GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida wide receiver and punt returner Chimere Dike has been named to the Jet Award Mid-Season Watchlist, the Jet Award Foundation announced Tuesday. The 14th Annual Jet Award will honor the most outstanding return specialist in college football.
Dike has returned 8 punts for 157 yards through Florida’s first six contests. His 19.6-yard return average ranks second in the nation and first in the SEC among players with multiple punt return attempts.
Against No. 8 Tennessee on October 12, Dike posted back-to-back punt returns of 27 and 30 yards, which helped set up a game-tying 27-yard TD pass with 34 seconds left – that Dike himself caught.