May 20, 2013
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Vanderbilt senior linebacker Chase Garnham has been named to the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List announced recently by the sponsoring Pacific Club in Newport Beach.
Garnham, a product of Fairhope, Ala., was one of the Southeastern Conference’s most productive linebackers as a junior in 2012, contributing career highs with 43 solo tackles and 84 total tackles. Garnham’s totals of seven quarterback sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss also ranked among the league’s top five linebackers last year. His 2012 campaign include a three-sack performance in Vanderbilt’s victory over Auburn and a 10-tackle effort in the Commodores’ win over Tennessee.
A 21-game starter, who moved from outside linebacker to middle linebacker as a junior, Garnham has career totals of 143 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, nine quarterback sacks and a pair of forced fumbles entering his senior campaign.
Garnham is one of 42 student-athletes around the country to earn preseason recognition for the 10th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy. The watch list features nominated players based on their team contributions in the areas of integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community and tenacity.
A national panel of former college coaches and players, select media members of the media, past winners of the award, and the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation will vote on the 2013 recipient. The 10th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy Black-Tie awards banquet will be Dec. 8 in Newport Beach.
Lott IMPACT Trophy
2013 Preseason Watch List
Henry Anderson, DL, Stanford
Geoffrey Bacon, LB, Army
Calvin Barnett, DL, Oklahoma State
Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Nat Behre, DB, San Diego State
Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State
Ibraheim Campbell, DB, Northwestern
Ross Cockrell, CB, Duke
Aaron Colvin, CB, Oklahoma
Scott Crichton, DL, Oregon State
Alden Darby, DB, Arizona State
Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
Steele DiVitto, LB, Boston College
Ahmad Dixon, S, Baylor
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon
Antone Exum, CB, Virginia Tech
Jake Fischer, LB, Arizona
Chase Garnham, LB, Vanderbilt
Bryce Hager, LB, Baylor
Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, Texas
A.J. Johnson, LB, Tennessee
Lamarcus Joyner, S/CB, Florida State
Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA
Devon Kennard, DL, USC
James Morris, LB, Iowa
C.J. Moseley, LB, Alabama
Damien Proby, LB, Northwestern
Ed Reynolds, S, Stanford
Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
D.T. Shackleford, LB, Ole Miss
Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State
Danny Shelton, DT, Washington
Spencer Shuey, LB, Clemson
Derron Smith, DB, Fresno State
John Timu, LB, Washington
Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame
Jack Tyler, LB, Virginia Tech
Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU
Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
Avery Williamson, LB, Kentucky
Ty Zimmerman, S, Kansas State
