Boston College's Luke Kuechly was named one of eight semifinalists for the 2011 Lott Trophy today. Kuechly joins Don'ta Hightower and Manti Te'o as the only players in the country to be named a Lott Trophy, Rotary Lombardi, Chuck Bednarik Award and Butkus Award semifinalist.
On Monday, Kuechly was named one of sixteen semifinalists for the 2011 Chuck Bednarik Award, awarded to the nation's most outstanding defensive player by the Maxwell Football Club. Kuechly was a finalist for the Bednarik last season, but the award went to LSU's Patrick Petersen.
Despite coming away with no postseason hardware, Boston College sophomore linebacker Luke Kuechly was named a Consensus First-Team All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday.
