Oregon State's Dylan Black Named To Watch List For National Long Snapper Award
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Oregon State redshirt senior Dylan Black was named Monday to the 2025 watch list for the Patrick Mannelly Award, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate long snapper.
All of us at The Patrick Mannelly Award are proud to announce the 2025 Pre-Season Watch List for the top college Long Snapper in the country!
— The Patrick Mannelly Long Snapper Award (@MannellyAward) August 4, 2025
Remember, you do not have to be on this list to win the award in December.
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In 2025, Black is expected to be a full participant with the Beavers again after missing all of last season. He has appeared in 46 games for OSU previously.
Black was recently declared cancer free by his doctors after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer. Black was a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year award in 2024. He enters his seventh season with the program in 2025.
In addition, Black also works with OSU's Beavers Without Borders program, helping construct an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. He also has made the Pac-12 Honor Roll Three Times. Additionally, he also volunteered at the Fun Run 2025 to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital and participated in OSU's Dam Able initiative to assist members of the Corvallis community with disabilities.
Black was also recently named to the watch list for the 2025 Wuerffel Trophy.
Ten semifinalists for the Patrick Mannelly Award will be announced on Monday, November 17. Those names will be narrowed to three finalists announced on Monday, December 1 and the winner selected at a live ceremony in Lake Bluff, Illinois on Saturday, December 13.
Oregon State will open the 2025 season on August 30 at home against the California Golden Bears.
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