Beckett Wales is one of 37 tight ends on the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List.

The award, named for former Syracuse tight end and Hall of Famer John Mackey, has been given to the best tight end each season since 2000. Wales started every game for SU last season and caught 35 passes for 389 yards and two touchdowns, including one in the Pinstripe Bowl.

No Orange player has ever won the award, though former Syracuse tight end Nick Provo was a semi-finalist in 2011.

Behind Jarrod West, the 6-foot-2 203-pound junior, Wales is SU’s second-leading returning receiver. Wales is joined on the list by five fellow Atlantic Coast Conference tight ends.