Tuesday afternoon the watch list for the 2024 Doak Walker Award was released. The award is presented annually to the nation’s premier running back.
The 2024 Doak Walker preseason candidate list is here. Football season can't be far away! https://t.co/wUeMYd1wDU
— Doak Walker Award (@DoakWalkerAward) August 6, 2024
Eight former All-American Bowl athletes were named to the watch list.
· Chez Mellusi (Wisconsin)
· Trevor Etienne (Georgia)
· Omarion Hampton (North Carolina)
· Donald Chaney (Louisville)
· Justice Haynes (Alabama)
· Jordan James (Oregon)
· Gavin Sawchuk (Oklahoma)
· Nicholas Singleton (Penn State)
Watch the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The All-American Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC and Peacock at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation’s top 100 high school football players.
As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics, the Premier League, and primetime’s #1 show for an unprecedented 13 consecutive years: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than four million unique television viewers and more than 20,000 fans in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled, as it features: 594 draft picks; 93 Super Bowl champions; 247 Pro Bowl selections; and 18 Heisman finalists. For more information, visit nbcsports.com/college-football/all-american-bowl or follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).