University of Northern Colorado Athletics
August 8, 2023
Football
Hoage Named to the 2023 Buck Buchanan Award List
CHICAGO, Ill. — Senior linebacker David Hoage was named to the watch list for the 2023 Buck Buchanan Award, presented by FedEx Ground, and given annually to the national defensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football.
Hoage, a 6-foot-3, 245-pounder out of Smoky Hill High School in Denver, returns after missing the 2022 season due to injury.
The veteran had a stellar 2021 campaign.
Hoage was a Third-Team All-America selection by AP and Stats Performance and First-Team Sophomore All-America selection by Hero Sports He was a Second-Team All-Big Sky Conference selection and led the Big Sky and ranked third in the nation with 22 tackles for a loss. Hoage set the program’s DI single-season record for sacks with 10.5 and was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, four and a half tackles for a loss, three sacks, and recovering two fumbles against Houston Baptist. Also recorded 70 tackles on the year, 39 solo, and led the team with eight QB hurries.
