LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Carson-Newman junior linebacker Rondrow Peebles (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been nominated for the Cliff Harris Award for the top small college defensive player in the country, the Little Rock Touchdown Club announced Friday afternoon.
An All-Region selection from the D2CCA, Peebles earned a pair of SAC Defensive Player of the Week awards this year. He was Carson-Newman's leading tackler with 93 stops.
Peebles also had 18.0 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks. He tallied a game-changing interception against Limestone. Peebles was named national player of the week following his 12-tackle, 3.5-tackle for loss, 1.5-sack performance on opening night against West Florida. The 12 tackles are one of four double-digit tackle efforts on the year. He had 11 stops against Catawba, Newberry and Limestone.
Peebles tied Temoris Coats for the third most TFL in a single season in program history with 18. His nine sacks are the most by a Carson-Newman linebacker in a single season.
An overall winner will be announced on Dec. 20 and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club's annual awards banquet on Jan. 9, 2020. The winner will receive the $3,000 Cliff Harris Award trophy presented by Cliff Harris. In addition to the overall winner, the top vote getters from each division will also be announced. A prestigious group of former college and pro football greats serve on the Cliff Harris Award Committee including Bill Bates, Roger Staubach, Cornell Green, Mel Renfro and Gene Stallings.
