JONESBORO, Ark. (11/28/16) – Arkansas State defensive linemen Chris Odom and Ja'Von Rolland-Jones have been named to the 2016 Hendricks Award Watch List, given annually to the nation’s top defensive end.
The pair are two of 27 individuals to be named to the final version of the watch list, which will be narrowed down to a list of five finalists over the next two weeks. Once the finalists are announced, a vote will be held and the winner will be announced on Dec. 7.
Rolland-Jones, a junior from Mesquite, Texas, leads the Sun Belt Conference with 11 sacks on the year and has 28 for his career which the all-time record for the league and tied the most sacks in school history.