Indiana's Peyton Hendershot Named to Mackey Award Watchlist For Nation's Top Tight End

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt junior tight end Peyton Hendershot is a member of the 2020 John Mackey Award Pre-season Watch List, the friends of John Mackey announced today. Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee and the 2020 Mackey Award recipient will be announced TBA. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com.
 
NFL Hall of Fame member John Mackey is considered to be the best to have played the tight end position. A tight end by whom all others are measured, Mackey was a role model on and off the field as demonstrated by his Super Bowl Championship, his commitment to community and his place in history as the first President of the NFLPA.
 
A 2019 third-team All-Big Ten selection, Hendershot set Indiana single-season tight end records with 52 receptions (10th in the Big Ten) and 622 yards. His four touchdowns rank third.
 
Hendershot tied for fourth among tight ends nationally in catches and 10th in yardage. He finished second among Big Ten tight ends in receptions and yardage, and tied for third in scores.
 
The North Salem, Ind., native ranked second on the Hoosiers in catches and yardage, and tied for third in TDs.
 
The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org and @NCFAA on Twitter to learn more about the association.
 
Following is the entire 2020 preseason watch list calendar:
Monday July 13: Chuck Bednarik Award
Tuesday July 14: Davey O'Brien Award
Wednesday July 15: Doak Walker Award
Thursday July 16: Biletnikoff Award
Friday July 17: Mackey Award
 
Monday July 20: Jim Thorpe Award
Tuesday July 21: Outland Trophy & Nagurski Award
Wednesday July 22: Groza Award & Ray Guy Award
Thursday July 23: Hornung Award & Wuerffel Trophy
Friday July 24: Walter Camp Award
 
Indiana Football Pre-Season Watch Lists
John Mackey Award – Peyton Hendershot
Biletnikoff Award – Whop Philyor
Doak Walker Award – Stevie Scott III
Chuck Bednarik Award – Tiawan Mullen