Mark Andrews wins the 2017 John Mackey Award
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
.@Mandrews_81 named the winner of the @JohnMackeyAward. He is the first #Sooners tight end to ever win the award & will be honored at Thursday night’s Home Depot College Football Awards from Atlanta. https://t.co/zjfnAM7kiU pic.twitter.com/kj6BYI6bhC
— SoonerScoop.com (@SoonerScoop) December 6, 2017
2017
Named All-Big 12 First Team by league’s coaches … has started all 13 games … 58 receptions this season are third all-time among OU tight ends and 22nd overall … tied career high in receptions (7) and touchdowns (2) and finished with 58 receiving yards against TCU in the Big 12 Championship Game (12/2) … registered four catches for 61 yards and a touchdown against West Virginia (11/25) … caught four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown at Kansas (11/18) … recorded four receptions for 44 yards against TCU (11/11) … caught three passes for 102 yards at Oklahoma State (11/4) … netted six receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown vs. Texas Tech (10/28) … tied career-high with seven receptions and had 61 receiving yards at Kansas State (10/21) … made four catches for 104 yards and a touchdown against Texas (10/14) … tallied three receptions for 50 yards against Iowa State (10/7) … caught three passes for 72 yards and a touchdown at Baylor (9/23) … recorded two receptions for 76 yards against Tulane (9/16) … caught two passes for 23 yards at Ohio State (9/9) … set career highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (134) and scored a touchdown against UTEP (9/2) … Academic All-Big 12 second team honoree.