"(Alonzo) Addae Named Ronnie Lott Impact Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week"

At the risk of seeming to state the obvious, the Redblacks seemed particularly focused on future seasons with their 2021 draft selection. You can occasionally find guys that will contribute in their draft year but every player chosen by the team this past spring still had college/university eligibility left and was expected to go back to school. 

That includes Alonzo Addae, the team's selection in the second-round. And he appears to be making the most of his additional university experience. He was honoured earlier today for his performance this past weekend against Virginia Tech. 
 

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Alonzo Addae of West Virginia has been named the Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week.

The 5-foot-10, 190-pound safety from Pickering, Ontario, had 10 tackles, including four solo stops and a sack, in the win over Virginia Tech, 27-21.

Addae is a sixth-season senior, having been awarded the extra year due to the NCAA COVID-19 eligibility ruling.

He is the team's third-leading tackler with 17 tackles, including 10 solo stops, one sack, three tackles for loss and a team-leading two pass breakups.

 

He is a Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll student and is working on his master's degree in sport management.

Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott IMPACT® Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. 

The Lott IMPACT Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation and a distinguished group of former college football head coaches.  

There are no guarantees he'll ever wear a Redblacks uniform and even if he did it may take years for that to come to pass, but it's easy to see why the team was interested in him.