South Dakota State linebacker Adam Bock was named to the 2024 Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List Wednesday morning.
Bock was a finalist for the Buchanan Award in 2021 and has been included on the preseason watch list in each of the past two seasons. He enters his senior season with a total of 344 career tackles. He missed time due to injury last season but returned to finish third on the team in tackles with 65 tackles in only 10 games played last season. Bock posted a game-high 11 tackles in the 2023 national championship game.
The 2024 season marks the 30th anniversary of the Buck Buchanan Award, which will be presented on Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas. The watch list will be updated throughout the season, with voting conducted by a national media panel at the conclusion of the regular season.
All 13 FCS conferences are represented on the watch list, which includes 10 past finalists.
The full watch list is listed below.
Defensive Linemen
Finn Claypool, Drake, R-Jr., 6-1, 232 (Pioneer Football League) – 2023 Finalist
Ckelby Givens, Southern, Jr., 6-2, 230 (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Brody Grebe, Montana State, Sr., 6-2, 248 (Big Sky Conference) – 2023 Finalist
Eli Mostaert, North Dakota State, Sr., 6-3, 287 (Missouri Valley Football Conference)
Elijah Ponder, Cal Poly, R-Sr., 6-3, 245 (Big Sky Conference)
Josiah Silver, New Hampshire, Sr., 6-2, 243 (CAA Football)
David Walker, Central Arkansas, Sr., 6-3, 260 (United Athletic Conference) – 2022 and 2023 Finalist
Linebackers
Amir Abdullah, Illinois State, Sr., 6-3, 215 (Missouri Valley Football Conference) – 2023 Finalist
Adam Bock, South Dakota State, Sr., 6-1, 225 (Missouri Valley Football Conference) – 2021 Finalist
James Conway, Fordham, Sr., 6-2, 225 (Patriot League)
Micah Davey, McNeese, R-Jr., 6-2, 239 (Southland Conference) – 2023 Finalist
Erick Hunter, Morgan State, Sr., 6-4, 210 (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) – 2023 Finalist
Logan Kopp, North Dakota State, Jr., 6-1, 217 (Missouri Valley Football Conference) – 2023 Finalist
Noah Martin, Samford, Sr., 6-1, 232 (Southern Conference)
Bryce Norman, Southeast Missouri, Sr., 6-0, 220 (Big South-OVC Football Association) – 2022 Finalist
Ken Standley, Mercer, Sr., 5-11, 225 (Southern Conference)
Elijawah Tolbert, Eastern Illinois, Sr., 6-1, 240 (Big South-OVC Football Association)
Riley Wilson, Montana, Jr., 6-2, 224 (Big Sky Conference)
Defensive Backs
Oshae Baker, UT Martin, Sr., 5-10, 200 (Big South-OVC Football Association)
Kendall Bohler, Florida A&M, R-Sr., 6-0, 193 (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Kimal Clark, Central Connecticut State, Jr., 5-10, 200 (Northeast Conference)
Rex Connors, UC Davis, Jr., 6-1, 203 (Big Sky Conference)
Caleb Curtain, Elon, R-Jr., 6-1, 191 (CAA Football)
Kenny Gallop Jr., Howard, Grad, 6-0, 214 (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) – 2023 Finalist
Tyler Morton, Nicholls, Sr., 5-10, 165 (Southland Conference)
Isaiah Reed, Brown, Sr., 6-0, 180 (Ivy League)
Isas Waxter, Villanova, Sr., 6-2, 215 (CAA Football)
Saiku White, Lafayette, Sr., 6-0, 201 (Patriot League)
TaMuarion Wilson, Central Arkansas, Sr., 6-2, 205 (United Athletic Conference)
Cole Wisniewski, North Dakota State, Sr., 6-4, 217 (Missouri Valley Football Conference)
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: SDSU linebacker named to 2024 Buck Buchanan Award preseason watch list
