Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders is shown during a game against Missouri State on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders is one of five finalists for the Butkus Award.
The winner of the award, which is given to college football’s best linebacker, will be announced on or before Dec. 7. Other finalists are Jack Campbell of Iowa, Jamon Dumas-Johnson of Georgia, Daiyan Henley of Washington State and Ivan Pace Jr. of Cincinnati.
In his first season at Arkansas after transferring from Alabama, Sanders has recorded 96 tackles, 12.