Here's the list of semifinalists:
Zach Brown, North Carolina
Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State
Audie Cole, North Carolina State
Lavonte David, Nebraska
Dont’a Hightower, Alabama
Luke Kuechly, Boston College
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
Keenan Robinson, Texas
Sean Spence, Miami (Fla.)
Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
Jarvis Jones, Georgia
EDIT - David has been named a Butkus Award Finalist today, 11/22/11.
Here's the updated list of six Finalists:
Lavonte David, University of Nebraska
Dont'a Hightower, University of Alabama
Jarvis Jones, University of Georgia
Luke Kuechly, Boston College
Manti Te'o, Notre Dame University
Courtney Upshaw, University of Alabama
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