Awards Watch 2024 UC Davis' Meyer ranks second in the Big Sky with 104 tackles on this season, with 63 solos. The Aggie linebacker has also made an impact on defense with 6.5 tackles for loss, a half sack, four interceptions and one defensive touchdown this year.
The Buck Buchanan Award, which was first presented in 1995, was last won by a Big Sky school in 2019 following Dante Olson winning the honor after his season with Montana. The Big Sky has won the award a total of seven times in the award's 29-year history.
The winner, to be selected by a national voting panel, will be announced at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Banquet on Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas.