Lott IMPACT Trophy goes to Bama's Will Anderson Jr.

By Trent Rush, Media Relations, The Lott IMPACT® Trophy

NEWPORT BEACH, CA. – Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. has been named the winner of the 19th Annual Lott IMPACT® Trophy.

The announcement came Sunday night at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, CA, at the Lott IMPACT® Trophy Annual Award Show from Ronnie Lott.

The award goes to the defensive player who has made the biggest IMPACT on his team. IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.

Anderson led the SEC in tackles for a loss and was also named SEC defensive player of the year for the second straight season. Anderson also projects as a consensus top five pick in the upcoming NFL draft. Ranked No. 5 In the country, Alabama will play Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl Dec. 31 in New Orleans.

The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation will present a $25,000 check to the general scholarship fund at Alabama in recognition of Anderson’s achievement.  Runners up were Felix Anudike-Uzomah of Kansas State, Tommy Eichenberg of Ohio State, and Tuli Tuipulotu of USC. Each of those schools will receive $5,000 for their school’s scholarship fund. 

Also, the Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation announced that next year’s 20th Lott IMPACT® Trophy award will be presented at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.

Previous Winners of the Lott IMPACT® Trophy

2004 – David Pollack, Georgia

2005 – DeMeco Ryans, Alabama

2006 – Dante Hughes, Cal

2007 – Glenn Dorsey, LSU

2008 – James Laurinaitis, Ohio State

2009 – Jerry Hughes, TCU

2010 – J.J. Watt, Wisconsin

2011 – Luke Kuechly, Boston College

2012 – Manti Te’o, Notre Dame

2013 – Anthony Barr, UCLA

2014 – Eric Kendricks, UCLA

2015 – Carl Nassib, Penn State

2016 – Jabrill Peppers, Michigan

2017 – Josey Jewell, Iowa

2018 – Josh Allen, Kentucky

2019 – Derek Brown, Auburn

2020 – Paddy Fisher, Northwestern

2021 – Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan

2022 – Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

About the Lott IMPACT Trophy:

Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, The Lott IMPACT® Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Founded in 2004 by The Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation, The Lott Trophy is the first and only college football award to recognize both athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.

The Lott IMPACT® Trophy is given to the player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation and a distinguished group of former college football head coaches.

To date, the Foundation has donated more than $1.6 million to various charities throughout the country.