July 29, 2003

PULLMAN, Wash. --- Washington State senior Isaac Brown was one of 29 players named to the preseason watch list for the 2003 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award Monday.

Brown enters his final campaign at WSU with 19.5 career sacks, good for third on the school's all-time list. The Upland, Calif., native has also racked up 24 tackles for loss, including nine in 2002 and 12 in 2001.

On-field performance, leadership abilities, and contributions to the school and community are the criteria that the Ted Hendricks Foundation will use to determine the award's winner. Last season, Arizona State's Terrell Suggs captured the honor after recording 24 sacks.

Brown is expected to start alongside three other Cougar seniors, tackles Jeremey Williams and Faafetai Tupai, and end D.D. Acholonu, on Washington State's defensive front four. They have combined for 79.5 tackles for loss and 28 sacks in their careers.

The Cougars open the 2003 season Aug. 30 at Seattle's Seahawk Stadium against Idaho.

TED HENDRICKS DEFENSIVE END OF THE YEAR AWARD
Preseason Watch List

Nathaniel Adibi, Sr., Virginia Tech
Adrian Awasom, Jr., North Texas
Jason Babin, Sr., Western Michigan
Dave Ball, Sr., UCLA
Isaac Brown, Sr., Washington State
Cols Colas, Sr., Virginia Tech
Trent Cole, Jr., Cincinnati
Kevin Emanuel, Sr., Florida State
Simon Fraser, Jr., Ohio State
Parys Haralson, So., Tennessee
Claude Harriott, Sr., Pittsburgh
Marques Harris, Sr., Colorado
Howard Hodges, Sr., Iowa
Jonathan Jackson, Jr., Oklahoma
Jason Kaufusi, Sr., Utah
Chad Lavalis, Sr., LSU
Antwan Odom, Jr., Alabama
Omar Nazel, Sr., USC
Shaun Phillips, Sr., Purdue
David Pollack, Jr., Georgia
Matt Roth, Jr., Iowa
Bo Schobel, Sr., Texas Christian
Andrew Shull, Sr., Kansas State
Will Smith, Sr., Ohio State
Derrick Strong, Sr., Illinois
Reggie Torbor, Sr., Auburn
Justin Tuck, Jr., Notre Dame
Kenechi Udeze, Jr., USC
Mario Williams, Fr., North Carolina State