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Luke Kuechly becomes fourth player to win the Butkus Award at two levels

Published May. 11, 2015 11:27 p.m. ET

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Luke Kuechly's resume just keeps getting more and more impressive as the years go on. Just four years after winning the Butkus Award at Boston College, Kuechly is now officially a two-time winner of the award, according to Joseph Person of Inside the Panthers .

The award honors the top linebacker in high school, college and the NFL, and as Person points out, Kuechly is now the fourth player to win the award at two different levels.

The leader of Carolina's defense joins an elite group that includes Von Miller, Patrick Willis and Manti Te'o. Person also brought to light that while DeMarcus Ware has won the award twice, both of his awards came at the NFL level.

In terms of talent at the linebacker position, you'll be hard-pressed to find a player better than Kuechly. He's not only well-deserving of the award, but at only age 24, it's safe to say that we'll likely see his name in the mix for many more awards in the future.

(h/t Charlotte Observer/Inside the Panthers)

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