Maxx Williams of Minnesota
Named John Mackey Tight End of the Week
Minnesota upset Michigan in "The Big House" with the help of Williams
Williams (88) showed off his pass catching and blocking skills in a win over Michigan.
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New York, N.Y. (October 1, 2014) - The John Mackey Award has named Maxx Williams of Minnesota as the John Mackey Tight End of the Week. The Big Ten conference sophomore recorded four receptions for 51 yards and a caught a late third quarter touchdown pass to put the Golden Gophers up 27-7. He also helped them rush for 206 yds (4.4 ypc) in a 30-14 win over Michigan. Williams accounted for 31% of the Minnesota pass offense and 14% of their total offense. Honorable mentions for this week's John Mackey Tight End of the Week include Bucky Hodges of Virginia Tech, Bradley Miller of Texas State, Jean Sifrin of UMass and Steven Walker of Colorado State.
The 2014 John Mackey recipient will be announced on December 10, 2014 and presented live on December 11, 2014 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU. Other key dates include the announcement of the Midseason Watch List on October 13, 2014, the Mackey Semi-finalists on November 17, 2014 and the Mackey Finalists on November 24, 2014. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com, on our official Twitter account: @JohnMackeyAward and also on our official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JohnMackeyAward.
The John Mackey Tight End of the Week is an honor distinct and different from the annual John Mackey Award. This weekly honor was started in 2004 to draw attention to individual play by Tight Ends during the active season. The Tight End of the Week acknowledgment does not have a direct bearing on the final John Mackey Award selection process.
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