1. What is it?
- Each year, The Chris Rubio Award is presented to the top high school Long Snapper in the country. The award is given out the day before the largest Long Snapping event in the world in January in Las Vegas.
2. When is it?
- This year, The Chris Rubio Award will be presented to a lucky, and very deserving Long Snapper, on January 16th at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas.
3. Who is allowed to attend the Awards Show?
- It is open to all and attire is casual. Doors will open at 7 pm at the JW Marriott in their ballroom (follow the signs). Trust me when I tell you, you will NOT want to miss this as new MC’s will be hosting AND we will be presenting other awards as well.
4. Who are the three finalists?
- AJ Carty, Servite HS, CA
- Blake Ferguson, Buford HS, GA
- Liam McCullough, Kilbourne HS, OH
5. Who is on the Chris Rubio Award Selection Committee and what is their role?
They are the people that vote on the winner. Each committee member votes for a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Long Snapper. Votes are tallied and the winner is announced at the awards banquet.
Justin Drescher – Four year starter at Colorado. Currently with the New Orleans Saints.
Christian Yount- Four year starter at UCLA. Two time, and only, Playboy All-American. Senior Bowl participant. First Long Snapper to be offered a scholarship his junior year. NFL Long Snapper with the Cleveland Browns
Corey Adams – Four year starter at Kansas St. All four years without a bad snap (almost 400). 2010 Lowes Award finalist for being a tremendous student-athlete on and off the field.
Aaron Brewer – Four year starter at San Diego St. All four years without a bad snap. Former #1 for Rubio Long Snapping in high school. Currently the starting Long Snapper for the Denver Broncos.
Kevin Gold – Kevin Gold is an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor and creator of the award-winning Web site Longsnap.com, dedicated to football long snapping. Longsnap.com was founded in 2000 and, in April 2009, converted to its current blog format. Mr. Gold has negotiated in excess of 50 NFL player contracts.
Carson Tinker – Four year starter at Alabama. Currently with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jon Weeks – Played his collegiate ball with Baylor. Currently with the Houston Texans.
Brandon Huffman – Brandon is in his seventh year with Scout.com, currently as a National Recruiting Analyst and West Regional Manager.
Randy Taylor – Randy is a Recruiting Analyst and National Speaker for NCSA Athletic Recruiting.
Greg Biggins – Assistant Recruiting Editor & West Regional Coordinator at ESPN.
Chris Sailer – President and owner of Chris Sailer Kicking
Chris Rubio – President and owner of Rubio Long Snapping.
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