NEW YORK - Ohio's Mason Williams and Western Michigan's Blake Bosma were named to the 2025 John Mackey Award Watch List, as announced by the College Football Awards Association on Friday. The award is presented annually to college football's top tight end. 

 The John Mackey Award was established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission. The recipient of the award will be presented at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show, Friday, Dec. 12th at 7pm on ESPN. 

Williams garnered two touchdowns and 211 yards on 19 receptions during the 2024 season. He averaged 11.1 yards per carry and 15.1 yards per game in the 14 games he played in. Williams also collected one rushing touchdown on his lone carry of the season for a total of seven yards. Following the 2024 season, Williams earned a spot on the Football Writers Association of America 2024 Freshman All-America Team. 

Bosma played in 12 games in 2024 and was named Third Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC, CSC Academic All-District and NFF Hampshire Honor Society. He finished second on Western Michigan with a career-high 37 receptions, also had a career-high 403 receiving yards and six touchdowns catches. Bosma became the first tight end in WMU history to catch three touchdowns in a game after a 6-reception, 85-yard performance in win at Buffalo. 

MACtion on Preseason Watch Lists
Maxwell Award
Al-Jay Henderson, Buffalo
Parker Navarro, Ohio
Tucker Gleason, Toledo
Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan

Bronko Nagurski
Red Murdock, Buffalo

Jim Thorpe Award
Tank Pearson, Ohio
DJ Walker, Ohio
Avery Smith, Toledo

Paul Hornung Award
Ty Harding, UMass
Trayvon Rudolph, Toledo
Victor Snow, Buffalo

Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Keylen Davis, Akron
Kiael Kelly, Ball State
Drew Pyne, Bowling Green
Red Murdock, Buffalo
Michael Heldman, Central MIchigan
Jefferson Adam, Eastern Michigan
Mattheus Carroll, Kent State
Brock Taylor, UMass
Abiathar Curry, Northern Illinois
Matt Hofer, Toledo
Tyson Lee, Western Michigan

Lou Groza Award 
Dom Dzioban, Miami

Ray Guy Award
John Henderson, Bowling Green

Walter Camp Player of the Year 
Dequan Finn, Miami
Al-Jay Henderson, Buffalo
Parker Navarro, Ohio

 Biletnikoff Award 
Junior Vandeross III, Toledo

Davey O'Brien Award
Parker Navarro, Ohio
Tucker Gleason, Toledo

John Mackey Award
Mason Williams, Ohio
Blake Bosma, Western Michigan