WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary Quarterback Club announced its 2008 award winners at the year-end banquet on Sunday evening. Ten Tribe players were honored at the event: senior wide receiver Elliott Mack (President's Award); senior linebacker Josh Rutter (Senior Leadership Award); senior quarterback Jake Phillips (Offensive Player of the Year); senior cornerback Derek Cox (Defensive Player of the Year); junior place kicker Brian Pate (Special Teams Player of the Year); freshman running back/kick returner Jonathan Grimes (Rookie of the Year); junior tight end Rob Varno (Offensive Lineman of the Year); junior defensive end Adrian Tracy (Defensive Lineman of the Year); freshman wide receiver Ryan Moody (Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year); and freshman linebacker T.J. Ptachick (Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year).

Despite missing three games due to injury, Mack turned in a solid senior season for the Tribe. In addition to displaying tremendous leadership, the co-captain recorded 29 receptions for 445 yards with three touchdowns. Mack registered a touchdown catch in three consecutive games early in the season before posting his best effort of the '08 campaign with an eight-catch, 119-yard performance in the victory at Delaware. The Irvington, N.J., native finished his career at the College ranked just outside the program's top 10 in career receiving yards (1,890) and touchdown receptions (14).

Although he missed four of the final five games of the season due to injury, Rutter established himself as one of the top linebackers in the Colonial Athletic Association and earned a spot on the all-conference third team. The Union Bridge, Md., native averaged 8.1 tackles per game with 5.5 tackles for a loss, a sack, and interception and two forced fumbles. The co-captain's best effort of the season came against Villanova when he registered 15 tackles (12 solo), a sack and 1.5 TFL. Rutter finished his career with 278 total tackles and 13.5 TFL.

Phillips was once again one of the league's top signal callers as he garnered third-team all-league honors for the second consecutive season. The Warm Springs, Va., native ranked third in the CAA in total offense with 241.3 ypg, while he was fifth in passing yards per game (224.3 ypg). Additionally, he threw 21 touchdown passes and found the end zone four times on the ground. One of the top quarterbacks in school history, Phillips finished his career ranked third at W&M in career passing yards (7,371), total offense (7,983), pass completions (568), pass attempts (972) and touchdown passes (57).

Like Phillips, Cox also became a two-time all-conference selection by earning second-team honors in '08. The Winterville, N.C., native ranked tied for fifth in the CAA with four interceptions and returned a pair of those for touchdowns. While opposing quarterbacks often elected to avoid throwing to his side of the field, Cox ranked 11th in the league with 0.82 passes defended per game. He also made a significant impact on special teams returning punts, averaging 16.4 yards per return with a pair of touchdowns (89 yards vs. Northeastern and 80 yards vs. Richmond). Cox finished his career with 172 tackles and nine interceptions.

A first-team all-conference selection, Pate posted a tremendous junior season and led the CAA by connecting on 81.2 percent (13-of-16) of his field goal attempts. In addition to making three of his four field goal attempts from beyond 40 yards, he ranked second in the CAA among kickers with 7.3 points per game. The Fredericksburg, Va., native also converted all 41 of his extra-point attempts and ranked 17th in the country with 1.8 field goals made per game.

One of the top true freshmen in the nation, Grimes garnered a long list of accolades in '08. Chosen as an Honorable Mention Freshman of the Year by the College Sporting News, he also earned Honorable Mention All-America distinction as a kick returner by The Sports Network and was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year. Chosen as the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year, he also earned first-team all-conference honors as a kick returner and was a second-team selection as a running back. Grimes averaged a league-best 24.5 yards per return, with his season-long of 97 yards (for a touchdown) against Villanova. He led the CAA and ranked 12th nationally with 162 all-purpose ypg. The Palmyra, N.J., native averaged 84.5 ypg rushing and established a W&M freshman rushing record with 929 yards on the ground. In addition to scoring seven rushing touchdowns, Grimes also hauled in a pair of touchdown receptions to go with his 39 catches for 314 yards receiving.

One of the league's top pass-catching tight ends, Varno earned second-team all-CAA honors after finishing the year with 36 receptions for 397 yards and three touchdowns. During the final four games of the season, the Wilmington, N.C., native averaged more than four catches per contest.

Chosen as an honorable mention All-American by the College Sporting News and the Sports Network, Tracy estab-lished himself as one of the top defensive ends in the country. The first-team all-conference selection led the CAA in sacks per game (0.91) and tackles for a loss (1.41) per game. His sack average ranked tied for sixth nationally, while his TFL average ranked tied for 20th in the country. Additionally, the Sterling, Va., native ranked second in the CAA among defensive linemen in tackles with 6.5 per game. The first-team all-conference honoree posted his best effort of the season in the victory at then-No. 4 New Hampshire when he recorded a career-high 13 tackles, two sacks and three tackles for a loss.

2008 William and Mary Quarterback Club Award Winners
Elliott Mack ? President's Award
Josh Rutter ? Senior Leadership Award
Jake Phillips ? Offensive Player of the Year
Derek Cox ? Defensive Player of the Year
Brian Pate ? Special Teams Player of the Year
Jonathan Grimes ? Rookie of the Year
Rob Varno ? Offensive Lineman of the Year
Adrian Tracy ? Defensive Lineman of the Year
Ryan Moody ? Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year
T.J. Ptachick ? Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year