GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Citadel senior linebacker Noah Dawkins was named a finalist for the Blanchard-Rogers Trophy (South Carolina's Heisman) presented by Hale's Jewelers. The award goes to the most outstanding collegiate player of the year with South Carolina ties.
 
This year, scouts evaluated over 200 players throughout the nation to name a top 20. The winner is derived from a vote of its members (fan members, sports media, and its Boards and Executive Team).  Online voting at https://scfootballhof.org/membership/vote/ will close on December 10, 2018.
 
The Blanchard-Rogers Trophy is awarded at the organization's annual Enshrinement Banquet on April 23, 2019 at the Hilton Greenville.  Rock Hill native and Oklahoma State standout quarterback Mason Rudolph, and former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson are past recipients of the trophy.  The Blanchard-Rogers Trophy is hand crafted by local artist Ryan Calloway of Creative Iron Works.  This will be the sixth straight year the organization has honored the collegiate player of the year from South Carolina.

The SCFHOF encourages the football fans of South Carolina to engage with the vote of this year's recipient and Class of 2019 by becoming a member at https://scfootballhof.org/membership/join/ (free option available).

Dawkins is currently second on the team with 51 tackles, 12.5 tackles-for-loss and two interceptions. He leads the team with 5.5 sacks. In the season opener against Wofford, Dawkins intercepted a pair of passes and returned the second 47 yards for a touchdown. He secured the victory over Western Carolina by forcing a fumble on a sack at the end of the game.

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