COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Junior tight end
Chigoziem Okonkwo has been selected to the John Mackey Award Watch List, it was announced on Friday.
The Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. The award is named after NFL Hall of Fame member John Mackey, who is considered to be the best to have played the tight end position.
Okonkwo has appeared in all 24 games and scored six touchdowns since his arrival in College Park in 2018. He ranked second on the team in receptions (19) and third in receiving yards (201) while playing alongside
Tyler Mabry, who was named to the Mackey Award Watch List last season, during his sophomore campaign in 2019.
A Powder Springs, Georgia native, Okonkwo made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2018. He rushed three times for 72 yards with three touchdowns, while also catching six balls for 69 yards and one touchdown.
