UNDATED (AP) \u2014 LSU quarterback Joe Burrow has just picked up postseason awards as easily as he picked apart opposing defenses this year.<\/p>\n
Burrow is The Associated Press college football player of the year after completing 78% of his passes for 4,715 yards, 48 touchdowns and six interceptions for the top-ranked Tigers. Burrow was a runaway winner of the award, receiving 51 of 54 first-place votes and a total of 159 points from AP Top 25 poll voters.<\/p>\n
Ohio State defensive end Chase Young was second with three first-place votes and 69 points, while Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields was third with 43 points.<\/p>\n
Burrow also has captured the Walter Camp Award as the top college football player of the year, the Davey O’Brien Award for the nation’s best quarterback and the Maxwell Award for the outstanding collegiate player.<\/p>\n
Young hasn\u2019t come away empty-handed. He was given the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation\u2019s top defensive player. Young has recorded 16 \u00bd sacks, 21 tackles for loss and seven forced fumbles in 11 games for OSU this year.<\/p>\n
In other postseason college football awards:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jonathan Taylor took home the Doak Walker Award for the outstanding college running back.<\/p>\n
\u2014 LSU\u2019s Ja’Marr Chase was the recipient of the Fred Biletnikoff Award for the outstanding collegiate receiver.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Purdue\u2019s Tim Stratton was voted the top tight end in balloting for the John Mackey Award.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Oregon\u2019s Penei Sewell has come away with the Outland Trophy for the outstanding collegiate interior lineman.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The top linebacker was Clemson\u2019s Isaiah Simmons, who was given the Butkus Award.<\/p>\n
\u2014 LSU standout Grant Delpit has received the Jim Thorpe Trophy for the nation’s best defensive back.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Lou Groza (GROH\u2019-zah) Award went to Georgia\u2019s Rodrigo Blankenship as the nation\u2019s No. 1 kicker.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Kentucky\u2019s Max Duffy picked up the Ray Guy Award as the top punter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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