The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP, has announced the nominees for the eight annual Cliff Harris Award. The award is presented to the nation's top small college defensive player representing more than 5,000 defensive players from almost 500 NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA colleges and universities. A prestigious selection committee made up of former college and pro football greats will select the winner. In addition to the Cliff Harris Award overall winner, the top vote getter from each division will also be announced.

Aurora University senior defensive back Sean Reyna was announced as a nominee for the prestigious award. Reyna was the NACC Defensive Player of the Year and a D3football.com First-Team All-Region honoree after ranking among the NCAA best in interceptions with seven, one of which he returned 100 yards for a touchdown. Additionally, he had nine pass break-ups, 39 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. He defended at least one pass in nine of 11 games.

Finalists for the award will be released in one week and the Cliff Harris Award winner will be announced on December 28, 2021, and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club's annual awards banquet on January 14, 2022. The winner will receive the $3,000 Cliff Harris Award trophy presented by Cliff Harris along with featured speaker Joe Theismann. Previous winners include Pierre Desir, Lindenwood University; Darius Allen, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Marqui Christian, Mid-Western State University; Connor Harris, Lindenwood University; Michael Joseph of Dubuque; Corey Ballentine of Washburn University, and Kyle Dugger of Lenoir-Rhyne University.

For the story of Cliff Harris, go to CliffHarrisAward.com and read about his amazing journey from an overlooked high school player from tiny Des Arc, Arkansas, and one scholarship offer to then NAIA Ouachita Baptist University, to five Super Bowls, six Pro Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, and was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame this past summer.