Philadelphia, Pa. - The firsts keep rolling in for the Charlotte 49ers football program and red-shirt senior nose tackle Larry Ogunjobi (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale H.S.).
Ogunjobi has been named to the Watch List for the 2016 Bednarik Award, which is given to the College Defensive Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club. He is the first 49er to be named to the Watch List of a major FBS award presented by the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA).
Ogunjobi, who tied for second in Conference USA with a school-record 14.5 tackles for loss last season, ranks eighth among active FBS players in career tackles for loss.