Walter Camp Award Watch List 2016: Full List Revealed
With just seven weeks left before the college football season kicks off, 40 players appear on the 2016 Walter Camp Award watch list.
As is often the case in football, quarterbacks dominate the list with 15 players, including Ohio State's J.T. Barrett, Clemson's Deshaun Watson and Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer.
| J.T. Barrett, Quarterback | Ohio State |
| C.J. Beathard, Quarterback | Iowa |
| DeShone Kizer, Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| Josh Dobbs, Quarterback | Tennessee |
| Luke Falk, Quarterback | Washington State |
| Chad Kelly, Quarterback | Mississippi |
| Tanner Mangum, Quarterback | BYU |
| Baker Mayfield, Quarterback | Oklahoma |
| Nick Mullens, Quarterback | Southern Mississippi |
| Josh Rosen, Quarterback | UCLA |
| Seth Russell, Quarterback | Baylor |
| Brett Rypien, Quarterback | Boise State |
| Anu Solomon, Quarterback | Arizona |
| Greg Ward, Quarterback | Houston |
| Deshaun Watson, Quarterback | Clemson |
| Nick Chubb, Running Back | Georgia |
| Dalvin Cook, Running Back | Florida State |
| Leonard Fournette, Running Back | LSU |
| Royce Freeman, Running Back | Oregon |
| Wayne Gallman, Running Back | Clemson |
| Justin Jackson, Running Back | Northwestern |
| Marlon Mack, Running Back | South Florida |
| Christian McCaffrey, Running Back | Stanford |
| Samaje Perine, Running Back | Oklahoma |
| Donnel Pumphrey, Running Back | San Diego State |
| Larry Rose, Running Back | New Mexico State |
| Corey Davis, Wide Receiver | Western Michigan |
| Christian Kirk, Wide Receiver | Texas A&M |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster, Wide Receiver | USC |
| Jordan Leggett, Tight End | Clemson |
| Myles Garrett, Defensive End | Texas A&M |
| Malik Jefferson, Linebacker | Texas |
| Raekwon McMillan, Linebacker | Ohio State |
| Jabrill Peppers, Linebacker | Michigan |
| Anthony Walker, Linebacker | Northwestern |
| Eddie Jackson, Defensive Back | Alabama |
| Derwin James, Defensive Back | Florida State |
| Desmond King, Defensive Back | Iowa |
| Jourdan Lewis, Defensive Back | Michigan |
| Shawun Lurry, Defensive Back | Northern Illinois |
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The full list is available at the Walter Camp Foundation's official website.
The three standout names on the list are Watson, LSU running back Leonard Fournette and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey.
McCaffrey and Watson finished second and third in last year's Heisman voting, respectively, behind Alabama running back Derrick Henry. Fournette finished sixth in the voting with 110 points. That trio owns the top three spots in Heisman odds for 2016, per Odds Shark.
Bleacher Report draft analyst Matt Miller had high praise for Fournette heading into his junior season:
There seems to be no limit to Fournette's ceiling. He was essentially asked to carry LSU's offense last year, racking up 1,953 yards and 22 touchdowns on 300 carries. By comparison, Tigers quarterback Brandon Harris had only 212 more passing yards than Fournette had rushing yards.
McCaffrey was the breakout star in college football last year, even more than Henry. He led the nation with 2,664 yards from scrimmage to go along with 13 total touchdowns.
Watson is arguably the best quarterback in the country and plays for one of the best teams in the nation, which will give him an edge with the voters.
The Walter Camp Award watch list features essentially what any fan would expect a list of the best players in the nation to look like heading into 2016. There will be some surprises along the way, but college football will have no shortage of stars to watch this season.
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