Power Echols Named To 2024 Butkus Award Watch List

Posted Aug 13, 2024
UNC linebacker Power Echols has been named to the 2024 Butkus Award Watch List, the Butkus Award committee announced Tuesday. The Butkus Award has been presented to the top college linebacker since 1985. Last season, Echols finished seventh in the ACC in tackles (102) and was only one of seven players to record 100 or more tackles in the ACC. (GoHeels.com)

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