Like pads popping in the summer heat, watch list season is yet another indication that college football is right around the corner. On Monday, the watchlist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which honors the nation's top defensive back, was released.
CB Desmond King, last year's recipient, named to the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List. #Hawkeyes #CFBWatchMe pic.twitter.com/Qv5km1yiJc
- IowaFBLive (@IowaFBLive) July 11, 2016
BOOM! Ahmad Thomas was named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list!
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- Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) July 11, 2016
Both @buddabaker32 & @SidneyJonesIV named to Jim Thorpe Award watch list. #UWHuskies
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- UW Football (@UW_Football) July 11, 2016
�� | #Vols CB @CamSutton23 named to Jim Thorpe Award Watch List#CFBWatchMe
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- Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) July 11, 2016
.@derwinjames6 has been named to the Jim Thorpe Award 2016 Watch List: https://t.co/lZSkd6mmPw pic.twitter.com/Jrw1OGnCaQ
- FSU Football (@FSU_Football) July 11, 2016
Congratulations to Eddie Jackson for being named to the @jimthorpeaward Preseason Watch List. #RollTide #CFBWatchMe pic.twitter.com/Ua5nflaQgT
- Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) July 11, 2016
Jourdan Lewis = Jim Thorpe Award Watch List!
INFO » https://t.co/HIZsQx5yvv#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/nJSCzhmBck
- Michigan Football (@umichfootball) July 11, 2016
The preseason honors continue to roll in for Will Likely, who today was named to the @jimthorpeaward watch list!https://t.co/xNjEomwqNb
- Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) July 11, 2016
Jordan Whitehead is on the @JimThorpeAward watch list as a contender for the nation's top defensive back. #Pitt #H2P pic.twitter.com/raWlav73sh
- Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) July 11, 2016
#Bearcats DB Zach Edwards named to the 2016 @jimthorpeaward Watch List!
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The Jim Thorpe Award winner is selected from three finalists and will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 8, 2016 on ESPN. Included in this year's list is Iowa senior Desmond King, who took home the award as a junior last season.