Friday brought the announcement of a fifth watch list appearance for a Cyclone football player.

Redshirt sophomore tight end Chase Allen was named to the John Mackey Award watch list Friday morning. 

The award recognizes the best tight end in college football each season. The award is named after John Mackey, a former Syracuse tight end who was named among the NFL’s 100 greatest players of all time by the NFL Network in 2010. 

Allen was named Second Team All-Big 12 after a 2017 season by Big 12 coaches.

Allen follows David Montgomery as the second Cyclone to be named to a preseason award watch list this week, after Montgomery was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list on Wednesday.