Today, Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (OSHOF) and Jim Thorpe
Association released the prestigious Paycom Jim Thorpe Award
Preseason Watch List. This list includes 42 of the nation’s best
defensive backs, representing nine conferences and one independent
university. The preseason watch list is selected by a screening
committee whose members compile a list of up to 50 players based on
previous performance in NCAA Division I college football and
preseason All-America lists. This list is not final, and players
who have outstanding seasons may be added to the semifinalists and
finalists lists as the season progresses.
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Preseason Watch List. (Photo: Business Wire)
2024 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List
Dontae Balfour, Charlotte, Jr. Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma, Sr.
Shyheim Brown, Florida State, Jr. Cobee Bryant, Kansas, Sr. Denzel
Burke, Ohio State, Sr. Derek Carter, Jacksonville State, Jr.
Sebastian Castro, Iowa, Gr. Sr. Jeremiah Cooper, Iowa State, Jr.
Tacario Davis, Arizona, Jr. Caleb Downs, Ohio State, So. Daylen
Everette, Georgia, Jr. Jordan Favors, Appalachian State, Jr. Brylan
Green, Liberty, Jr. Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky, Jr. Maxen Hook,
Toledo, Sr. Jack Howell, Colorado State, Sr. Travis Hunter,
Colorado, Jr. Anthony Johnson Jr., Western Kentucky, Sr. Ethan
Johnson, Appalachian State, Jr. Will Johnson, Michigan, Jr. Donte
Kent, Central Michigan, Sr. Rayuan Lane III, Navy, Sr. Ike Larsen,
Utah State, Jr. A’Marion McCoy, Boise State, Sr. Donovan McMillon,
Pittsburgh, Sr. Malachi Moore, Alabama, Gr. Sr. Benjamin Morrison,
Notre Dame, Jr. Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon, Sr. Seyi Oladipo, Boise
State, Sr. Jordan Oladokun, Bowling Green, Sr. Cameron Oliver,
UNLV, Sr. Gavin Pringle, Georgia State, Sr. Shavon Revel Jr., East
Carolina, Sr. Quincy Riley, Louisville, Sr. Jonas Sanker, Virginia,
Sr. Malaki Starks, Georgia, Jr. Gabriel Taylor, Rice, Sr. Dillon
Thieneman, Purdue, So. Jaden Voisin, South Alabama, Sr. Xavier
Watts, Notre Dame, Gr. Sr. Aydan White, NC State, Sr. Hunter
Wohler, Wisconsin, Sr.
By Conference AAC (4), ACC (5), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (5),
CUSA (3), Independent (2), MAC (3), MW (5), SEC (4), Sun Belt
(4)
The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is a member of the National College
Football Awards Association. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes
college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have
honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. For more
information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit the
NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.
Sixteen NCFAA members are unveiling preseason watch lists over a
15-day period as the association spearheads a coordinated effort to
promote each award’s preseason candidates. Following is the
remaining 2024 preseason watch list calendar:
Mon., July 29: Maxwell Award Tue., July 30: Outland
Trophy/Bronko Nagurski Trophy Wed., July 31: Paycom Jim Thorpe
Award Thu., Aug. 1: Paul Hornung Award/Allstate Wuerffel Trophy
Fri., Aug. 2: Lou Groza Award/Ray Guy Award
Mon., Aug. 5: Walter Camp Award Tue., Aug. 6: Doak Walker Award
Wed., Aug. 7: Biletnikoff Award Thu., Aug. 8: Davey O’Brien Award
Fri., Aug. 9: Mackey Award/Rimington Trophy
Mon., Aug. 12: Bednarik Award Tue., Aug. 13: Butkus Award
Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Important Dates
Wed., July 31: Preseason Watch List Announced
Tue., Oct. 29: Semifinalists Announced
A screening committee consisting of OSHOF members monitors all
defensive backs throughout the season, including watch list players
and narrows the field to up to 15 semifinalists.
Tue., Nov. 26: Finalists Announced
The three finalists are submitted to a national panel of over
250 sports writers, sportscasters, former players and coaches who
vote to determine the winner of the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.
Thu., Dec. 12: Winner Announced on The Home Depot College
Football Awards
The winner will be announced on the ESPN live presentation of
The Home Depot College Football Awards. Other recognized NCFAA
awards announced include the Bednarik Award, Maxwell Award, Mackey
Award, Rimington Trophy, Lou Groza Award, Ray Guy Award, Bronko
Nagurski Award, Outland Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award,
Biletnikoff Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Doak Walker Award, Walter
Camp Award and others.
Tue., Feb. 4, 2025: Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Banquet
Honoring the 2024 Winner in Oklahoma City
The official presentation of the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award takes
place in Oklahoma City, following The Home Depot College Football
Awards. The current winner and all former winners are invited each
year to celebrate. Over 600 supporters attend the Paycom Jim Thorpe
Award Banquet each year, including many celebrities and
dignitaries.
For more information on the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and past
award recipients, please visit
www.oklahomasportshalloffame.org.
2023 PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD WINNER TREY TAYLOR, AIR
FORCE
Trey Taylor came out of Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas
and attended the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) where he
was a three-year starter as a defensive back. Taylor started 10
games for the Falcons in 2021 and finished second on the team his
sophomore season with 62 tackles, 39 solo, as well as one
interception and one forced fumble. Taylor led the Falcons with 69
total tackles including a team leading 41 solo tackles as a junior
in 2022. He finished his junior season with two interceptions and
was named Second Team All-Mountain West Conference.
Trey Taylor became one of the most dominant defensive backs in
the country as a senior winning the 2023 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.
He finished his senior season as a First Team All-Mountain West
Conference and Third-Team All-American selection. He compiled 71
total tackles, 39 solo, three interceptions with one returned for a
touchdown, and four pass break-ups. In addition to the Paycom Jim
Thorpe Award, Taylor also won the 2023 Defender of the Nation
Award, given to a college football player from one of the nation’s
service academies based on exceptional leadership and performance
on and off the field. He is only the second player in USAFA history
to win a major college football award, joining Chad Hennings, 1987
Outland Trophy recipient.
Trey Taylor was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh
round of the 2024 NFL Draft, with the 223rd overall pick.
The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is awarded to the best
defensive back in college football based on performance on the
field, athletic ability and character. The award was established in
1986 and is named after history’s greatest all-around athlete, Jim
Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the
offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back.
In addition to his legendary performance on the football field,
Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in
the decathlon and pentathlon. The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is
universally accepted as one of the nation’s top collegiate sports
honors.
Paycom Software, Inc. (“Paycom”) (NYSE: PAYC), a leading
provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management
software, and the Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of
Fame jointly announced in May 2017 an exclusive sponsorship of the
Jim Thorpe Award. As a result, the accolade has been named the
“Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.”
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Olivia James Marketing Communications & Event Director
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