
RB |
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Oregon |
SR |
Bryce Boettcher |
ILB |
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Penn State |
RS-JR |
Dominic Delcua |
LB |
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Purdue |
RS-JR |
Devin Mockobee |
RB |
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Rice |
RS-JR |
Christian Francisco |
RB |
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Rutgers |
SR |
Hollin Pierce |
OL |
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Sam Houston |
RS-JR |
Caleb Weaver |
DB |
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San Diego State |
JR |
Gabriel Plascencia |
K |
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South Alabama |
SR |
Jamaal Pritchett |
WR |
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South Carolina |
RS-SR |
Hunter Rogers |
LS |
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South Florida |
SR |
Sean Atkins |
WR |
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TCU |
SR |
Brent Matiscik |
SN |
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Tennessee |
RS-SR |
Will Brooks |
S |
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Texas |
RS-JR |
Michael Taaffe |
DB |
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Texas A & M |
SR |
Randy Bond |
K |
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Texas State |
RS-SR |
John Oehrlein |
LS |
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Texas Tech |
SR |
Gino Garcia |
PK |
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Toledo |
JR |
Carter Fouty |
OL |
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Troy |
Soph |
Justin Powe |
S |
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Tulane |
JR |
Sam Howard |
LB |
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Tulsa |
RS-SR |
Kamdyn Benjamin |
WR |
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UAB |
RS-Soph |
Lee Beebe Jr. |
RB |
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UCLA |
RS-JR |
Carson Schwesinger |
LB |
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ULM |
JR |
Markeegan Gray |
DB |
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UNLV |
SR |
Jackson Woodard |
LB |
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Utah State |
RS-F |
Noah Flories |
CB |
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UTSA |
RS-SR |
Cade Collenback |
LS |
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Vanderbilt |
RS-JR |
Richie Hoskins |
WR |
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Wake Forest |
JR |
Nick Andersen |
DB |
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Washington State |
RS-SR |
Kyle Thornton |
LB |
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West Virginia |
RS-Soph |
Hudson Clement |
WR/KOR |
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Western Kentucky |
RS-Soph |
Easton Messer |
WR |
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Wisconsin |
SR |
Tawee Walker |
RB |
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Wyoming |
SR |
John Hoyland |
K |