Congrats to Yawin Smallwood

[BugsyCT]

awarded Nagurski National Defensive player of the week - props!

http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2012/nagurski120918.html

 

[uconndogs]

Well deserved. Love this kid!!!!!!!

 

[weyuo]

Yay! Rah Rah! Yawin!
Congrats

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

i love that he's only a soph !!! love it

 

[Dann]

hes a rs soph tho right? so this could be it for him here.

 

[B1GEast]

He also picked up the Chuck Bednarik Defensive Player of the Week Awarded by the Maxwell Football Club

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

hes a rs soph tho right? so this could be it for him here.

You're right. it happens so infrequently here, that i totally disregarded the fact that he could leave early. I would sure love to have him for 2 years beyond this one.

 

[B1GEast]

Don't think he would leave this year, but next year....

 

[Dann]

You're right. it happens so infrequently here, that i totally disregarded the fact that he could leave early. I would sure love to have him for 2 years beyond this one.

i highly doubt he is here for 2 more years. 1 more year would be great and i think fair to his education getting done as well as leaving in 4 years. but i wouldnt be suprised if he left early and went in the first couple rounds.

 

[PolisHusky]

Do the people realize he doesn't play for Ohio State, Texas, or Alabama? How can he receive honors if he plays for UCONN. Espn does not even feature him on it's football page. Todd McShay and Mel Kiper don't even have him on their draft boards for 2014 draft! What about his star ratings from high school? And...he is a Sophomore, we can't possibly have a player that can gather honors when his name doesn't begin with T and end in -ebow.

Oh, right. We have a great player in the making and Yawin is a beast. Congrats, Yawin. This defense just keeps on giving and I am excited to see more from our Blue Dog D at work. Yes, I had to add a little political whit there.

 

[BlueMAB]

If this keeps up:
1) He'll be a finalist for national awards
2) We're going to be lucky to have him back next year.

 

[rich1122]

Notwithstanding the performances by Sio Moore, Bama Wilson,Scott Lutrus, Darius Butler Robert McClain and others, and maybe even Tyvon Branch, he could be the best defensive player to wear a UC uniform. Me thinks first round sure. A Redshirt sophomore -wow.

 

[Bill-DC]

Here's Smallwood getting to Terp QB Perry Hills.

 

[mets1090]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...ne/09/15/risers-sliders-week-three/index.html

 

[NEforceUConn]

What a great player!!!

ps the mouse with the big black ears should acknowledge Yawin's excellence, that mouse is such a male member.