2022 Clemson Football Awards Banquet

CLEMSON, SC (FOX Carolina) — The Clemson Tigers held their annual awards banquet on Saturday.

Patrick Sapp – a former Clemson and NFL standout – received the Brian Dawkins Lifetime Achievement Award.

Each year, head coach Dabo Swinney presents the award to honor a former Clemson player who “has consistently demonstrated the qualities of leadership, community service and other high qualities that are consistent with excellence since graduating of his graduation from the Clemson program”.

Recipients must be out of school for at least 10 years to be eligible for the award.

Dawkins played 16 years in the NFL – and was named to nine Pro Bowls. He was also a finalist for numerous public service awards – and was the first recipient of the award.

Officials say Sapp was a highly recruited quarterback from Jacksonville, Florida in the early 1990s. He is one of six players to start in a season on both sides of the ball in the past 50 last years.

Sapp also played on the Clemson basketball team for Rick Barnes during the 1994-95 season.

Sapp led Clemson to a 33-point victory over a top-20 North Carolina team as a rookie in 1992 and then threw a game-winning touchdown pass to Terry Smith in the 1993 Peach Bowl – beating Kentucky by a point.

During his professional career – Sapp moved to defensive end, where he started 12 games for the Tigers’ Gator Bowl team.

He finished that season fifth on the team in tackles and in the spring of 1996 – despite only playing one season on defense – the San Diego Chargers selected Sapp as their defensive end with the 50th overall selection of the NFL Draft.

He played four seasons in the NFL.

Today – Sapp is the Vice President of Development for Skore Hotels at Rosemont Holdings.

He is also chief operating officer of Universal Therapeutic Services in Greenville – a company that partners with the community to provide human resource services, including mental health.

Sapp is involved in many community service projects.

He served as chairman of the board of the Leaders R Us Foundation in Greenville and is the co-founder of the Greenville Red Raider Youth Organization and founder of the One Clemson Board.

Sapp was also a board member of Greenville Technical College and chairman of the board of Brian Dawkins’s Impact Foundation.

Brian Dawkins Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

2013: Brian Dawkins, 1992-95

2014: Bill Smith, 1977-81

2015: Warren Forney, 1991-95

2016: Jerry Butler, 1975-78

2017: Jeff Davis, 1978-81

2018: Mark Richardson, 1979-82

2019: Michael Allen, 1995-98

2020: Michael Dean Perry, 1984-87

2021: Carl Martin, 1979-82

2022: Dexter Davis, 1988-90

2023: Patrick Sapp, 1992-95

Below is a list of the awards presented at the banquet.

OFFENSIVE PRIZES

Solid Rock Awards

Most solid, consistent and reliable player(s) in each position

QB DJ Uiagalelei

RB Phil Mafah

RB Will Shipley

WR Fine Collins

WR Joseph Dog

TE Davis Allen

OL Jordan McFadden

OL Will Putnam

Bustle Price

Constant effort and source of inspiration for teammates

RB Phil Mafah

OL Walker Parks

OL Will Putnam

WR Drew Swinney

12th Man Award

TE Jake Bringingstool

QB Cade Klubnik

RB Phil Mafah

OL Mitchell Mayes

WR Brannon Spector

Iron Man Award

Reliable player with resilient persistence and leadership

TE Davis Allen

OL Mac Cranford

WR Tye Herbstreit

OL Jordan McFadden

RB Will Shipley

Most Improved Offensive Players of the Year

TE Jake Bringingstool

TE Sage Ennis

RB Phil Mafah

WR Drew Swinney

OLMarcus Tate

rookies of the year

QB Cade Klubnik

OL Blake Miller

WR Antonio Williams

Scout Team Defensive Players of the Year

LB Jesiah Carlton

S Jacob Hendricks

BY Evan McCutchen

Tiger Pride Award (MVP)

TE Davis Allen

OL Jordan McFadden

RB Will Shipley

WR Antonio Williams

Future Impact players

RB Keith Adams Jr.

TE Sage Ennis

Collin Sadler

TE Josh Sapp

WR Cole Turner

WR Adam Randall

PAW Award

Most Blue Collar/Disinterested Players

WR Hampton Earle

OL Walker Parks

TE Luke Price

OL Will Putnam

DEFENSIVE PRIZES

Solid Rock Awards

Most solid, consistent and reliable player(s) in each position

BY KJ Henry

BY Myles Murphy

DT Tyler Davis

DT Ruke Orhorhoro

LB Barrett CarterLB

Jeremy Trotter Jr.

