MIAMI – FIU junior tight end Josiah Miamen has been named to the 2023 John Mackey Award Watch List, which was announced on Friday by the  John Mackey Award Selection Committee.
 
Miamen is one of 48 student-athletes selected to the watch list for the prestigious award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end.  The award recipient is selected from a vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee.
 
Miamen hauled in a total of 27 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore in 2022.  He nabbed a season-high seven catches for 65 yards and a score in the season finale against Middle Tennessee.  He made multiple receptions in seven contests in 2022.
 
Miamen's selection marks the second consecutive season and the eighth time overall that a FIU player has been named to the Mackey Watch List, joining Rivaldo Fairweather (2022), Sterling Palmer (2019), Jonnu Smith (2014/2015/2016), Ya'Keem Griner (2015) and Samuel Smith (2006).
 
2023 MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST
Erick All, Iowa
Elijah Arroyo, Miami
AJ Barner, Michigan
Gavin Bartholomew, Pitt
Jaheim Bell, Florida State
Brock Bowers, Georgia
Jake Briningstool, Clemson
Sean Brown, Jacksonville State
Oscar Cardenas, UTSA
Jalin Conyers, Arizona
John Copenhaver, North Carolina
Devin Culp, Washington
Oscar Delp, Georgia
CJ Dipper, Alabama
Mason Fairchild, Kansas
Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn
Terrance Ferguson, Oregan
Nick Gallo, Virginia Tech
Donovan Green, Texas A&M
Brady Hunt, Ball State
Neal Johnson, Louisiana
Theo Johnson, Penn State
Trey Knox, South Carolina
Brant Kuite, Utah
Luke Lachey, Iowa
Johnny Langan, Rutgers
Colston Loveland, Michigan
David Martin-Robinson, Temple
Josiah Miamen, FIU
Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina
Trent Pennix, NC State
Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss
Mark Redman, San Diego State
Tip Reiman, Illinois
Isaac Rex, BYU
Carson Ryan, UCLA
Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas
Ben Sinnott, Kansas
Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota
Austin Stogner, Oklahoma
Cade Stover, Ohio State
George Takacs, Boston College
Mason Tayor, LSU
Michael Trigg, Ole Miss
Jacob Warren, Tennessee
Jared Wiley, TCU
Thomas Yasmin, Utah
Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers will open the 2023 season slate when they travel to battle Conference USA foe Louisiana Tech in Ruston on Saturday, August 26 in a 9 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS Sports Network.
 
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