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'I'm all about winning' - Leading tackler Tray Matthews wins Mike Kolen Award

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AUBURN, Ala. - Tray Matthews’ A-Day highlight happened before the game, when he received the Mike Kolen Award from its namesake for leading the Tigers in tackles last season.

“It’s an honor to be able to receive that, especially coming from someone before your time who was an Auburn legend and a great player in the NFL,” Matthews said. “It was a very humbling experience for me. It just shows that hard work really pays off and the work I’ve done hasn’t gone unnoticed.”

Matthews made 76 tackles in 2016, dethroning two-time Kolen Award winner Rudy Ford, who finished fourth last season with 59.