James Laurinaitis now has the opportunity to win back-to-back national awards. Last year he was the winner of the Butkus Award and has been named a finalist once more.

Here is the full list of finalists:

Rolando McClain, Alabama; Mark Herzlich, Boston College; Brandon Spikes, Florida; Rennie Curran, Georgia; Perry Riley and Darry Beckwith, LSU; Sean WItherspoon, Missouri; James Laurinaitis, Ohio State; Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing, USC; Clint Sintim, Virginia; Aaron Curry, Wake Forest.

The winner will be announced December 8th. For more info, visit www.thebutkusaward.com.

Good luck to James this award season. Hopefully he hauls in some more to add to his collection!

Additionally, click here to head to ESPN’s site and vote for James. Your support could earn him an official vote for the Bednarik Award. Please take a moment to do this. Penn State’s Aaron Maybin currently leads, but James is gaining on him!