WVU's Justin Crawford named to Doak Walker Award watch list

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2017 Doak Walker Award Candidates
2017 Doak Walker Award Candidates

Josh Adams (Jr.), Notre Dame
Ryquell Armstead (Jr.), Temple
Kalen Ballage (Sr.), Arizona State
Saquon Barkley (Jr.), Penn State
Alex Barnes (So.), Kansas State
Jamauri Bogan (Jr.), Western Michigan
D'Angelo Brewer (Sr.), Tulsa
Nick Chubb (Sr.), Georgia
Jordan Chunn (Sr.), Troy
Justin Crawford (Sr.), West Virginia
Damarea Crockett (So.), Missouri
Rico Dowdle (So.), South Carolina
D'Andre Ferby (Jr.), WKU
Kendrick Foster (Sr.), Illinois
Jarvion Franklin (Sr.), Western Michigan
Myles Gaskin (Jr.), Washington
James Gilbert (Jr.), Ball State Derrius Guice (Jr.), LSU
Damien Harris (Jr.), Alabama
Kyle Hicks (Sr.), TCU
Justice Hill (So.), Oklahoma State
Jon Hilliman (Jr.), Boston College
Justin Jackson (Sr.), Northwestern Chris James (Jr.), Wisconsin
Ty Johnson (Jr.), Maryland
Ronald Jones, II (Jr.), USC
Ray Lawry (Sr.), Old Dominion
Phillip Lindsay (Sr.), Colorado
Tonny Lindsey, Jr. (Sr.), Utah State
Bryce Love (Jr.), Stanford
Sony Michel (Sr.), Georgia
Dedrick Mills (So.), Georgia Tech
David Montgomery (So.), Iowa State
Jamal Morrow (Sr.), Washington State
Ryan Nall (Jr.), Oregon State
Jacques Patrick (Jr.), Florida State
Kamryn Pettway (Jr.), Auburn
Demario Richard (Sr.), Arizona State
Diocemy Saint Juste (Sr.), Hawaii
Bo Scarbrough (Jr.), Alabama
Jordan Scarlett (Jr.), Florida
LJ Scott (Jr.), Michigan State
Bradrick Shaw (So.), Wisconsin
Armand Shyne (Jr.), Utah
Justin Silmon (Jr.), Kansas State Ito Smith (Sr.), Southern Mississippi
Rodney Smith (Jr.), Minnesota
Benny Snell, Jr. (So.), Kentucky
Terry Swanson (Sr.), Toledo
Shaq Vann (Jr.), Eastern Michigan
Akrum Wadley (Sr.), Iowa
Mark Walton (Jr.), Miami
Warren Wand (Jr.), Arkansas State
Tre Watson (Sr.), Cal
Ralph Webb (Sr.), Vanderbilt
Mike Weber (So.), Ohio State
Braeden West (Jr.), SMU
Devwah Whaley (So.), Arkansas
Aeris Williams (Jr.), Mississippi State
Shaun Wilson (Sr.), Duke
Marquis Young (Jr.), Massachusetts

 

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Crawford Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List


MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 20, 2017) - West Virginia University football senior running back Justin Crawford was named today to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which signifies the top college running back in the nation, as announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.


Crawford is the Big 12’s leading returning rusher from 2016, finishing with 1,184 yards and four touchdowns. The 2016 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 Conference performer, Crawford ran for 331 yards against Oklahoma and 201 more against Baylor.


The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name 10 semifinalists on November 15. Three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced November 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning November 26 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.


The recipient of the 2017 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 7 on ESPN. The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet is scheduled for February 16, 2018 in Dallas.