Butkus Award Finalists 2024 Awards. A butkus award celebration is planned saturday, feb. Georgia bulldogs football linebacker jalon walker has been named a semifinalist for the 2024 butkus award, the butkus foundation has announced.

The award recipient is selected from the three finalists by the paycom jim thorpe award national selection committee, which boasts an oklahoma sports hall of fame in. The butkus foundation has announced 15 collegiate semifinalists for the 2024 butkus award from 14 schools.