MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 29, 2024) – West Virginia University senior long snapper Austin Brinkman has been named to The Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List, (https://patrickmannellyaward.com), named after former NFL long snapper Patrick Mannelly.
The 2024 season will mark the sixth year for the award and will be presented to the player judged to be the best FBS long snapper.
The award, created in 2019, benefits Bernie’s Book Bank, a non-profit organization located in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
The entire Watch List of 30 snappers is below.
Ten semifinalists will be announced on Nov. 11, 2024. Those names will be narrowed to three finalists and announced on Nov. 25, 2024 with the winner selected at the live award ceremony in Lake Bluff on Dec. 14, 2024.
| Name | School |
| Austin Brinkman | West Virginia |
| Austin Riggs | Rutgers |
| Beau Gardner | Georgia |
| Ben Anderson | Oklahoma |
| Brent Matiscik | TCU |
| Byron Floyd | Buffalo |
| Cayson Pfeiffer | Wisconsin |
| Christian Johnstone | Appalachian State |
| Colby Cox | Memphis |
| Dylan Black | Oregon State |
| Eli Stein | Arkansas |
| Ethan Hudak | Tulane |
| Hank Pepper | USC |
| Hunter Rogers | South Carolina |
| Jacob Garcia | Utah State |
| JT Greep | Utah |
| Julian Ashby | Vanderbilt |
| Kneeland Hibbett | Alabama |
| Luke Elkin | Iowa |
| Luke Hosford | Kansas |
| Nicholas Marino | Florida Atlantic |
| Philip Florenzo | Clemson |
| Rocco Underwood | Florida |
| Ryan Wintermeyer | San Diego State |
| Slade Roy | LSU |
| Travis Drosos | UCLA |
| Tucker Dunn | Ball State |
| Tyler Duzansky | Penn State |
| Will Halkyard | Northwestern |
| William Wagner | Michigan |
Press Release Courtesy of West Virginia University Athletics Communications
