DALLAS - Utah senior running back Devontae Booker has been named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, presented to the nation's top college running back.
A first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2014, Booker averaged 116.3 yards per game and his 1,512 net yards included a Pac-12-best 815 yards after contact--almost 200 more than his closest contender. He also has great hands--catching 43 passes for 306 yards, including a 110-yard receiving game against Oregon. Booker's 144.2 all-purpose yards per game was second in the Pac-12. He is also on the watch list for the Maxwell Award, presented to the America's College Player of the Year.