Florida tight end named to John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List

Florida Gators redshirt-sophomore tight end Arlis Boardingham earned a spot on the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. The award recognizes college football’s most outstanding tight end each season.

A couple of Gator tight ends have won the award, with the most recent being Kyle Pitts in 2020 when he hauled in 43 receptions for 770 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Boardingham had a solid 2023 campaign, logging 26 catches for 289 yards and four touchdowns. One game that stood out during that season was when he went up against Vanderbilt and had seven catches for 99 yards and two touchdowns that awarded him the SEC Freshman of the Week.

Boardingham enters his third season with the Gators and hopes to make a name for himself as one of the country’s best tight ends at the collegiate level.

The Mackey Award selection committee will announce eight semifinalists on Oct. 29 and the three finalists on Nov. 26. The winner is set to be announced on Dec. 12 during The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.

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