Pickett National Player of the Week Honorable Mention Selection
12/1/2020 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
Following his second 100-yard rushing performance of 2020, Liberty's Peytton Pickett has been named to The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week honorable mention list.
The running back finished the UMass game rushing for 125 yards on 10 carries, averaging 12.5 yards per rushing attempt. He also had a 16-yard rushing touchdown during the 45-0 shutout victory, his sixth rushing touchdown of the 2020 season.
The senior also rushed for 100 yards during Liberty's road victory at Syracuse on Oct. 17. He helped the Flames knock off their first of two ACC foes this season by rushing for 115 yards on 23 carries at the Carrier Dome, including a 16-yard rushing touchdown.
On the season, Pickett ranks third on the team in rushing with 87 carries for 505 yards. He ranks second the team with six rushing touchdowns.
The Flames' stout rushing attack in 2020 currently ranks No. 8 in the country with Liberty averaging 252.1 rushing yards per game.
Liberty has also scored 23 rushing touchdowns this season and needs 94 rushing yards to set a new single-season program record (current record is 2,614 yards in 2003).
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
To be eligible for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, a nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas high school and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
