BYU Senior TE Matt Bushman Named To Mackey Award Watch List
Jul 17, 2020, 12:36 PM
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PROVO, Utah – If a season is played in 2020, BYU senior Matt Bushman is believed to be one of the best tight ends in college football.
More evidence showing Bushman is one of the nation’s best tight ends this year as he was named to the Mackey Award watch list. The Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee.
#BYU senior TE Matt Bushman has been named to the Mackey Award Watch List.
If a season is played this fall, could Bushman go down as the best #BYU TE of all-time?#BYUFootball @kslsports
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) July 17, 2020
This is the third consecutive year Bushman has been recognized on the Mackey Watch List.
In each of his previous three seasons in Provo, Bushman has led BYU in receiving yards. Last year, Bushman had 688 receiving yards on 47 receptions and found his way into the end zone on four occasions.
Bushman has the opportunity in 2020 to become only the second BYU player in program history to lead the Cougars in receiving yardage in all four seasons of his career. The other is wide receiver Cody Hoffman who is the school’s all-time leading receiver.
Now Bushman heads into his senior season set to be BYU’s top receiving target in an offense that was 26th nationally in passing yardage a season ago.
Bushman is the second player on BYU’s offense to be named to a preseason award watch list. The other was junior running back Lopini Katoa who was named to Doak Walker Award Watch List.
2020 Preseason Mackey Award Watch List
Brevin Jordan – Miami, Florida
Brandon Chapman – Wake Forest
Hunter Long – Boston College
Noah Gray – Duke
Lucas Krull – Pittsburgh
Cary Angeline – NC State
Pat Freiermuth – Penn State
Preyton Hendershot – Indiana
Luke Farrell – Ohio State
Jake Ferguson – Wisconsin
Nick Eubanks – Michigan
Chigoziem Okonkwo – Maryland
Jack Stoll – Nebraska
Sam Laporta – Iowa
Charlie Kolar – Iowa State
Pro Wells – TCU
Austin Strogner – Oklahoma
Jalani Woods – Oklahoma State
Cade Otton – Washington
Tucker Fisk – Stanford
Curtis Hodges – Arizona
Hunter Kampoyer – Oregon
Kye Pitts – Florida
Arik Gilbert – LSU
Tre McKitty – Georgia
Carl Tucker – Alabama
Justin Riggs – Kentucky
Kenny Yeboah – Ole Miss
Daniel Parker – Missouri
Jaylen Wydermyer – Texas A&M
Nick Muse – South Carolina
Matt Bushman – BYU
Trey McBride – Colorado State
John Bates – Boise State
Daniel Bellinger – San Diego State
Thomas Odukoya – Eastern Michigan
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
