CHICAGO (USD) — South Dakota senior defensive end Darin Greenfield (Sheldon, Iowa) is one of 25 nominees named to the watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, which honors the defensive player of the year in FCS football. Greenfield, a two-time All-American, finished 20th in the voting for the Buchanan Award last season.
Greenfield is one of nine returning finalists from last year’s final ballot of 25 names. This year’s watch list includes 19 seniors, five juniors and one sophomore. Greenfield is one of four players from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, joining North Dakota State linebacker Jabril Cox, South Dakota State linebacker Christian Rozeboom and Indiana State linebacker Jonas Griffith.
The list of 25 includes at least one player from all 13 FCS conferences. Six defensive linemen are featured on the watch list. This is the 25th year of the Buchanan Award, which made its debut in 1995.
STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List
Bryson Armstrong, Kennesaw State, LB, R-Jr.
Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State, S, R-Sr.
Jabril Cox, North Dakota State, LB, R-Jr.
Abu Daramy-Swaray, Colgate, CB, Sr.
Cam Gill, Wagner, LB, Sr.
Darin Greenfield, South Dakota, DE, R-Sr.
Jonas Griffith, Indiana State, LB, R-Sr.
Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri, LB, Sr.
Adrian Hope, Furman, LB, R-So.
Sully Laiche, Nicholls, DE, Sr.
Da’Jon Lee, Saint Francis, LB, Sr.
Franklin “Mac” McCain III, North Carolina A&T, CB, R-Jr.
Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn State, LB, Sr.
Dante Olson, Montana, LB, R-Sr.
Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky, DE, R-Sr.
Manny Patterson, Maine, CB, Sr.
Nasir Player, ETSU, DE, R-Sr.
Rashad Robinson, James Madison, CB, R-Sr.
Tyree Robinson, ETS, Sr., Jr.
Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State, LB, Sr.
Isiah Swann, Dartmouth, CB, Sr.
Chris Terrell, Central Arkansas, DE, R-Sr.
Dorian Walker, Kennesaw State, FS, R-Sr.
Will Warner, Drake, S, R-Jr.
Nick Wheeler, Colgate, DE, Sr.
