MIKE SINGLETARY TO SPEAK AT 2025 LOTT TROPHY WATCH LIST LUNCHEON
Will be joined by former Lott Trophy Finalist Joshua Perry
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – May 21, 2024 – Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary will be the keynote speaker for the announcement of the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Watch List on May 28 at 11:30am from The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, CA.
The Watch List is composed of the top 42 defensive players in college football based on their IMPACT® on and off the field, as selected by the Lott IMPACT Trophy Board of Directors, for consideration ahead of the annual award presentation of the Lott Trophy each December.
Mike Singletary is a Super Bowl champion, 10-time pro bowl selection, two-time NFL defensive player of the year, and was named the NFL Man of the Year in 1990, all with the Chicago Bears. Singletary was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2008-10. In college, he was a 2x All-American at Baylor, including a unanimous selection in 1980. Singletary was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Joshua Perry, a former Lott Trophy Finalist from Ohio State University, will be joining Singletary at the event. Perry is currently a broadcaster for NBC Sports after playing two seasons in the NFL.
Previous speakers at the Lott Trophy Watch List luncheon include Kurt Warner, Andrew Whitworth, Lincoln Riley, and D’Anton Lynn.
For media interested in attending the luncheon, please RSVP to Trent Rush (trush@lottimpacttrophy.org).
Previous Winners of the Lott IMPACT® Trophy
2004 – David Pollack, Georgia
2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
2006 – Dante Hughes, Cal
2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2009 – Jerry Hughes, TCU
2010 – J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
2011 – Luke Kuechly, Boston College
2012 – Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
2013 – Anthony Barr, UCLA
2014 – Eric Kendricks, UCLA
2015 – Carl Nassib, Penn State
2016 – Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
2017 – Josey Jewell, Iowa
2018 – Josh Allen, Kentucky
2019 – Derek Brown, Auburn
2020 – Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
2021 – Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
2022 – Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
2023 – Junior Colson, Michigan
2024 – Travis Hunter, Colorado