Once again an offensive position coming into this season is loaded with talent vying for the top spot. Right along with wide receiver and quarterback in 2022, running back is chock-full of All-American candidates ready to go off. So many so that the Doak Walker Award released a total of 73 players to their watchlist!
The Doak Walker Award Watchlist
Devon Achane, Texas A&M
Braelon Allen, Wisconsin
Rasheen Ali, Marshall
Ronald Awaft, UTEP
Tank Bigsby, Auburn
Isiaih Bowser, UCF
British Brooks, North Carolina
Jarek Broussard, Michigan State
Antario Brown, NIU
Chase Brown, Illinois
Jermaine Brown, UAB
Nate Carter, UConn
Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
Blake Corum, Michigan
Travis Dye, USC
Justice Ellison, Wake Forest
Samson Evans, Eastern Michigan
Deshaun Fenwick, Oregon State
Alex Fontenot, Colorado
Pat Garwo, Boston College
Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss
Eric Gray, Oklahoma
Gerald Green, Georgia Southern
Tucker Gregg, Georgia State
Hassan Hall, Georgia Tech
Deion Hankins, UTEP
TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
George Holani, Boise State
Evan Hull, Northwestern
Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
Dillon Johnson, Mississippi State
Roschon Johnson, Texas
Austin Jones, USC
Johnnie Lang Jr., Arkansas State
Keyvone Lee, Penn State
Joquavious Marks, Mississippi State
DeWayne McBride, UAB
Chez Mellusi, Wisconsin
Kendre Miller, TCU
Jordan Mims, Fresno State
Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina
Damien Moore, Cal
Devin Neal, Kansas
Lew Nichols III, Central Michigan
Nate Noel, App State
Nathaniel Peat, Missouri
Camerun Peoples, App State
Dominic Richardson, Oklahoma State
Johnny Richardson, UCF
Bijan Robinson, Texas
Raheim Sanders, Arkansas
Will Shipley, Clemson
Shaun Shivers, Indiana
Jabari Small, Tennessee
Chris Smith, Louisiana
Dontae Smith, Georgia Tech
E.J. Smith, Stanford
Tyjae Spears, Tulane
Titus Swen, Wyoming
Tavion Thomas, Utah
Sean Tucker, Syracuse
Calvin Tyler Jr., Utah State
Sean Tyler, Western Michigan
Chris Tyree, Notre Dame
Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
Kimani Vidal, Troy
Blake Watson, Old Dominion
Treshaun Ward, Florida State
Harrison Waylee, NIU
Jalen White, Georgia Southern
Jamyest Williams, Georgia State
Nay’Quan Wright, Florida
TEN MOST RECENT DOAK WALKER AWARD WINNERS
2012 – Montee Ball, Wisconsin
2013 – Andre Williams, Boston College
2014 – Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
2015 – Derrick Henry, Alabama
2016 – D’Onta Foreman, Texas
2017 – Bryce Love, Stanford
2018 – Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
2019 – Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
2020 – Najee Harris, Alabama
2021 – Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
MY PAST TEN DOAK WALKER AWARD WINNERS
The past ten winners I would have chosen for this award after the bowl games (a flaw of college football) and thus taken the entire season into account. I also account for how their overall performance effected their team in a season.
2012 – Montee Ball, Wisconsin
2013 – Carlos Hyde, Boston College
2014 – Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
2015 – Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
2016 – Dalvin Cook, Florida State
2017 – Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2018 – Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
2019 – J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
2020 – Najee Harris, Alabama
2021 – Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
MY TOP TEN FOR 2022
- TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
- Bijan Robinson, Texas
- Tavion Thomas, Utah
- Braelon Allen, Wisconsin
- Tank Bigsby, Auburn
- Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
- Blake Corum, Michigan
- Christopher Brooks, BYU
- Jarek Broussard, Michigan State
- Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
