NEW ORLEANS – Four of the Sun Belt’s best tight ends were tabbed to the preseason John Mackey Award Watch List as announced Wednesday.
Appalachian State’s Barrett Burns, Georgia State’s Keith Rucker, Idaho’s Buck Cowan, and South Alabama’s Gerald Everett were all pegged to the list.
Barrett Burns
Appalachian State
Tight End • Senior • 6-4 • 250 • Psychology
Turning in a solid 2015 campaign, Burns led the Mountaineers with a team-high eight receiving touchdowns along with 163 yards and 15 receptions. He inserted himself in the record books where his touchdown production was tied for a sixth all-time in one season while tying the single-season school record for most touchdown catches by a tight end (Daniel Bettis - 2005).