Well, the votes are in and counted, and the race for the coveted Assassin Award (named for Buckeye great Jack "The Assassin" Tatum) was a very close one. Michigan's Leon Hall was named on more ballots than anyone else, but he finished in sixth place. Cal's Daymeion Hughes had the most first-place votes, but finished second overall to Reggie Nelson of the Florida Gators. Congrats to Reggie for winning the second annual Assassin Award as the nation's best college defensive back!
The top finishers are set forth below, with number of first place votes in parentheses:
Reggie Nelson (Florida) - 107 (6)
Daymeion Hughes (Cal) - 101 (10)
LaRon Landry (LSU) - 79 (5)
Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio State) - 77 (4)
Aaron Ross (Texas) - 76 (5)
Leon Hall (Michigan) - 75 (2)
Antonio Smith (Ohio State) - 38
Michael Griffin (Texas) - 25
Eric Weddle (Utah) - 19
DeJuan Tribble (Boston College) - 14 (1)
Tom Zbikowski (Notre Dame) - 13
Antoine Carson (Arizona) - 11 (1)
Vontae Davis (Illinois) - 8
Last year's results
The top finishers are set forth below, with number of first place votes in parentheses:
Reggie Nelson (Florida) - 107 (6)
Daymeion Hughes (Cal) - 101 (10)
LaRon Landry (LSU) - 79 (5)
Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio State) - 77 (4)
Aaron Ross (Texas) - 76 (5)
Leon Hall (Michigan) - 75 (2)
Antonio Smith (Ohio State) - 38
Michael Griffin (Texas) - 25
Eric Weddle (Utah) - 19
DeJuan Tribble (Boston College) - 14 (1)
Tom Zbikowski (Notre Dame) - 13
Antoine Carson (Arizona) - 11 (1)
Vontae Davis (Illinois) - 8
Last year's results
