Ohio State senior safety Jordan Fuller has been nominated for yet another award in recognition of his performance not only on the field, but also in the classroom and in the community.
Fuller was named Wednesday as a nominee for this year's William V. Campbell Trophy, which is awarded by the National Football Foundation to college football's outstanding senior scholar-athlete.
To be nominated for the Campbell Trophy, a college football player must carry a GPA of at least 3.2 and demonstrate leadership on the football field, in the classroom and in the community.
Fuller meets all of those criteria. With the Buckeyes, Fuller is a second-year captain and a third-year starter at safety. Away from the field, the business marketing major carries a 3.601 grade-point average, was a first-team Academic All-American in 2018 and plays an active role in multiple student organizations.
“Jordan Fuller is first class,” Ohio State co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach Jeff Hafley said. “He’s respectable. He’s smart. He’s engaged. He has the respect of everyone on the team. He is a quiet leader, but when he has to say something, he does and everyone listens. You can always use him as an example, in terms of how hard he practices, how deliberate he practices and how he always does the right thing.”
Fuller has also been nominated this offseason for the AFCA Good Works Team, which honors student-athletes for community service; the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which honors a defensive player for both character and performance; the Jim Thorpe Award, which honors college football's best defensive back; and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which honors college football's best defensive player.
Ohio State has two previous winners of the Campbell Trophy. Bobby Hoying won the award in 1995, and fellow former Buckeye quarterback Craig Krenzel won the award in 2003.