TOLEDO, Ohio - Sophomore wide receiver Devin Maddox was named an official nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy on Tuesday.
The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field. Each nominee must have begun his first season of participation with an FBS football program without financial aid of any kind from his university's athletic department. Past Rockets who have been nominated for the award include current Rocket cornerback Samuel Womack (2020), Reggie Gilliam (2019) and Ka'dar Hollman (2018).