It’s rather ironic that the nation’s No. 121 defense could feature the best linebacker in college football but that might be the case for the 2019 Texas Tech football team. That’s because, despite the woes of this year’s defense, senior middle linebacker Jordyn Brooks has stood out to the point that on Monday he was named a finalist for the 2019 Butkus Award, given annually to the best linebacker in the nation.
The other five finalists are Zach Braun of Wisconsin, Micah Parsons of Penn State, Isaiah Simmons of Clemson, and Evan Weaver of California, and Logan Wilson of Wyoming.