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UNC Football duo named to Mackey Award Watch List

The UNC football program has two representatives on the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List for the upcoming 2023 season.

Not one, but two UNC football standouts have earned a spot on the 2023 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List.

Nine ACC players were named to the 2023 Mackey Award Watch List!

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— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) August 4, 2023

Rising juniors John Copenhaver and Bryson Nesbit have earned a spot on the list for an award that is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end.