NC State’s Germaine Pratt on the 2018 Butkus Award Watch List

NC State Senior Germaine Pratt is one of 51 linebackers on the Watch List for the 2018 Butkus Award.

Curtis Akins, Memphis

Otaro Alaka, Texas A&M

Josh Allen, Kentucky

Jeffrey Allison, Fresno State

Azeez Al-Shaair, FAU

Joe Bachie, Michigan State

Markus Bailey, Purdue

Thomas Barber, Minnesota

Bryton Barr, Massachusetts

Tevis Bartlett, Washington

Devin Bush, Michigan

Josh Buss, Montana

Te’von Coney, Notre Dame

Ryan Connelly, Wisconsin

Deshaun Davis, Auburn

Troy Dye, Oregon

TJ Edwards, Wisconsin

Koa Farmer, Penn State

Paddy Fisher, Northwestern

Joe Giles-Harris, Duke

Dre Greenlaw, Arkansas

Porter Gustin, USC

Terez Hall, Missouri

Nate Hall, Northwestern

Terrill Hanks, New Mexico State

Darius Harris, Middle Tennessee

De’Jon Harris, Arkansas

Khalil Hodge, Buffalo

Justin Hollins, Oregon

Oluwaseun Idowu, Pittsburgh

Anfernee Jennings, Alabama

Gary Johnson, Texas

Kendall Joseph, Clemson

Caleb Kelly, Oklahoma

Jordan Kunaszyk, California

Tre Lamar, Clemson

Dylan Moses, Alabama

Bobby Okereke, Stanford

Justin Phillips, Oklahoma State

Germaine Pratt, North Carolina State

Shaq Quarterman, Miami-Fla.

David Reese, Florida

Cameron Smith, USC

Ty Summers, TCU

Jahlani Tavai, Hawaii

Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame

Andrew Van Ginkel, Wisconsin

D’Andre Walker, Georgia

Devin White, LSU

Mack Wilson, Alabama

Juwon Young, Marshall (Link)

Pratt might not have been a starter last year, but he finished the season with the 2nd best grade behind Bradley Chubb according to Pro Football Focus (85.0). Despite not starting a single game, he was fourth on the team in tackles last season, and was the first defender to collect two touchdowns in a season since David Amerson did it in 2011.