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Malcolm Rodriguez Named Semifinalist for Butkus Award

Rodriguez is one of 16.

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4 years ago

November 1, 2021

Marshall Scott

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Malcolm Rodriguez is one of the best 16 linebackers in the country, according to the powers that be that give out such awards.

Rodriguez was named a Butkus Award semifinalist Monday, an award given to the best linebacker in the country. He has a Big 12 best 77 total tackles on the season.

Butkus Award Semifinalists

Player	School
Christian Harris	Alabama
Darien Butler	Arizona State
Darrian Beavers	Cincinnati
Nate Landman	Colorado
Nakobe Dean	Georgia
Jack Campbell	Iowa
Damone Clark	LSU
Brain Asamoah	Oklahoma
Malcolm Rodriguez	Oklahoma State
Noah Sewell	Oregon
Brandon Smith	Penn State
Olakunle Fatukasi	Rutgers
DeMarvion Overshown	Texas
Devin Lloyd	Utah
Leo Chenal	Wisconsin
Chad Muma	Wyoming

Rodriguez has 356 career tackles, which ranks sixth all-time at Oklahoma State. He is only 13 tackles away from cracking the program’s Top 5, a list that has held steady since 1989.

There are 51 voters for the award. Finalist are expected to be announced Nov. 22 before the winner is announced Dec. 7. The award has been given out annually since 1985. OSU has never had a Butkus winner.

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