College football: Walker a finalist for Butkus Award
Published 7:27 pm Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Georgia inside linebacker Jalon Walker (11) during Georgia’s game against Florida at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fl., on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Conor Dillon/UGAAA)
Georgia Sports Information
Georgia junior linebacker Jalon Walker has been named one of five finalists for the Butkus Award given to the nation’s top collegiate linebacker, according to an announcement from the Butkus Foundation.
Walker, a native of Salisbury, N.C., joins Clemson’s Barrett Carter, Ole Miss’ Chris Paul Jr., UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger and Oklahoma’s Danny Stutsman as finalists. The winner will be named by Dec. 10.
