2006 Husker Award Winners | |||||||||
Big 12 Honors Offensive Player of the Year Zac Taylor, QB (Coaches, AP, KC, DMN, SA, AAS, HC) Defensive Lineman of the Year Adam Carriker, DE (Coaches) First Team All-Big 12 Zac Taylor, QB (Coaches, AP, KC, DMN, SA, AAS, HC) Adam Carriker, DE (Coaches, AP, KC, AAS) Dane Todd, FB (Coaches) Bo Ruud, LB (Coaches) Brandon Jackson, RB (AP, SA, HC) Second Team All-Big 12 Brandon Jackson, RB (Coaches, KC, DMN) Maurice Purify, WR (Coaches) Jay Moore, DL (Coaches) Matt Slauson, OL (AP, KC, SA, HC) Marlon Lucky, RB (AP, SA, HC) Adam Carriker, DE (DMN) Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Stewart Bradley, LB (Coaches, AP) Brett Byford, OL (Coaches, AP) Cortney Grixby, DB (Coaches, AP) Marlon Lucky, RB (Coaches) Corey McKeon, LB (Coaches, AP) Andrew Shanle, DB (Coaches) Matt Slauson, OL (Coaches) Kurt Mann, C (AP) Greg Austin, OL (AP) Maurice Purify, WR (AP) Jay Moore, DL (AP) Bo Ruud, LB (AP) Tierre Green, DB (AP) First-Team Freshman All-Big 12 Ndamukong Suh, DL (Sporting News) KEY: AP-Associated Press; Coaches�Big 12 Conf.; AAS-Austin American-Statesman; KC-Kansas City Star; SA-San Antonio Express News; DMN-Dallas Morning News, HC-Houston Chronicle Big 12 Players of the Week Offense Marlon Lucky, RB, vs. Troy State, Sept. 23 Defense Bo Ruud, LB, vs. Missouri, Nov. 4 Special Teams Barry Turner, DE, vs. Colorado, Nov. 24 National Award Watch Lists Lombardi: Kurt Mann, C; Adam Carriker, DE Rimington: Kurt Mann, C Lott: Adam Carriker, DE Manning: Zac Taylor, QB Davey O�Brien: Zac Taylor, QB Butkus: Corey McKeon, LB Lou Groza: Jordan Congdon, PK Biletnikoff: Nate Swift, WR |
Academic/Citizenship Honors AFCA Good Works Team Dane Todd, FB (1 of 11) Wuerffel Award Finalist Dane Todd, FB (1 of 11) Second-Team Academic All-American Dane Todd Academic All-District VII First Team Dane Todd Academic All-District VII Second Team J.B. Phillips Andy Christensen Brandon Rigoni Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Team Awards Offensive MVP: Zac Taylor, QB Defensive MVP: Adam Carriker, DE Special Teams MVP: Rickey Thenarse, CB Offensive Scout Team MVP: Sam Keller, QB Defensive Scout Team MVP: Tony Sullivan, DE Guy Chamberlin Trophy: Zac Taylor, QB Tom Novak Award: Greg Austin, OG Cletus Fischer Native Son Award: Dane Todd, FB Brook Berringer Memorial Scholarship Cortney Grixby, CB Jake Young Memorial Scholarship Kurt Mann, C Postseason Game Participants East-West Shrine Game Zac Taylor QB; Matt Herian, TE Senior Bowl Adam Carriker, DE; Jay Moore, DE; Stewart Bradley, LB |