The Jim Thorpe Award released its watch list ahead of the 2020 season on Monday. The Thorpe Award, created in 1986, is given annually to the top defensive back in all of college football.
The Virginia Tech Hokies had two players make the cut.
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Jermaine Waller & Caleb Farley named to the initial @jimthorpeaward Watch List Monday
https://t.co/MM6f3dZArG pic.twitter.com/282B4eJDHP— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) July 20, 2020Caleb Farley, the 6-foot-2 junior from Hickory, N.C., is not a surprise.