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| Isaiah Land (#31) |
Isaiah Land, a linebacker on the FAMU football team, won the Buck Buchanan Award, Friday night, topping fellow linebackers Troy Andersen of Montana State and Patrick O'Connell of Montana.
The 27th annual Buchanan Award, given to the best defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, was announced during the FCS Awards Banquet at the Embassy Suites Frisco/Convention Center. Land received 125 points, Andersen had 103 and O'Connell finished with 83.
Land, a junior from Buffalo, leads the nation with 25.5 tackles for loss and 19 sacks. The Southwestern Athletic Conference defensive player of the year also had 43 tackles.