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BYU senior quarterback Taysom Hill on Thursday received his third national award nomination of the preseason, as one of 24 QBs named to the watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award, given annually to the best quarterback in college football.
Backfield partner Jamaal Williams also received watch-list recognition, as one of 69 running backs nominated for the Doak Walker Award, presented to the nation's premier running back.
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Hill has accumulated more than 2,000 rushing yards and 4,000-plus passing yards during his BYU career; he owns all of BYU's QB career rushing marks. With 6,478 yards in total offense, he is just outside of the BYU career top ten in that category, and needs only 2,339 combined pass/rush yards to enter the top five.
Williams enters the 2015 season in sixth place on the Cougars' all-time rushing yardage list (2,527 yards), and needs 930 rushing yards to become BYU's all-time leading ground-gainer. His nine games with 100-plus rushing yards rank 6th all-time at BYU.
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BYU Football Players on 2015 College Football Award Watch Lists
Player | Position | Award | Recognition | No. of nominees | Semifinalists | Finalists | Winner | Sponsoring Organization |
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Taysom Hill | QB | Davey O'Brien Award* | Best Quarterback | 24 | Nov. 2 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | Davey O'Brien Foundation |
Taysom Hill | QB | Maxwell Award* | Player of the Year | 80 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 23 | Dec. 10 | Maxwell Football Club |
Taysom Hill | QB | Wuerffel Trophy* | Community Service/Athletic and Academic Achievement | 80 | Nov. 3 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 8 | All-Sports Assoc. of Fort Walton Beach |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Allstate AFCA Good Works Team | Community Service/Volunteerism | 197 | N/A | N/A | Sept. 2015 | Allstate/AFCA |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Bednarik Award* | Defensive Player of the Year | 80 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 23 | Dec. 10 | Maxwell Football Club |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Bronko Nagurski Trophy* | Most Outstanding Defensive Player | 88 | N/A | Nov. 19 | Dec. 7 | Charlotte Touchdown Club |
Bronson Kaufusi | DL | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Lineman/Linebacker of the Year | 144 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 9 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Tejan Koroma | C | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Lineman/Linebacker of the Year | 144 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 9 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Tejan Koroma | C | Rimington Trophy* | Nation's Premier Center | 63 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 10 | Boomer Esiason Foundation |
Mitch Mathews | WR | Biletnkioff Award* | Most Outstanding Receiver | 48 | Nov. 16 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation |
Ryker Mathews | OL | Outland Trophy* | Most Outstanding Interior Lineman | 81 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | Football Writers Association of America |
Manoa Pikula | LB | Rotary Lombardi Award* | Lineman/Linebacker of the Year | 144 | N/A | N/A | Dec. 9 | Rotary Club of Houston |
Travis Tuiloma | DL | Bronko Nagurski Trophy* | Most Outstanding Defensive Player | 88 | N/A | Nov. 19 | Dec. 7 | Charlotte Touchdown Club |
Travis Tuiloma | DL | Outland Trophy* | Most Outstanding Interior Lineman | 81 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | Football Writers Association of America |
Jamaal Williams | RB | Doak Walker Award* | Premier Running Back | 69 | Nov. 18 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 10 | PwC SMU Athletic Forum |
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Between July 7 and July 17, the National College Football Awards Association is releasing watch lists for 16 of 22 awards the organization sponsors on an annual basis.
Remaining watch list releases are scheduled as follows:
Fri., July 17: Walter Camp Award/William V. Campbell Trophy