JONESBORO, Ark. (7/22/19) – Less than a week after receiving preseason All-Sun Belt honors, a pair of Arkansas State defensive backs were named to the 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List.
Redshirt senior Darreon Jackson and junior cornerback Jerry Jacobs were tabbed to the 46-player list, announced Monday by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. The award annually recognizes the best defensive back in college football and is based on an individual’s on-field performance, athletic ability and character, making it one of the most coveted awards in college football.
Jackson and Jacobs become the eighth and ninth selections in program history, giving A-State two Thorpe Award Watch List selections in the same season for the second time in program history.