FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Oregon State redshirt senior punter Daniel Rodriguez is one of 83 players on the Burlsworth Trophy watch list, which was announced on Tuesday.
The award is given annually to the nation's most outstanding football player who began his career as a walk-on. Now in its 10th year, the award is in honor of former Arkansas offensive lineman Brandon Burlsworth.
Rodriguez, who hails from Pleasanton, Calif., is second in the Pac-12 Conference and 20th nationally averaging 44.5 yards per punt. He has trapped teams inside their 20 10 times, including at the 1-yard-line versus Arizona last week, and has six kicks of 50 or more yards, including a season-long 62-yarder.