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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Football’s Kyler Jordan Tabbed to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Annual honor is considered college football’s premier community service award<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Max_Calderone@Baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">ATLANTA, Ga. –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Baylor redshirt sophomore outside linebacker Kyler Jordan has been named to the 2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, as announced Thursday by the
Wuerffel Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Jordan is one of 111 candidates nominated for this year’s award, which honors student-athletes who are inspired to serve others and make positive
impacts on society. The Wuerffel Trophy is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who parlayed his success on the football field into a lifetime of service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">In his time away from the gridiron, Jordan has volunteered with No Limitations of Waco, served as a Huddle Leader at a Fellowship of Christian
Athletes junior captains camp, and spent his time during the holiday season working with Pack of Hope and Christmas Kids of Waco.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">The Lubbock native played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2023, including making six starts. He finished the season with 12 tackles,
including half a stop for loss, and his first-career interception.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">This year, the Wuerffel Foundation has partnered with Allstate to unify college football’s highest community service honors. Eleven of the
Watch List nominees will be named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and will be Allstate Wuerffel Trophy semifinalists. The award’s finalists and recipient will be selected by an illustrious national voting committee, including a fan vote component, and
announced on ESPN’s Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 12. The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Presentation Gala will take place on Feb. 1, 2025, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">To stay up to date on all things Baylor football, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">2024 Baylor Football Preseason Honors
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Monaray Baldwin, WR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (WR)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (WR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Campbell Barrington, OL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Preseason All-Texas First Team (OT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Lone Star Top 50 (No. 35)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Devyn Bobby, S<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (S)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Josh Cameron, WR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (PR)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (PR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team (PR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Alvin Ebosele, OL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (OL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dequan Finn, QB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Caden Jenkins, CB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Preseason All-Texas First Team (CB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pick Six Previews Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (DB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (CB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (CB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Matt Jones, LB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Preseason All-Texas First Team (LB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (LB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (LB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kyler Jordan, OLB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wuerffel Trophy Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Coleton Price, OL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (OL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Richard Reese, RB/KR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCTF Lone Star Top 50 (No. 43)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 First Team (KR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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