Nebraska junior tight end Austin Allen was named to the 2021 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List on Friday.
The Mackey Award, named after NFL Hall of Famer John Mackey, is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end.
Allen, a four-time member of both the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, played in all eight games with a career-high seven starts in 2020. He also set career highs with 18 receptions and 236 receiving yards, which ranks second on the team in both categories. After having at least 25 receiving yards in the first six games of the season, the longest streak by a Husker tight end in more than a decade, Allen caught an eight-yard touchdown pass…
