Stats Perform FCS Release 

CHICAGO- Eleven players were added on Wednesday to the watch list for the 2021 Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the national defensive player of the year in college football’s Division I subdivision.
 
Highlighting the list is Florida A&M’s Isaiah Land who currently leads the league in total sacks (14) and sacks per game (1.56). He also ranks first in the conference in tackles per game (20.5) and ranks fourth in fumbles forced per game.
 
The Buchanan Award, now in its 27th season, is named for the legendary Hall of Fame defensive lineman. Past recipients include two-time winner Dexter Coakley, Rashean Mathis and Jared Allen.
 
Nominated to the watch list:
 
Defensive Line
Brevin Allen, Campbell
Nate Lynn, William & Mary
Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga
Clay Patterson, Yale
Vaughn Taylor Jr., Morehead State
 
Linebacker
Isaiah Land, Florida A&M
Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross
Matthew Jackson, Eastern Kentucky
Jalen Mackie, Dartmouth
Patrick O’Connell, Montana
 
Defensive Back
Darius Joiner, Western Illinois
 
The original watch list in the preseason included 35 players. A 50-member, national media panel will select the winner following the regular season.
 
Also this season, Stats Perform will present the Walter Payton Award (FCS offensive player of the year), Jerry Rice Award (FCS freshman player of the year), Eddie Robinson Award (FCS coach of the year) and Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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