Three SEC players honored for their off-the-field efforts, community contributions
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Auburn receiver Jonathan Wallace, Kentucky punter Landon Foster and Georgia wideout Malcolm Mitchell are SEC representatives on the 2015 Allstate American Football Coaches Association ‘Good Works’ Team, the most esteemed off-the-field honor in college football.
These players’ off-the-field efforts and contributions to the community surpassed their peers.
“The members of the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team are an excellent example of hard work and dedication, both on the field and off,” AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff said in a press release. “These 22 student-athletes have shown, through their countless hours of community service and work on the football field, that you can give more of yourself to help those around you. It’s a privilege to team up with Allstate to honor these students.”
Wallace volunteers at churches in Alabama and routinely visits sick children at local hospitals.
“Jonathan is the epitome of what an Auburn man represents,” offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee told AuburnTigers.com. “He has such a heart for others and is always giving of his time to serve others on campus and in our community.”
Foster represented Kentucky’s football team in Ethiopia last year during a week-long mission trip where helped rebuild houses and uplift others in impoverished neighborhoods. A 4.0 student, Foster recently volunteered at UK’s largest student-run philanthropy, DanceBlue, which raised more than $1.1 million for pediatric cancer research, according to the Wildcats’ official site.
Mitchell is a leading advocate for the power of reading and recently published his first children’s book. The Magician’s Hat teaches children no obstacle is too difficult to overcome.
2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team (Division I)
- Jonathan Wallace, Auburn
- Trent Matthews, Colorado State
- Kelby Brown, Duke
- Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia
- Landon Foster, Kentucky
- Deon Bush, Miami
- Myer Krah, Navy
- Joshua Perry, Ohio State
- Ben Kline, Penn State
- James Conner, Pittsburgh
- Driphus Jackson, Rice
