University of Massachusets Athletics
Breneman Tabbed as Mackey Award Semifinalist
November 14, 2016 | Football
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts redshirt junior Adam Breneman has been named a semifinalist for the 2016 John Mackey Award, presented annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, it was announced on Monday.
Breneman, a native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, totals 58 receptions for 699 yards and seven touchdowns through 10 games in 2016. Among FBS tight ends, he ranks top three in receptions, receptions yards per game, receiving yards, receiving yards per game and touchdowns.
Breneman scored his seventh touchdown of the season at Troy on Nov. 5, setting the Massachusetts single-season school record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end. In UMass' last four games (Louisiana Tech, South Carolina, Wagner and Troy), he has recorded 30 catches for 403 yards and five touchdowns.
Stats:
Receptions: 58 (T-No. 31 FBS, No. 2 TE)
Receptions per game: 5.8 (T-No. 31 FBS, No. 2 TE)
Receiving yards: 699 (No. 64 FBS, No. 2 TE)
Receiving yards per game: 69.9 (No. 69 FBS, No. 3 TE)
Yards per catch: 12.1
TDs: 7 (T-No. 40 FBS, T-No. 2 TE)
2016 John Mackey Award Semifinalists
(listed alphabetically)
Adam Breneman, Massachusetts
Jake Butt, Michigan
Evan Engram, Ole Miss
Gerald Everett, South Alabama
Cole Hikutini, Louisville
Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech
O.J. Howard, Alabama
Jordan Leggett, Clemson
The eight semifinalists were determined by confidential balloting of the John Mackey Award selection committee. The announcement of the three 2016 John Mackey Award finalists is scheduled for Nov. 22. The 2016 recipient will be announced on Dec. 7 and presented live on Dec. 8 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU).
Massachusetts football will play at BYU, Sat., Nov. 19, at 12 p.m. MT/2 p.m. ET. For continued coverage of UMass football, follow the program on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassFootball).
Breneman, a native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, totals 58 receptions for 699 yards and seven touchdowns through 10 games in 2016. Among FBS tight ends, he ranks top three in receptions, receptions yards per game, receiving yards, receiving yards per game and touchdowns.
Breneman scored his seventh touchdown of the season at Troy on Nov. 5, setting the Massachusetts single-season school record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end. In UMass' last four games (Louisiana Tech, South Carolina, Wagner and Troy), he has recorded 30 catches for 403 yards and five touchdowns.
Stats:
Receptions: 58 (T-No. 31 FBS, No. 2 TE)
Receptions per game: 5.8 (T-No. 31 FBS, No. 2 TE)
Receiving yards: 699 (No. 64 FBS, No. 2 TE)
Receiving yards per game: 69.9 (No. 69 FBS, No. 3 TE)
Yards per catch: 12.1
TDs: 7 (T-No. 40 FBS, T-No. 2 TE)
2016 John Mackey Award Semifinalists
(listed alphabetically)
Adam Breneman, Massachusetts
Jake Butt, Michigan
Evan Engram, Ole Miss
Gerald Everett, South Alabama
Cole Hikutini, Louisville
Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech
O.J. Howard, Alabama
Jordan Leggett, Clemson
The eight semifinalists were determined by confidential balloting of the John Mackey Award selection committee. The announcement of the three 2016 John Mackey Award finalists is scheduled for Nov. 22. The 2016 recipient will be announced on Dec. 7 and presented live on Dec. 8 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU).
Massachusetts football will play at BYU, Sat., Nov. 19, at 12 p.m. MT/2 p.m. ET. For continued coverage of UMass football, follow the program on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassFootball).
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