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J.R. Reed named a finalist for the 2019 Jim Thorpe Award

Bulldawg Illustrated | November 26, 2019

Related Topics: Jim Thorpe Award, J. R. Reed, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Georgia, Jim Thorpe Foundation, Chuck Bednarik Award, Grant Delpit, Jeff Okudah

Georgia graduate safety J.R. Reed has been named one of three finalists for the 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation’s best defensive back in college football.

Reed, a native of Frisco, Texas, joins LSU’s Grant Delpit and Ohio State’s Jeff Okudah as finalists, according to an announcement from the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Reed is already a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, which are both given to the nation’s top defenders.

The winner of the 2019 Thorpe Award will be announced on Thursday, Dec.

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