Donovan Jackson, Mike Hall, JT Tuimoloau and Tommy Eichenberg were among 80 players named to a watch list for the Lombardi Award on Tuesday.
The Big Ten led all conferences with 19 players named to the watch list, followed by the SEC , Big 12 , Pac-12 and ACC . Ohio State's four nominees tied with Michigan to lead the Big Ten. Penn State had the league's third-most representatives with three nominees.
Hall burst onto the scene last season in Ohio State's season opener – a 21-10 win over Notre Dame – as the Streetsboro, Ohio, native had four tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. Across 12 appearances in 22, Hall collected 19 tackles, a team-best 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one fumble recovery. Eichenberg had a breakout season at Ohio State. He recorded a team-best 120 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three pass breakups, one interception and one touchdown across 13 appearances. Even more, he racked up some of those numbers as he played with two broken hands. After the season, Eichenberg received first-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-American honors.
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