MADISON, Wis.— The Lott IMPACT Trophy embodies the qualities of Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott - integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community and tenacity. Look no further than senior Joe Scobert’s resume.

In an award where character counts, the Badgers’ outside linebacker is among 22 quarterfinalists for the 12th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation announced Wednesday.

Schobert ranks No. 2 nationally in tackles for loss (14.5), sacks (9.5) and forced fumbles (4), trailing only Penn State DL Carl Nassib in each category. Over his last eight games, dating back to last season, Schobert has logged a total of 18.0 tackles for loss. That includes five games with multiple TFLs and three games with at least 3.0 TFLs.

The Waukesha, Wisconsin, native owns 140 tackles in 39 games played in his Badger career. He has tallied 30.5 tackles for loss for 153 yards in his career and has compiled 13.5 total sacks for 115 yards.

J.J. Watt is the only Badger to have earned the distinguished honor, while Chris Borland (2013) and Jim Leonhard (2004) have both been finalists.

Schobert is making his mark in the Wisconsin record books, needing only 4.5 TFLs to become ninth on UW’s single-season TFLs list, one forced fumble to match Chris Borland’s single-season school record of five set in 2009 and 2011 and one forced fumble to match Erasmus James for No. 2 on Wisconsin’s career list.

Fourteen linebackers, five defensive linemen and three defensive backs headline the list. The winner of the 2015 Lott IMPACT Trophy will be announced at the Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Banquet, held on Dec. 13 at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. The award show will be aired live on Fox Sports at 9 p.m. CT.

Wisconsin Athletic Communications Department