Caleb Woodson Named to Butkus Award Watchlist

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - On Thursday morning, a Virginia Tech transfer linebacker was named to the Butkus Award Watchlist in his first season with the Crimson Tide, Alabama Football announced on X.

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Woodson is among 51 players named to the Watchlist for the Butkus Award, presented annually to the top linebacker in college football.

Caleb Woodson, Senior

Woodson played the previous three seasons at Virginia Tech before joining the Crimson Tide in January, where he has already secured a starting inside linebacker spot. He appeared in 35 games across 3 seasons in Blacksburg, where he recorded 152 career tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three pass breakups, and one interception.

Alabama has had four previous winners of the Butkus Award:

Derrick Thomas: 1988
Rolando McClain: 2009
C.J. Mosley: 2013
Reuben Foster: 2016

Alabama Players Named to Preseason Watchlists

Ryan Coleman-Williams: Maxwell
Bray Hubbard: Nagurski, Wuerffel, Jim Thorpe
Zabien Brown: Nagurski, Jim Thorpe
Michael Carroll: Outland
Caleb Woodson: Butkus

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.