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Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Named to Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List

June 5, 2020
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It's that time of the year.

Preseason watch lists. 

Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is one of 42 student-athletes who made the 2020 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. The trophy is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott and is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. 

IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. 

The award is the only major college football award where the character of the nominee is considered and the last Notre Dame player to win the award was linebacker Manti Te'o in 2012. 

Owusu-Koramoah, a redshirt junior, is one of 16 linebackers, 15 defensive backs and 11 defensive linemen to be nominated for the award. 

The Virginia native started 13 games for the Irish last fall and recorded 80 tackles and led the defense with 13.5 tackles for loss. Owusu-Koramoah also added 5.5 sacks, three hurries, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. 

A few of Notre Dame's opponents also made the list:

CB Paulson Adebo, Stanford 

DL Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest

DE Victor Dimukeje, Duke

DE Justin Foster, Clemson

S Talanoa Hufanga, USC

DL Patrick Jones II, Pitt

LB Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin

DB Tre Swilling, Georgia Tech

Previous Winners of the Lott IMPACT Trophy

2004 – David Pollack, Georgia

2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama

2006 – Dante Hughes, Cal

2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU

2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State

2009 – Jerry Hughes, TCU

2010 – J.J. Watt, Wisconsin

2011 – Luke Kuechly, Boston College

2012 – Manti Te' o, Notre Dame

2013 – Anthony Barr, UCLA

2014 – Eric Kendricks, UCLA

2015 – Carl Nassib, Penn State

2016 – Jabrill Peppers, Michigan

2017 – Josey Jewell, Iowa

2018 – Josh Allen, Kentucky

2019 – Derrick Brown, Auburn

 
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