FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas linebacker Grant Morgan was named one of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy on Tuesday.
The trophy is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on. Burlsworth walked on at Arkansas without a Division I scholarship and became a three-year starter and an All-American in 1998. The Harrison native was selected as the 63rd pick in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, but died in a traffic accident 11 days later.
A team captain for the Razorbacks, Morgan is second in the country in total tackles with 111, trailing only Troy linebacker Carlton Martial, who was named a semifinalist for the award last week.