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Linebacker Myles Jack is among the 51 players named to the Butkus Award watch list for 2015, providing the junior with an opportunity to give UCLA back-to-back winners of the award. -- who was of  Tommy Lasorda Jersey the in the -- was the 2014 Butkus Award winner. Twice before a school had back-to-back Butkus winners: In 1985-86 when Brian Bosworth of Oklahoma won the award in its first two years of existence, and in 1994-95 when Illinois' Dana Howard and Kevin Hardy won the award.Jack is in college football. With the departure of Kendricks to the NFL, Jack -- a second-team All-Pac-12 honoree in 2014 -- is moving to inside linebacker. In 2013, Jack was named both Offensive and Defensive Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12 by the league's coaches.Jack will face stern competition for the award this season from Arizona's Scooby Wright III -- who is also on the watch lists for the , and -- and Don Drysdale Jersey  Notre Dame's Jaylon Smith -- who has earned high praise .Smith is one of two players on the 2015 watch list who already won the high school version of . Smith won the award in 2012, while Ohio State's Raekwon McMillan won it in 2013.The Butkus Award is presented annually to college football's top linebacker.Schedule of award watch list releases Walker Buehler Jersey :Tuesday, July 7: and  Wednesday, July 8: and  Thursday, July 9: and  Friday, July 10: and  Monday, July 13:  Tuesday, July 14: and  Wednesday, July 15: and  Thursday, July 16: and  Friday, July 17: Butkus Award watch listDominique Alexander, Oklahoma Kendall Beckwith, LSU Zeek Bigger, East Carolina Joe Bolden, Michigan Kentrell Brothers, Mi souri Richie Brown, Mi si sippi State Kelby Brown, Duke James Burge Will Smith Jersey  s, Louisville De'Vondre Campbell, Minnesota Su'a Cravens, USC Brooks Ellis, Arkansas Kyler Fackrell, Utah State Travis Feeney, Washington Leonard Floyd, Georgia Josh Forrest, Kentucky Kris Frost, Auburn Darien Harris, Michigan State Myles Jack, UCLA Cory James, Colorado State Jordan Jenkins, Georgia C.J. Johnson, Ole Mi s Peter Kalambayi, Stanford Raphael Kirby, Miami (Fla) Carl Lawson, Auburn Cory Littleton, Washington Antonio Longino, Arizona State Curt Maggitt, Tenne see Blake Martinez, Stanford  David Freese Jersey Tyler Matakevich, Temple Ca sanova McKinzy, Auburn Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State Mason Monheim, Illinois Nyles Morgan, Notre Dame Antonio Morrison, Florida Yannick Ngakoue, Maryland Jared Norris, Utah Reggie Northup, Florida State Montese Overton, East Carolina Joshua Perry, Ohio State Reggie Ragland, Alabama Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tenne see Luke Rhodes, William & Mary Pete Robertson, Texas Tech James Ro s, Michigan Anthony Sarao, USC Michael Scherer, Mi souri Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame Terrance Smith, Florida State Eric Striker, Oklahoma Jason Wittingham, Utah Scooby Wright III, ArizonaFollow Jim Reineking on Twitter .