DALLAS – Eleven ACC football players were named to the 2021 Doak Walker Award Watch List, released Wednesday by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back.
 
Doak Walker Award Watch List
Christian Beal-Smith, Wake Forest
Ty Chandler, North Carolina
Jashaun Corbin, Florida State
Lyn-J Dixon, Clemson
Mataeo Durant, Duke
Jahmyr Gibbs, Georgia Tech
Zonovan Knight, NC State
Jordan Mason, Georgia Tech
Jalen Mitchell, Louisville
Lawrance Toafili, Florida State
Sean Tucker, Syracuse
 
University athletic departments nominate candidates for the award and can continue to do so through October.
 
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced in November. The committee will cast a second vote in December 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 2020 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards.
 
The award is named for SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.