LAFAYETTE – Running backs Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas earned their first preseason honors ahead of the 2019 season after the duo was named to the Doak Walker Award Preseason watch list by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the nation's top college running back.
Making up two parts of the Ragin' Cajuns' three-headed rushing machine, Mitchell and Ragas combined for 2,166 rushing yards during the 2018 campaign and racked up 21 touchdowns in the process.
Mitchell, who made 13 appearances in 2018, rushed for 985 yards and scored 16 touchdowns, 13 of which came on the ground, en route to garnering Second Team All-Sun Belt recognition.