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2020 Football Preseason Award Watch Lists

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Oregon State's Hamilcar Rashed Jr. was chosen for the Bednarik, Butkus, Nagurski, and Lott Impact award watch lists. | osubeavers.com

It isn’t easy to keep up with all of the preseason award watch list selections, so we’ve done it for you. Here is a breakdown of the 2020 selections by program with a compilation of every Pac-12 player on each list.

Breakdown of Preseason Award Watch List Selections by Program

Program Total Selections
USC 20
Oregon 18
Stanford 13
Washington 13
ASU 10
WSU 9
Cal 8
OSU 8
Colorado 7
Utah 5
UCLA 4
Arizona 3

 

Patrick Mannelly Award for Top FBS Senior Long Snapper

Player Program
Erik Dickerson ASU
Damon Johnson USC
Keegan Markgraf Utah

 

Manning Award for Nation’s Most Outstanding Quarterback

Player Program
Jayden Daniels ASU
Kedon Slovis USC
Dorian Thompson-Robinsono UCLA

 

Chuck Bednarik Award for Nation’s Defensive Player of the Year

Player Position Program
Paulson Adebo Cornerback Stanford
Camryn Bynum Cornerback Cal
Kuony Deng Linebacker Cal
Jevon Holland Safety Oregon
Talanoa Hufanga Safety USC
Drake Jackson Defensive End USC
Nate Landman Linebacker Colorado
Elijah Molden Defensive Back Washington
Levi Onwuzurike Defensive Tackle Washington
Hamilcar Rashed, Jr. Linebacker OSU
Kayvon Thibodeaux Defensive End Oregon
Jay Tufele Defensive Tackle USC
Jahad Woods Linebacker WSU

 

Davey O’Brien Award for Nation’s Top Quarterback

Player Program
Jayden Daniels ASU
Kedon Slovis USC

 

Doak Walker Award for Nation’s Top Running Back

Player Program
Max Borghi WSU
Gary Brightwell Arizona
Christopher Brown, Jr. Cal
Stephen Carr USC
Demetric Felton UCLA
Alex Fontenot Colorado
Jermar Jefferson OSU
Vavae Malapeai USC
Richard Newton Washington
CJ Verdell Oregon

 

Biletnikoff Award for Nation’s Most Outstanding Receiver

Player Program
Max Borghi WSU
Frank Darby ASU
Johnny Johnson III Oregon
Amon-Ra St. Brown USC
Tyler Vaughns USC
Michael Wilson Stanford

 

John Mackey Award for Nation’s Top Tight End

Player Program
Tucker Fisk Stanford
Curtis Hodges Arizona
Hunter Kampmoyer Oregon
Cade Otton Washington

 

Butkus Award for Nation’s Best Linebacker

Player Program
Kuony Deng Cal
Nate Landman Colorado
Devin Lloyd Utah
Hamilcar Rashed, Jr. OSU
Merlin Robertson ASU
Isaac Slade-Matautia Oregon
Joe Tryon Washington
Jahad Woods WSU

 

Jim Thorpe Award for Nation’s Best Defensive Back

Player Position Program
Paulson Adebo Cornerback Stanford
Camryn Bynum Cornerback Cal
Thomas Graham, Jr. Cornerback Oregon
Jevon Holland Safety Oregon
Talanoa Hufanga Safety USC
Elijah Molden Defensive Back Washington

 

Nagurski Award for Nation’s Top Defensive Player

Player Position Program
Paulson Adebo Cornerback Stanford
Jevon Holland Safety Oregon
Talanoa Hufanga Safety USC
Drake Jackson Defensive End USC
Nate Landman Linebacker Colorado
Elijah Molden Defensive Back Washington
Levi Onwuzurike Defensive Tackle Washington
Hamilcar Rashed, Jr. Linebacker OSU
Jordon Scott Defensive Tackle Oregon
Kayvon Thibodeaux Defensive End Oregon
Joe Tryon Linebacker Washington
Jay Tufele Defensive Tackle USC
Jahad Woods Linebacker WSU

 

Outland Trophy for Nation’s Best Interior Lineman

Player Position Program
Jake Curhan Offensive Tackle Cal
Drew Dalman Center Stanford
Brandon Kipper Offensive Tackle OSU
Walker Little Offensive Tackle Stanford
Abraham Lucas Offensive Tackle WSU
Levi Onwuzurike Defensive Tackle Washington
Jordon Scott Defensive Tackle Oregon
Penei Sewell Offensive Tackle Oregon
Jay Tufele Defensive Tackle USC
Alijah Vera-Tucker Guard USC
Dohnovan West Guard ASU

 

Ray Guy Award for Nation’s Top Punter

Player Program
Michael Turk ASU
Oscar Draguicevich III WSU

 

Lou Groza Award for Nation’s Top Place-Kicker

Player Program
Peyton Henry Washington
Blake Mazza WSU
Cristian Zendejas ASU

 

Hornung Award for Nation’s Most Versatile Player

Player Position Program
Britain Covey Wide Receiver Utah
Demetric Felton Running Back UCLA
Jevon Holland Safety Oregon
K.D. Nixon Wide Receiver Colorado
Amon-Ra St. Brown Wide Receiver USC
Connor Wedington Wide Receiver Stanford

 

Lott Impact Trophy for Nation’s Defensive Best in Character and Performance

Player Position Program
Paulson Adebo Cornerback Stanford
Kuony Deng Linebacker Cal
Talanoa Hufanga Safety USC
Nate Landman Linebacker Colorado
Levi Onwuzurike Defensive End Washington
Hamilcar Rashed Jr. Linebacker OSU
Kayvon Thibodeaux Linebacker/Defensive End Oregon

 

Wuerffel Award for Community Service, Academics, and Athletics

Player Position Program
Brady Breeze Defensive Back Oregon
Treyjohn Butler Cornerback Stanford
Jaydon Grant Defensive Back OSU
Isaac Hodgins Defensive Line OSU
Daniel Imatorbhebhe Tight End USC
Devin Lloyd Linebacker Utah
Ethan Long Tight End ASU
Michael Saffell Offensive Line Cal
Isaiah Sanders Quarterback Stanford
Colin Schooler Linebacker Arizona
Race Porter Punter Washington
Colby Pursell Offensive Line Colorado
Connor Wedington Wide Receiver Stanford

 

Maxwell Award for the Nation’s Most Outstanding Player

Player Position Program
Jake Bentley Quarterback Utah
Max Borghi Running Back WSU
Jayden Daniels Quarterback ASU
Davis Mills Quarterback Stanford
Penei Sewell Offensive Tackle Oregon
Kedon Slovis Quarterback USC
Dorian Thompson-Robinson Quarterback UCLA
CJ Verdell Running Back Oregon


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