On Monday the Butkus Award released their watch list for the top linebacker of the year in both the high school and college ranks.
Several of Florida’s linebacker targets made the list:
Joliet (Ill.) Plainfield South linebacker Clifton Garrett
Hinesville (Ga.) Liberty County linebacker Raekwon McMillan
Columbia (S.C.) Spring Valley linebacker Christian Miller
Crete (Ill.) Crete Monee linebacker Nyles Morgan
Tallahassee (Fla.) Godby linebacker Jacob Pugh
Gardena (Ca.) Junipero Serra linebacker Dwight Williams
Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) University School linebacker Richard Yeargin