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Doak Walker Award Watch List

7/24/2016

 
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Six of 11 semifinalists for the 2015 Doak Walker Award appear on the 2016 watch list.
The Doak Walker Award is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back.
 
Juniors Leonard Fournette of LSU and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford headline the 2016 candidate list after both were Doak Walker Award finalists a year ago. Fournette led the NCAA at 162.8 yards per game last year, while McCaffrey was the nation’s leader in all-purpose yardage (276.0 YPG).
 
Candidates were nominated by their universities and . . . 

. . . nominations for the award will be accepted through October.
 
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists on Nov. 16, and the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee will cast votes to determine the three finalists, who will be announced on November 22.
 
MAC players on the list are:
Jamauri Bogan – So. Western Michigan
Jarvion Franklin – Jr. Western Michigan
Shaq Vann – So. Eastern Michigan

 
Complete List:
Josh Adams  Notre Dame  So.
Saquon Barkley  Penn State  So.
Jamauri Bogan  Western Michigan So.
Joel Bouagnon  Northern Illinois  Sr.
Matt Breida  Georgia Southern  Sr.
Shannon Brooks  Minnesota  So.
Algernon Brown  BYU  Sr.
James Butler  Nevada  Jr.
Nick Chubb  Georgia  Jr.
Jordan Chunn  Troy  Jr.
Corey Clement  Wisconsin  Sr.
James Conner  Pittsburgh  Jr.
Dalvin Cook  Florida State  Jr.
Marcus Cox  Appalachian State  Sr.
LeShun Daniels  Iowa  Sr.
Justin Davis  USC  Sr.
Matthew Dayes  NC State  Sr.
Jela Duncan  Duke  Sr.
D’Andre Ferby  Western Kentucky  So.
Tarean Folston  Notre Dame  Sr.
D’Onta Foreman  Texas  Jr.
Leonard Fournette  LSU  Jr.
Jarvion Franklin  Western Michigan  Jr.
Royce Freeman  Oregon  Jr.
Wayne Gallman  Clemson  Jr.
Myles Gaskin  Washington  So.
Damien Harris  Alabama So.
Paul Harris  Hwaii Sr.
Kyle Hicks  TCU  Jr.
Brian Hill  Wynoming  Jr.
Dontrell Hilliard  Tulane  Jr.
Brandon Holloway  Mississippi State  SR.
Elijah Hood  North Carolina  Jr.
Jalen Hurd  Tennessee  Jr.
Johnny Jefferson  Baylor  Jr.
Aaron Jones  UTEP  Jr.
Charles Jones  Kansas State  Sr.
Markell Jones  Purdue  So.
Ronald Jones IIUSC  So.
Xavier Jones  SMU  So.
Alvin Kamara  Tennessee  Jr.
Ray Lawry  Old Dominion  Jr.
Phillip Lindsay  Colorado  So.
Shock Linwood  Baylor  Sr.
Marlon Mack  South Florida  Jr.
Devante Mays  Utah State  Sr.
Christian McCaffrey  Stanford  Jr.
Elijah McGuire  UL-Lafayette  Sr.
Sony Michel  Georgia  Jr.
Taquan Mizzell  Virginia  Sr.
Khalfani Muhammad  Cal  Sr.
Terrell Newby  Nebraska  Sr.
Arkeel Newsome  Connecticut Jr.
Jacobi Owens Air Force Sr.
Samaje Perine Oklahoma Jr.
Donnel Pumphrey SDSU Sr.
Devine Redding Indiana Jr.
Larry Rose III New Mexico State Jr.
Bo Scarbrough Alabama So.
De’Veon Smith Michigan Sr.
Justin Stockton Texas Tech Jr.
Shaq Vann Eastern Michigan So.
Ke’Shawn Vaughn Illinois So.
Anthony Wales Western Kentucky Sr.
Kody Walker Arkansas Sr.
Warren Wand Arkansas State So.
Chris Warren III  Texas So.
Mike Warren  Iowa State  Jr.
Tre Watson  Cal  Jr.
Ralph Webb Vanderbilt Jr.
David Williams South Carolina Jr.
Jamaal Williams BYU Sr.
Rawleigh Williams III Arkansas So.
Stanley Williams Kentucky Jr.
Nick Wilson Arizona Jr.
Shaun Wilson Duke Jr.
Marquis Young Massachusetts So.
The committee will cast a second vote beginning November 28 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives. 
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The recipient of the 2016 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 8, on ESPN.
 
The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet will be held in Dallas in early 2017. The award, which will name its 27th recipient in 2016, is named for SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.

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