Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston looks to become the fourth player to win the Walter Camp Award in back-to-back seasons. If he does, he will join O.J. Simpson, Archie Griffin and Colt McCoy in the exclusive group of double winners for one of the nation’s awards for the top player in the country. Winston is one of 50 players included on the watch list for the award, which was released Friday morning.
The Walter Camp Award was the final major college football award to release a watch list for the upcoming season, which means watch list season now comes to a close. Here is this year’s watch list;
RB Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
WR Nelson Agholer, USC
RB Jay Ajayi, Boise State
LB Chi Chi Ariguzo, Northwestern
DL Vic Beasley, Clemson
DL Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State
QB Shane Carden, East Carolina
QB Rakeem Cato, Marshall
DB Landon Collins, Alabama
WR Amari Cooper, Alabama
WR Jamison Crowder, Duke
RB Mike Davis, South Carolina
WR Stefon Diggs, Maryland
DB Lorenzo Doss, Tulane
DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
OT Cameron Erving, Florida State
DL Devonte Fields, TCU
WR/KR Devin Funchess, Michigan
QB Everett Golson, Notre Dame
RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
QB Garrett Grayson, Colorado State
DL Randy Gregory, Nebraska
RB Todd Gurley, Georgia
DB Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
DB Anthony Harris, Virginia
DL Brock Hekking, Nevada
WR Austin Hill, Arizona
QB Taysom Hill, BYU
QB Brett Hundley, UCLA
LB Myles Jack, UCLA
RB Duke Johnson, Miami
QB Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
QB Taylor Kelly, Arizona State
QB Trevor Knight, Oklahoma
LB Qushaun Lee, Arkansas State
WR Tyler Lockett, Kansas State
QB Sean Mannion, Oregon State
QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon
QB Nick Marshall, Auburn
QB Braxton Miller, Ohio State
WR Ty Montgomery, Stanford
OT Andrus Peat, Stanford
QB Bryce Petty, Baylor
LB Terrance Plummer, UCF
DB Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss
QB Keenan Reynolds, Navy
DB Derron Smith, Fresno State
LB Ramik Wilson, Georgia
QB Jameis Winston, Florida State
RB T.J. Yelden, Alabama
Catch up on your watch lists released:
Maxwell Award (best player)
Bednarik Award (best defensive player)
Hornung Award (most versatile player)
Davey O’Brien Award (best quarterback)
Biletnikoff Award (best receiver)
Mackey Award (best tight end)
Doak Walker Award (best running back)
Rimington Trophy (best center)
Outland Trophy (best interior lineman)
Lombardi Award (best down lineman)
Butkus Award (best linebacker)
Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back)
Lou Groza Award (best kicker)
Ray Guy Award (best punter)