John Mackey Tight End of the Week

Bethpage, N.Y. (November 17, 2010) - D.J. Williams of Arkansas was named John Mackey Tight End of the Week by the Nassau County Sports Commission. The Southeastern  conference senior recorded five receptions for 58 yards and tied a career high with two touchdowns as Arkansas routed UTEP, 58-21. Williams was also honored this week with the 2010 Disney Spirit Award given annually by Disney Sports to college football's most inspirational figure. Honorable mentions considered for this week's Mackey Tight End of the Week include Ladarius Green of Louisiana and Rob Housler of Florida Atlantic. Both were involved in a great Tight End match up against each other in a game that saw both of these players lead their respective teams in receiving yards as Tight Ends...a rare feat.

The 2010 recipient of "The Mackey" will be announced at the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show December 9, 2010 on ESPN. Please visit www.johnmackeyaward.org for all Mackey Award related information including the John Mackey Selection Committee, the selection process and award criteria, information on all past award recipients and a high resolution image of the award trophy available for download.

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. The Nassau County Sports Commission, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization sponsored by Briarcliffe College, is responsible for the administration of the John Mackey Award and the John Mackey Award Selection Committee.

The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game's predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association's official website, www.ncfaa.org.

2010 John Mackey Tight Ends of the Week

Week 1 - Virgil Green, Nevada
Week 2 - Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
Week 3 - Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
Week 4 - Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
Week 5 - Collin Franklin, Iowa State
Week 6 - Michael Egnew, Missouri
Week 7 - Ben Thayer, Eastern Michigan
Week 8 - Mike Cruz, Pittsburgh
Week 9 - Orson Charles, Georgia
Week 10 - Lucas Reed, New Mexico
Week 11 - D.J. Williams, Arkansas