The John Mackey Award named Illinois tight end Tip Reiman to its 2023 preseason watch list, the Mackey Foundation announced on Friday.
The Mackey Award
The John Mackey Award is presented annually to the most outstanding tight end in college football. Created in 2000, the award is named in honor of Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Mackey, who spent his college career at Syracuse. The Mackey Award is voted on by a selection committee that includes chairman Jerry Mackey Sr., college football media, and former award recipients.
- Mackey Award website
- Last three winners: Brock Bowers (Georgia, 2022), Trey McBride (Colorado State, 2021), Kyle Pitts (Florida, 2020)
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
- Started all 13 games at tight end in 2022
- 19 receptions for 174 yards and one touchdown in 2022
- Led Illinois tight ends in receptions (19) and receiving yards (174) in 2022
- One or more receptions in 10 of 13 games in 2022
- Career-high four receptions against Michigan State on Nov. 5
- Career-high 29 receiving yards at Nebraska on Oct. 29
Illini On Watch Lists (As Of Aug. 4)
