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Georgia's Charles on Mackey list

November, 15, 2011

11/15/11

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By Chris Low | ESPN.com

Georgia junior tight end Orson Charles is one of eight players to be named as a semifinalist for the Mackey Award, which is presented annually to the top tight end in college football.

Charles, a 6-foot-3, 241-pound native of Tampa, Fla., is the Bulldogs’ leading receiver through 10 games with 32 catches for 395 yards and five touchdowns. Starting all 10 games and the past 20 in a row, Charles has played a pivotal role in a Georgia offense that is leading the league in pass efficiency and is ranked second in the SEC in total offense (438.7 yards per game).

The last two Mackey Award winners have come from the SEC -- Arkansas' D.J. Williams last season and Florida's Aaron Hernandez in 2009.

Here's the complete list of Mackey Award semifinalists:

Dwayne Allen, Clemson
Orson Charles, Georgia
Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern
Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
Coby Fleener, Stanford
Ladarius Green, Louisiana
Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin
Nick Provo, Syracuse

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College Football

ESPN.com SEC blogger
Joined ESPN.com in 2007
Wrote for The (Nashville) Tennessean

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