NFF Proudly Announces the Finalists for 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy®

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 23, 2024) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the finalists for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football’s premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

The 16 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®:

·    Tahj Brooks, RB – Texas Tech (3.55 GPA – Sport Management)

·    Robert Coury, LB – Carnegie Mellon [PA] (3.97 GPA – Mechanical Engineering)

·    Jaxson Dart, QB – Ole Miss (3.71 GPA – Business)

·    Beau Freyler, DB – Iowa State (3.91 GPA – Kinesiology)

·    Dillon Gabriel, QB – Oregon (3.43 GPA – Multidisciplinary Studies)

·    Ashton Gillotte, DL – Louisville (3.69 GPA – Communications)

·    Brody Grebe, DE – Montana State (3.93 GPA – Mechanical Engineering)

·    Mark Gronowski, QB – South Dakota State (3.76 GPA – Mechanical Engineering)

·    Terrance Hollon, LB – Howard (3.90 GPA – Health Science)

·    Jack Kiser, LB – Notre Dame (3.82 GPA – Business Analytics)

·    Luke Lehnen, QB – North Central [IL] (3.76 GPA – Exercise Science)

·    Brayden Long, QB – Slippery Rock [PA] (4.00 GPA – Sport Management)

·    Jake Majors, C – Texas (3.65 GPA – Business Management)

·    Seth McLaughlin, C – Ohio State (4.00 GPA – Finance)

·    Jalen Milroe, QB – Alabama (3.52 GPA – Management)

·    Jackson Woodard, LB – UNLV (3.77 GPA – Kinesiology)

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Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl “Red” Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship, and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters in 47 states, NFF programs include the criteria, selection and induction of members of the College Football Hall of Fame; the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta; Future For Football; I Played; the William V. Campbell Trophy®; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation & Hatchell Cup presented by the Original Bob’s Steak & Chop House; and a series of programs and initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Bruin Capital, Catapult, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Hampshire Companies, Hanold Associates Executive Search, Jostens, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation and the Sports Business Journal. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NFFNetwork and learn more at footballfoundation.org.

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