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NIU's Smith & EMU's Crosby Named To 2018 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List

NIU's Sutton Smith & Eastern Michigan's Maxx Crosby Named To 2018 Ted Hendricks Award Watch List

Chicago, IL - Ted Hendricks and the Ted Hendricks Foundation are pleased to announce the release of the initial Watch List for the 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award, which honors the top defensive end in college football. Representing the MAC are NIU junior defensive end Sutton Smith and Eastern Michigan junior defensive end Maxx Crosby.

Smith, a native of St. Charles, Mo., led the Football Bowl Subdvision (FBS) in tackles for loss with 29.