Malcolm Johnson of Mississippi St.
Named John Mackey Tight End of the Week
Career Long 60 Yard TD Reception Paves the Way for Mississippi State in Win Over Kentucky
 Johnson (6) also had single game career highs in receptions and receiving yards.
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New York, N.Y. (October 30, 2013) - The John Mackey Award (www.johnmackeyaward.com) has named Malcolm Johnson of Mississippi State as John Mackey Tight End of the Week. The Southeastern Conference junior recorded four receptions for 79 yards and a career long 60 yard touchdown as Mississippi State defeated Kentucky 28-22. Johnson's four receptions tie his single game career high and his total receiving yards established a new single game career high as well. Honorable mentions for this week's John Mackey Tight End of the Week include Rob Blanchflower of Massachusetts, Gerald Christian of Louisville and Gator Hoskins of Marshall.
The 2013 John Mackey recipient will be presented live on December 12, 2013 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show: 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Other key dates include the announcement of the 2013 Mackey Semi-finalists on November 18, 2013 and the 2013 Mackey Finalists on November 25, 2013. All future announcements can be found at www.johnmackeyaward.com, on our official Twitter account: @JohnMackeyAward and also on our official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JohnMackeyAward.
The John Mackey Tight End of the Week is an honor distinct and different from the annual John Mackey Award. This weekly honor was started in 2004 to draw attention to individual play by Tight Ends during the active season. The Tight End of the Week acknowledgment does not have a direct bearing on the final John Mackey Award selection process. Click here for a list of all-time John Mackey Tight End of the Week recipients. The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 21 awards boast 678 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.ncfaa.org to learn more about our story.
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