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Six Running Backs From The American on Doak Walker Award Watch List

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IRVING, Texas -- Six standout running backs from the American Athletic Conference have been named to the preseason watch list for the 2021 Doak Walker Award, which honors the nation's top college running back.

The American's representatives include SMU sophomore Ulysses Bentley IV, who led the league with 913 rushing yards in the shortened 2020 season, and East Carolina sophomore Rahjai Harris, who finished with 624 rushing yards in only eight games. Bentley and Harris were honored as The American's Rookies of the Year last season.

Another sophomore, Cameron Carroll of Tulane, was named to the watch list after he finished with a league-leading 12 rushing touchdowns in 2020.