Weaver A Ted Hendricks Award Finalist

BOISE, Idaho - Boise State STUD Curtis Weaver was named a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award Thursday. Weaver, a redshirt junior, is one of five finalists for the honor, which is voted each year to college football's top defensive end.

Joining Weaver on the finalists list are Bradlee Anae (Utah), Yetur Gross-Matos (Penn State), James Lynch (Baylor), and Chase Young (Ohio State). The winner of the 2019 Ted Hendricks Award is expected to be announced Dec. 11.

Weaver continued his outstanding 2019 campaign Wednesday as he was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year as well as to the All-Mountain West First Team. The Long Beach, Calif., native has racked up a Mountain West-leading 13.5 sacks, also ranking fifth in the nation, as well as a career-high 47 tackles, including 17.0 tackles-for-loss, a figure which also paces the conference and ranks tied for 10th in the FBS.

A Midseason All-America pick by The Athletic and a Bednarik Award Semifinalist, Weaver has recorded at least a share of a sack in eight of Boise State's 12 games, along with three multi-sack performances. He set a Boise State single-game record with 4.0 sacks Sept. 14 against Portland State, and, with three sacks Oct. 5 at UNLV, passed the previous conference career benchmark of 29.5 to become the Mountain West's career sack king. With 34.0 sacks to his name over his three seasons, Weaver ranks second in Boise State history, and is the FBS' active career leader.

Boise State (11-1), ranked 19th in the College Football Playoff poll, hosts Hawai'i (9-4) in Saturday's Mountain West Championship Game. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN.

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