Football Honors 2020 Award Winners

Rice Football honored the winners of its annual team awards during halftime of the 2021 Blue-Gray Game.

Linebacker Blaze Alldredge repeated as the winner of the George Martin Award as the team MVP, becoming the first defensive player to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. He was a repeat Conference USA selection by conference coaches and a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy after leading the Owls with 47 tackles. He was named the C-USA Player of the Week after leading a Rice shutout at #15 Marshall with 10 tackles, a shared TFL, an interception and a second pass breakup.

Fellow linebacker Garrett Grammer was named the winner of the O.J. Brigance Award, which is given annually to the Rice University football player who best represents and demonstrates the combined qualities of teamwork, good character, work ethic, and courageous leadership, which are the hallmark of the athletic and professional career of former Owl and NFL player O. J. Brigance. A standout performer on special teams in his first three years, Grammer moved into a starting role during 2020 and finished with a career-best 15 tackles.

Running back Khalan Griffin received the Joe F. Lipscomb Award as the Owls' top freshman. Griffin took over as the starter in the third game of the season and rushed for a season-best 78 yards on 20 carries at North Texas. He lead the Owls with 249 yards on the ground and ranked third am among C-USA freshmen by averaging 49.8 yards per game.

Senior wide receiver Austin Trammell was named the winner of the "Bloody Joe" Davis Award which goes to the player or players who most display the competitive spirit of the legendary Rice assistant coach, rising above pain and injury to be the best player possible. Despite being limited to just three games, Trammell led the Owls with 335 receiving yards and six touchdowns. He became the first Owls receiver to catch six TD passes over three games since James Casey had seven and Jarett Dillard eight in three-game spans in 2008.

Defensive end Trey Schuman repeated as the winner of the James Glanville Award for his combination of academic and athletic achievement. Schuman carries a 3.76 GPA while majoring in Economics and Managerial Studies along with a Business minor in the classroom and led the Owls with 4.5 TFL in 2020.

The 2020 George R. Brown Offensive Award winners were Trammell (receivers) Ari Broussard (running backs) and Shea Baker (linemen) while the 2020 Jess Neely Defensive Award winners were Alldredge (linebackers), De'Braylon Carroll (linemen) and Treshawn Chamberlain (backs).

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