IRVING, Texas – Duke redshirt senior safety DeVon Edwards has been named a semifinalist for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced Wednesday.
The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Nov. 1, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity. One of the finalists will be named the winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy at the 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec.