Junior tight end Mark Andrews won the John Mackey Award, it was announced Wednesday.
Congrats to @Mandrews_81 of @OU_Football on winning the 2017 @JohnMackeyAward! Mark Andrews becomes the 18th Mackey winner in history and this is the first win for Oklahoma. Visit https://t.co/rxjKGWGrsH for full story! #TE #TightEnd #NCFAA #CFB #CFBAwards #RedCarpet #NCAA pic.twitter.com/kfu9Q7VCtl
— John Mackey Award (@JohnMackeyAward) December 6, 2017
The John Mackey Award is given to the top tight end in the country. Andrews beat out Wisconsin senior Troy Fumagalli and Penn State senior Mike Gesicki for the award. He is the first Oklahoma player to win the award.
So far this season, Andrews has accounted for 58 receptions for 906 yards and eight touchdowns for an average of 15.6 yards per catch.