Another Alabama player has been named to an award watch list. This one goes to an often unsung hero on the field. Senior long snapper Thomas Fletcher was named to the Patrick Mannelly Award watch list for the 2020 college football season.
The award recognizes the top FBS senior long snapper.
According to the official website of the award,
“The spirit of the Long Snapper lives, not just on the football field, but out in the real world as well. The nurse who hands the right instrument to the surgeon is a Long Snapper. The legal professional who works late into the night doing the research that uncovers the precedent that wins the case is a Long Snapper. Anyone who toils in quiet dedication to the greater good is a Long Snapper. No matter what you do, when you do it with excellence in the face of great pressure, you are a Long Snapper.
The Patrick Mannelly Award presented by William Blair is a new vehicle through which football’s unsung workhorses can finally bask in the warm glow of appreciation. Now we celebrate the best Long Snappers in college football. And in doing so, we honor the Long Snapper in all of us.”
Fletcher, who took over as the team’s long snapper in all capacities during his sophomore season, was a top-3 ranked long snapper according to 247Sports and ESPN, earned a five-star rating by the Rubio Long Snapping Academy and ranked No. 1 overall at the camp in 2016.
He was excited to be named as a possible recipient for the award, as he showed on Twitter.
Very humbled to be on this list of great snappers and men! https://t.co/vK6SKgi2ms
— Thomas Fletcher (@longsnapfletch) August 4, 2020
Roll Tide Wire wishes Fletcher the best of luck and we will keep you updated on how he performs throughout the 2020 season!