Jacas Named Semifinalist for Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Fighting Illini freshman outside linebacker Gabe Jacas was named Thursday by the Maxwell Football Club as one of 14 semifinalists - including one of three from the Big Ten - in contention for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.

SHAUN ALEXANDER FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD​

The Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award has been presented to the College Freshman Player of the Year since 2018 and is named in honor of Shaun Alexander, a former standout at the University of Alabama and with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. Past winners of the award include: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (2018); Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis (2019); Will Anderson Jr., Alabama (2020); and Brock Bowers, Georgia (2021).

GABE JACAS | SHAUN ALEXANDER FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD SEMIFINALIST​

• 247Sports Midseason True Freshman All-American
• The Athletic Midseason Freshman All-American
• On3 Midseason True Freshman All-American
• 4.0 sacks are tied for the most in the country by a true freshman, and are tied for second on the team
• 2.0 sacks vs. Virginia, becoming the first Illini true freshman with 2.0 sacks in a game since Bobby Roundtree vs. Western Kentucky in 2017
• First LB/OLB to start for the Illini as a freshman since 2017 (James Knight), and the 17th true freshman LB/OLB to start a game in Illinois history

SHAUN ALEXANDER FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD SEMIFINALISTS​

» Terrion Arnold, DB, Alabama
» Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
» Richard Reese, RB, Baylor
» Malaki Starks, DB, Georgia
» Gabe Jacas, LB, Illinois
» Deone Walker, DL, Kentucky
» Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU
» Will Campbell, OL, LSU
» Jaishawn Barham, LB, Maryland
» Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
» Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss
» Abdul Carter, LB, Penn State
» Nick Emmanwori, DB, South Carolina
» Kelvin Banks Jr., OL, Texas

 

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