COLUMBUS, Ohio – First Team All-ACC cornerback Tarvarus McFadden is the 2016 Jack Tatum Award winner as the nation’s top defensive back, the Touchdown Club of Columbus announced Friday morning. McFadden’s eight interceptions are tied for the national lead and are the most for any Seminole since Terrell Buckley, the 1991 Tatum Award winner, had a school-record 12.
McFadden, from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., wins the award named for the late Ohio State legend. Past winners include Charles Woodson of Michigan, Miami’s Sean Taylor, and Tennessee’s Eric Berry.
McFadden started all 12 games for the Noles this season, tallying interceptions against a who’s-who of collegiate quarterbacks.