CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel placed two on College Football Performance Award Watch Lists, it was announced Wednesday.

Sophomore defensive back Dee Delaney is on the Defensive Back Award Watch List, and senior defensive lineman Mitchell Jeter is included on the Defensive End/Defensive Tackle Award Watch List.

Delaney, who also is on the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, ranks first in the Southern Conference and tied for fourth in FCS with five interceptions. He also leads the conference and is tied for ninth in FCS with an average of 1.5 passes defended per game, and his eight passes defended in conference play are the most in the SoCon. He is tied for sixth on The Citadel's single-season interceptions list and tied for ninth on the program's career interceptions list with seven. He also is tied for eighth on The Citadel's single-season passes defended list with 12. The Seabrook, South Carolina, native was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for September and was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 following the Bulldogs' win at Samford.

Jeter has 31 tackles, including 10.0 for loss with 7.0 sacks, this season. He leads the SoCon with an average of 1.10 sacks and 1.60 tackles for loss per game in conference play. His season averages of 0.88 sacks and 1.25 tackles for loss per game rank second in the conference. The Rock Hill, South Carolina, native recorded a career-high 3.0 sacks in The Citadel's win at Samford, the most by a Bulldog against an FCS opponent since 2005 and the highest single-game total in the SoCon this season. Jeter ranks second on The Citadel's career sacks list with 18.5, and his 30.0 tackles for loss are seventh on the program's career list.

The 22nd-ranked Bulldogs are back in Johnson Hagood Stadium on Saturday hosting SoCon rival VMI for Homecoming and Senior Day. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. For tickets, visit CitadelSports.com/tickets or call 843-953-DOGS (3647).

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