Tech claims two spots on list honoring the nationâufffdufffds top tight end
Virginia Tech tight ends Bucky Hodges and Ryan Malleck were among the 33 FBS players named to the 2015 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee, and the 2015 John Mackey recipient will be announced on Dec. 9 and then presented live on Dec. 10 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU.
Hodges is coming off a sensational freshman campaign in 2014 that saw him earn Freshman All-America honors from USA Today.