Greenlaw, Harris Named To Butkus Award Watch List

CHICAGO – The Butkus Foundation released the preseason candidates for the 2018 Butkus Award Monday, naming Arkansas linebackers Dre Greenlaw and De’Jon Harris to the watch list.

The award is given annually to the nation’s top linebacker. The Watch list consists of 51 linebackers. Semifinalists will be announced October 29, with finalists named November 19.

Arkansas joins Alabama as the only programs from the Southeastern Conference with multiple athletes on the list. A total of eight programs nationwide had two or more linebackers named to the preseason watch list.

The duo were the only SEC teammates to each record 100 or more tackles in 2017. Arkansas is one of six other Football Bowl Subdivision programs to enter 2018 with multiple returning players who recorded at least 100 tackles last season.