Hardy Named to Hendricks Mid-Season Watch List

CHICAGO Ole Miss’ Greg Hardy is among 37 candidates on the mid-season watch list for the 2007 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award.

A sophomore from Millington, Tenn., Hardy currently leads the SEC in TFLs with 16.0, sacks with 8.0 and forced fumbles with three. He is the reigning SEC Player of the Week following a career performance against Alabama with 13 total tackles, nine solos, five TFLs, three sacks, two forced fumbles and two QB hurries.

Hardy received First Team Freshman All-American honors at end a year ago. The 6-foot-5, 255-pounder has also seen time on offense with three career touchdown catches, and last season, he competed in 15 games with the Ole Miss basketball team, earning a start at LSU.

This list for the 2007 Hendricks Award winner will be shortened to include five to six finalists in November. The final vote will be concluded on Dec. 3 and will be announced Dec. 5. Leading college coaches, former players and coaches, media members and pro football personnel professionals vote in the selection process.

This award is in honor of Miami three-time All-American and NFL Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks. On-field performance, leadership abilities and contributions to school and community are some of the criteria used to determine the award winner. The candidates may represent any class (freshman through senior) as well as any recognized four-year NCAA member school (Division I through Division III).

Previous award recipients include Terrell Suggs of Arizona State (2002), David Pollack of Georgia (2003 and 2004), Elvis Dumervil of Louisville (2005) and LaMarr Woodley of Michigan (2006).

The Hendricks mid-season watch list includes the following players:

Ben Calderwood Utah State JR 6'2" 268

Calais Campbell Miami JR 6'8" 280

Ian Campbell Kansas State JR 6'5" 240

Joe Clermond Pittsburgh SR 6'3" 260

Tyler Clutts Fresno State SR 6'2" 245

Bruce Davis UCLA SR 6'3" 230

Larry English Northern Illinois JR 6'3" 255

Auston English Oklahoma SO 6'3" 253

Maurice Evans Penn State SO 6'2" 257

Vernon Gholston Ohio State JR 6'4" 265

Wallace Gilberry Alabama SR 6'4" 265

Brandon Graham Michigan SO 6'2" 270

Quentin Groves Auburn SR 6'4" 255

Greg Hardy Ole Miss SO 6'5" 255

Chris Harrington Texas A&M SR 6'4" 245

Derrick Harvey Florida SO 6'5" 235

Louis Holmes Arizona SR 6'6" 265

Phillip Hunt Houston JR 6'2" 250

Lawrence Jackson USC JR 6'5" 265

Tyson Jackson LSU JR 6'5" 295

Jeremy Jarmon Kentucky SO 6'3" 268

Brian Johnston Gardner-Webb SR 6'5" 280

Tavares Jones Middle Tennessee St. SR 6'2" 242

Nick Larkin Boston College SR 6'4" 250

Chris Long Virginia SR 6'4" 278

Jameel McClain Syracuse SR 6'2" 248

Greg Middleton Indiana SO 6'3" 270

Jesse Nading Colorado State SR 6'5" 258

Chase Ortiz TCU SR 6'3" 255

Nathan Peterson Oklahoma State SR 6'2" 240

Nick Reed Oregon JR 6'2" 255

Jonal Saint-Dic Michigan State SR 6'1" 255

Trevor Scott Buffalo SR 6'5" 262

George Selvie South Florida SO 6'4" 242

Matt Shaughnessy Wisconsin JR 6'6" 250

Hilee Taylor North Carolina SR 6'3" 245

Jeremy Thompson Wake Forest SR 6'5" 264

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