Troy offensive lineman Austin Stidham was named Wednesday as one of 15 finalists for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented to the top scholar-athlete in college football.

For being a finalist, Stidham will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. The Campbell Trophy — considered the academic equivalent of the Heisman Trophy — will be presented at the 64th annual National Football Foundation Awards dinner in Las Vegas in December, with the winner having his scholarship amount increased to $25,000.

Stidham, a senior from Russellville, is a two-time Academic All-American and a three-time Academic All-Sun Belt Conference selection. He graduated in 2021 with a 3.92 grade-point average in biology and is on track to receive his master’s degree in secondary education in the spring.

A two-time All-Sun Belt first-team selection at tackle, the 6-foot-5, 292-pound Stidham has been called for just one penalty all season and has allowed just eight quarterback pressures in the last seven games. Troy is 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Sun Belt, with an open date this week before traveling to Louisiana on Nov. 5.

The full list of Campbell Trophy finalists:

• Jack Campbell, LB – Iowa (3.49 GPA – Enterprise Leadership)

• Anders Carlson, PK – Auburn (3.92 GPA – Professional Flight Management)

• Jake Chisholm, RB – Dayton (3.98 GPA – Pre-Medicine)

• Nicholas D’Ambrose, RB – Chicago (3.69 GPA – Neuroscience)

• Ryan Greenhagen, LB – Fordham (3.85 GPA – Business Administration)

• Oso Ifesinachukwu, DL – Yale (3.67 GPA – Biomedical Engineering)

• Ahofitu Maka, OL – Texas-San Antonio (3.78 GPA – Cyber Security)

• Adrian Martinez, QB – Kansas State (3.55 GPA – Management)

• Peter Oliver, RB – Holy Cross (3.95 GPA – Chemistry & Spanish)

• Walter Rouse, OT – Stanford (3.52 GPA – Biomechanical Engineering)

• Austin Stidham, OL – Troy (3.92 GPA – Biomedical Sciences)

• Julius Wilkerson, LB – Wayne State, Mich. (3.85 GPA – Psychology)

• Austin Williams, WR – Mississippi State (4.00 GPA – Business Administration)

• JR Woods, OL – Johns Hopkins (3.65 GPA – Economics)

• Michael Wozniak, DL – Saint John’s, Minn. (3.86 GPA – Accounting)