NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Senior tight end Jake Butt of the sixth-ranked University of Michigan football team was announced on Wednesday (Dec. 7) as the recipient of the John Mackey Award presented by the Friends of John Mackey. The award honors the most outstanding tight end in college football and was established in 2000 to recognize NFL Hall of Famer and the first president of the NFLPA, John Mackey.
"It's a great honor first and foremost, especially for this team," said Butt. "One thing Coach Harbaugh says, 'A rising tide raises all ships.