RENO, Nev. – Nevada football head coach
Jay Norvell announced on Saturday that seniors
Lawson Hall,
Sam Hammond and
Jermaine Ledbetter, along with sophomore
Carson Strong, will serve as the Wolf Pack's four team captains for the 2020 season.
Hall posted his best season to date with the Wolf Pack in 2019 as he finished the year tied for second on the defense with 58 total tackles, setting a single season career high. He totaled 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the year and added two interceptions. His two picks were tied for second-most on the team. He's garnered preseason accolades after being named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list and preseason All-Mountain West teams by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Magazine.
Hammond, a local product out of Yerington, posted a breakout season on the defense last season after playing in all 13 contests. Hammond totaled 35 tackles on the year and finished with 1.5 sacks. He earned MW Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping Nevada defeat No. 24 San Diego State with a career-high nine tackles, including one sack. Last week, he was selected as a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy.
Ledbetter is in his third season with Nevada after transferring from Coffeyville CC in 2018. He has made 21 appearances on the offensive line in his two seasons with the Wolf Pack and looks to be in the running for a starting spot with The Union in 2020.
Strong has earned preseason recognition from Athlon Sports as well as being named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award. He is poised for a strong sophomore follow up to a redshirt freshman season in 2019 where he threw for 2,335 yards and 11 touchdowns, completing 63.4 percent of his passes. Strong averaged 233.5 passing yards per game, good for fifth in the Mountain West. Strong threw a career-best 402 passing yards in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Ohio where, along with his 31 completions, were Nevada bowl game records.
Nevada will kick-off an eight-game schedule in 2020 on Saturday, Oct. 24 at home against Wyoming.
