BOONE, N.C. — The preseason watch list for the 2018 Wuerffel Trophy, which is given to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement, includes Appalachian State senior defensive tackle
MyQuon Stout.
Stout's 41 tackles last season rank first among the Sun Belt Conference's returning interior linemen, and he'll enter 2018 as a third-year starter who has been named a preseason All-Sun Belt second-team selection by the league's coaches and media. Revered by coaches for his leadership and selflessness in filling a blue-collar role in the middle of App State's defensive line, he was named a team captain as a junior.
In the last year, Stout also volunteered time for Operation Christmas Child from Samaritan's Purse, a read-along program from the Children's Council of Watauga County, the completion of a Habitat for Humanity home project in Watauga County, a soap and shampoo drive for the Global Brigade, the Health and Hunger Coalition, the Humane Society of Watauga County and the Omar Carter Foundation.
A native of Salisbury, N.C., Stout carries a strong GPA and has produced some of his best on-field performances against App State's toughest competition. He had six tackles last season against eventual FBS runner-up Georgia and three tackles, one stop for a loss and one quarterback hurry in the 2016 opener at Tennessee.
Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is presented annually at the All Sports Association's Awards Banquet in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Semifinalists will be announced Nov. 1, and finalists will be announced Nov. 19.
The formal announcement of the 2018 recipient will be made at the National Football Foundation's press conference in New York on Dec. 4, and the presentation will occur Feb. 15 in Fort Walton Beach.
WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY UNIVERSITY)
Hale Henteges, Alabama, Senior, TE
MyQuon Stout, Appalachian State, Senior, DL
Malcolm Holland, Arizona, Junior, DB
Manny Wilkins, Arizona State, Senior, QB
Hjaite Froholdt, Arkansas, Senior, OL
Justin Clifton, Arkansas State, Senior, DB
Justice Hansen, Arkansas State, Junior, QB
Derrick Brown, Auburn, Junior, DL
Riley Neal, Ball State, Senior, QB
Brett Rypien, Boise State, Senior, QB
Zach Allen, Boston College, Senior, DL
Adam Pulsipher, BYU, Senior, LB
Patrick Laird, California, Senior, RB
Mitch Stanitzek, Central Michigan, Senior, DL
Juwan Foggie, Charlotte, Senior, LB
Garrett Campbell, Cincinnati, Senior, OL
Christian Wilkins, Clemson, Senior, DL
Nick Fisher, Colorado, Senior, DB
Adam Prentice, Colorado State, Sophomore, RB
Johnathan Lloyd, Duke, Senior, WR
Garrett McGhin, East Carolina, Senior, OL
Jeremy Hickey, Eastern Michigan, Senior, OL
Fred Johnson, Florida, Senior, OL
Gerald Hearns, Florida Atlantic, Senior, RB
Alec Eberle, Florida State, Senior, OL
Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State, Senior, QB
Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia, Junior, K
Wesley Fields, Georgia Southern, Senior, RB
Brad Stewart, Georgia Tech, Senior, WR
Noah Borden, Hawaii, Senior, LS
Mulbah Car, Houston, Junior, RB
Nick Algretti, Illinois, Senior, OL
Ricky Brookins, Indiana, Senior RB
Joe Dineen, Jr., Kansas, Senior, LB
Dalton Risner, Kansas State, Senior, OL
Matt Bahr, Kent State, Senior, LB
C.J. Conrad, Kentucky, Senior, TE
Deuce Wallace, Louisiana, Junior, DB
J'Mar Smith, Louisiana Tech, Junior, QB
Jonathan Greenard, Louisville, Junior, DL
Blake Ferguson, LSU, Junior, LS
Chase Hancock, Marshall, Senior, LB
Taivon Jacobs, Maryland, Senior, WR
Patrick Taylor, Memphis, Junior, RB
Demetrius Jackson, Miami (FL), Senior, DL
James Gardner, Miami (OH), Senior, WR
Khari Willis, Michigan State, Senior, DB
Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee, Senior, QB
Emmit Carpenter, Minnesota, Senior, K
Gerri Green, Mississippi State, Senior, LB
Corey Fatony, Missouri, Senior, P
Andrew Wood, Navy, Senior, OL
Ty Gangi, Nevada, Senior, QB
Jamin Smith, New Mexico State, Senior, OL
Max Scharping, NIU, Senior, OL
Kyle Murphy, North Carolina, Senior, LS
A.J. Cole III, North Carolina State, Senior, P
Quinn Shanbour, North Texas, Senior, QB
Tommy Doles, Northwestern, Senior, OL
Tyler Newsome, Notre Dame, Senior, P
Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame, Senior, LB
Nic Weisher, Notre Dame, Senior, TE
Caleb Kelley, Oklahoma, Junior, LB
Oshane Ximines, Old Dominion, Senior, DL
Javon Patterson, Ole Miss, Senior, OL
Justin Herbert, Oregon, Junior, QB
Trevon Bradford, Oregon State, Junior, WR
Trace McSorley, Penn State, Senior, QB
Darrin Hall, Pitt, Senior, RB
David Blough, Purdue, Senior, QB
Bryce Crawford, San Jose State, Senior, K
Jordan Wyatt, SMU, Senior, DB
Sean Grayer, South Alabama, Senior, DE
T.J. Brunson, South Carolina, Junior, LB
Picasso Nelson, Jr., Southern Miss, Senior, DB
Alameen Murphy, Stanford, Senior, DB
Kielan Whitner, Syracuse, Senior, LB
Ben Banogu, TCU, Senior, DL
Frank Nutile, Temple, Senior, QB
Kyle Phillips, Tennessee, Senior, DL
Collin Johnson, Texas, Junior, WR
Riley Garner, Texas A&M, Senior, LB
Tyler Watts, Texas State, Senior, WR
Cody Thompson, Toledo, Senior, WR
Damion Willis, Troy, Senior, WR
Willie Wright, Tulsa, Senior, OL
Craig Kanyangarara, UAB, Senior, LB
Matt Pearl, UConn, Junior, OL
Andrew Ford, UMass, Senior, QB
Andy Isabella, UMass, Senior, WR
Darren Woods, Jr., UNLV, Junior, WR
Jake Olson, USC, Junior, LS
Jaymon Thomas, USF, Senior, DB
Chase Hansen, Utah, Senior, DB
Jacoby Wildman, Utah State, Junior, DL
Kalaii Griffin, UTEP, Senior, LB
Jalen Rhodes, UTSA, Senior, RB
Josiah Tauaefa, UTSA, Junior, LB
Ricky Walker, Virginia Tech, Senior, DL
Tevis Bartlett, Washington, Senior, LB
Peyton Pelluer, Washington State, Senior, LB
Will Grier, West Virginia, Senior, QB
Julien Lewis, Western Kentucky, Senior, DL
Jamauri Bogan, Western Michigan, Senior, RB
Justin Tranquill, Western Michigan, Junior, DB
D'Cota Dixon, Wisconsin, Senior, DB
