Huskies linebacker Azeem Victor named one of 12 semifinalists for Butkus Award

Washington Huskies linebacker Azeem Victor has been named one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, which seeks to honor the top linebacker in college football.

Victor leads the Huskies with 64 tackles in eight games, and ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in tackles per game with 8.0. He had a career-best 16 tackles during UW’s 31-24 victory at Utah, a performance that earned him Walter Camp FBS defensive player of the week honors.

Here is the full list of semifinalists:

Ryan Anderson, University of Alabama

Jerome Baker, The Ohio State University

Kendall Beckwith, Louisiana State University

Jack Cichy, University of Wisconsin

Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt University

Jarrad Davis, University of Florida

Reuben Foster, University of Alabama

Malik Jefferson, University of Texas

Josey Jewell, University of Iowa

Micah Kiser, University of Virginia

Raekwon McMillan, The Ohio State University

Azeem Victor, University of Washington

This story was originally published October 31, 2016 at 11:06 AM with the headline "Huskies linebacker Azeem Victor named one of 12 semifinalists for Butkus Award."