IRVING, Texas - San José State graduate student Tre Jenkins has been named a Campbell Trophy semifinalist for the second year in a row, announced by the National Football Foundation on Wednesday.
Celebrating its 34th year, the Campbell Trophy® recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
Jenkins is in his sixth season with the Spartans and is in grad school after graduating with a bachelor of science degree in justice studies from San José State last fall.
The Stockton, Calif. native is second on the team with 34 tackles and tied for first on the team with one interception this season.
“These 201 impressive candidates truly represent the scholar-athlete ideal,” said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, whose sons Peyton (Campbell Trophy® winner) and Eli were named NFF National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003, respectively. “During the past seven decades, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards have recognized 906 college football players who excelled as the best our great sport has to offer. This year's semifinalists build on the tradition, further illustrating the power of football to develop the next generation of influential leaders.”
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
SEASON TICKETS | 2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Tre Jenkins, S, Graduate Student, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary's HS
- Has 34 tackles including one tackle for loss with one interception and two pass deflections in 2023
- Second Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Defense (2023)
- Wuerffel Trophy watch list (2023)
- Third Team Phil Steele's 2023 Preseason Mountain West Team
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2023)
- All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Selection (2021, 22)
- Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2022, 23)
- Third Team Preseason Athlon Sports All-Mountain West Defense (2022)
- Mountain West All-Academic Team Honoree (2019, 20, 21, 22)
- All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Selection (2021)
- Dean's Scholar Award (2021)
- Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021)
- Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award recipient (2020, 21, 22)
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