NEW YORK - North Carolina senior tight end Carl Tucker has been selected to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List for the second successive season as announced by The Friends of John Mackey on Friday.
From Concord, N.C., Tucker posted 16 receptions for 265 yards and two TDs as a junior in 2018. Starting six and appearing in 10 games, Tucker registered a career long 80-yard reception as part of a two-catch, 123-yard performance versus Virginia Tech. He added 48 yards and a TD on three catches at Virginia.
The award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee and the 2019 Mackey Award recipient will be announced on December 11, 2019 and then presented live on December 12, 2019 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU.