Florida State defensive end Everette Brown is one of 36 pre-season candidates for the Ted Hendericks Award.

July 22, 2008

Chicago, IL – Florida State defensive end Everette Brown is one of 36 pre-season candidates for the Ted Hendericks Award, which is presented to the best defensive end in college football. Previous recipients of the Hendricks Award include: Terrell Suggs (Arizona State), David Pollack (Georgia), Elvis Dumervil (Louisville), LaMarr Woodley (Michigan) and Chris Long (Virginia).

Brown enters 2008 poised for a breakout year after leading the team in sacks in 2007 despite starting only nine games. Already a nominee for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Watch List, the junior is a member of the Blue Ribbon All-ACC preseason team. He was listed as a second team All-ACC preseason selection by Phil Steele and the Sporting News lists him as the fourth-best defensive lineman in the ACC. The North Carolina native was named FSU’s most dependable player at defensive end following spring practice and he also won the “second effort” award for the defense. Brown was one of the top pass rushers in America among sophomores in 2007 and is already among the top 15 all-time at FSU for tackles for loss. He is the Seminoles top returner when it comes to both sacks and tackles for loss.

The Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award is named in honor of college football’s first three-time first-team All-American. As a defensive end at the University of Miami, Ted used his agility, height and reach to block passes and kicks, force interceptions and pressure quarterbacks and running backs. He roamed the front line, read plays and blitzed on impulse, completely transforming the way the defensive end position was played. His professional career spanned 15 years and 215 consecutive games. It included four Super Bowl victories, eight Pro Bowl selections and inductions into the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. It is in the spirit of Ted Hendricks’ aggressive style of play, winning attitude and determination that the Defensive End of the Year Award for college football’s premier defensive end is presented.

On-field performance, exceptional winning attitude, leadership abilities, contributions to school and community and academic preparedness are some of the criteria used to determine the Award’s winner. Members of the national media, head coaches, professional scouts and former winners are included in the Award’s voting committee. Candidates may represent any class (Freshman through Senior) as well as any four-year NCAA accredited school. The candidate’s primary position must be defensive end.

This year’s pre-season candidates include, but are not limited to the following players:

DIYRAL BRIGGS        BOWLING GREEN         JAN JORGENSEN        BYU
Everette Brown       FLORIDA STATE         ALBERT McCLELLAN     MARSHALL   
VICTOR BUTLER        OREGON STATE          GREG MIDDLETON       INDIANA
IAN CAMPBELL         KANSAS STATE          ERIC MONCUR          MIAMI
JERMAINE CUNNINGHAM  FLORIDA               ERIC NORWOOD         SOUTH CAROLINA
WILL DAVIS           ILLINOIS              BRIAN ORAKPO         TEXAS
DEXTER DAVIS         ARIZONA STATE         KIRSTON PITTMAN      LSU
LARRY ENGLISH        NORTHERN ILLINOIS     ZACH POTTER          NEBRASKA
AUSTON ENGLISH       OKLAHOMA              NICK REED            OREGON
MAURICE EVANS        PENN STATE            ANTWAIN ROBINSON     ARKANSAS   
BRANDON GRAHAM       MICHIGAN              RICKY SAPP           CLEMSON
GREG HARDY           MISSISSIPPI           JEFF SCHWEIGER       SAN JOSE STATE
PHILLIP HUNT         HOUSTON               GEORGE SELVIE        SOUTH FLORIDA
TYSON JACKSON        LSU                   MATT SHAUGHNESSY     WISCONSIN  
TIM JAMISON          MICHIGAN              STRYKER SULAK        MISSOURI
JEREMY JARMON        KENTUCKY              JAMAAL WESTERMAN     RUTGERS
MICHAEL JOHNSON      GEORGIA TECH          WILLIE YOUNG         N.C. STATE