UConn senior Adam Mueller is one of 167 players named as semifinalists for the prestigious Campbell Trophy.

Mueller was a member of the Big East All-Academic team in 2011 and 2012 and the American Athletic Conference All-Academic team in 2013 when he was the Huskies' top long snapper for the first 10 games of the season.

Here is the official criteria to be named to the list of semifinalists

Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee.

Southern Connecticut State's Jack Mallis, Trinity's Mike Mancini and Yale's Tyler Varga are also among the semifinalists.