CB Sheridan Jones

CB Nate Wiggins

S RJ Mickens

S Jalyn Phillips

Bustle Price

Constant effort and source of inspiration for teammates

DT Tyler Davis

S Jalyn Phillips

LB Trenton Simpson

LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

S Tyler Venables

12th Man Award

BY Justin Mascoll

S RJ Mickens

S Tyler Venables

LB Wade Woodaz

Iron Man Award

Reliable player with resilient persistence and leadership

LB David Cote

DT Tyler Davis

Andrew Beat

DT Ruke Orhorhoro

S Jalyn Phillips

Most Improved Defensive Players of the Year

BY KJ Henry

DT Ruke Orhorhoro

S Tyler Venables

CB Nate Wiggins

rookies of the year

CB Toriano Pride Jr.

LB Wade Woodaz

Scout Team Offensive Players of the Year

OL Nathan Brooks

WR Jackson Crosby

WR Blackmon Huckabee Jr.

QB Trent Pearman

Tiger Pride Award (MVP)

LB Barrett Carter

DT Tyler Davis

BY KJ Henry

LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr

Future Impact players

DT DeMonte Capehart

S Sherrod Covil Jr.

By Cade Denhoff

LB TJ Dudley

C.B. Jeady Chapter

DT Payton page

CB Toriano Pride Jr.

PAW Award

Most Blue Collar/Disinterested Players

LB LaVonta Bentley

DT Bryan Bresee

S Carson Donnelly

LB Keith Maguire

BY Justin Mascoll

DT Ruke Orhorhoro

SPECIAL TEAM AWARDS

Most Improved Special Teams Players of the Year

LS Holden Caspersen

LS Philippe Florenzo

P Aidan Swanson

PK Jonathan Weitz

Special Teams Offensive Player of the Year

TE Davis Allen

TE Luke Price

WR Brannon Spector

WR Drew Swinney

WR Antonio Williams

Special Teams Defensive Player of the Year

S Carson Donnelly

LB Keith Maguire

LB Wade Woodaz

Special Teams Appreciation Team Players of the Year

WR Jackson Crosby

S Pierre Nearn

S Caleb Nix

Specialist of the year

PK BT Potter

PRICE OF STRENGTH

American NSCA Strength and Conditioning Candidates

TE Davis Allen

DT Tyler Davis

OL Will Putnam

Dedication Award

TE Davis Allen

PK BT Potter

LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Power Hour Development Awards

LB Reed Morrissey

All-In Accountability Challenge Captain Champions

WR Joseph Dog

BY Xavier Thomas

PK Jonathan Weitz

All-In Accountability Challenge Champion Team Members

TE Griffin Bat

TE Will Blackston

PK Liam Boyd

LB Barrett Carter

S/P Brodey Conn

WR Ham Greene

S Jacob Hendricks

QB Cade Klubnik

LB Reed Morrissey

PK Hogan Morton

RB Kobe Pace

OL ChapmanPendergrass

DT Etinosa Reuben

S Tyler Venables

LB Wade Woodaz

ADDITIONAL PRIZES

Most Inspirational Players of the Year

BY KJ Henry

QB DJ Uiagalelei

GPA Awards

Overall: LB David Cote and RB Will Shipley

Senior: WR Drew Swinney

Junior: WR Hamp Greene

Second year: LB Joey Eddis

Redshirt freshman: PK Hogan Morton

Real Freshman: S/P Brodey Conn and S Caleb Nix

Real Tigers of the Year

Presented by the staff of the Nieri Family Student-Athlete Enrichment Center

QB Hunter Helmets

BY KJ Henry

OL Tristan Leigh

BY Justin Mascoll

Spiritual Leadership Award

LB Riggs Faulkenberry

Tim Bourret Award

Player(s) who best represent themselves, their teammates and Clemson University in the media

BY KJ Henry

QB DJ Uiagalelei

PAW Journey Professional of the Year

PK BT Potter

PAW Journey Service Above Self Award

RB Will Shipley

PAW Journey PAT Man of the Year

TE Davis Allen

team captains

TE Davis Allen

DT Tyler Davis

BY KJ Henry

OL Jordan McFadden

S Jalyn Phillips

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