Temple University Athletics
Armstead Named to 2017 Doak Walker Award Watch List
7.20.17 | Football
PHILADELPHIA - The PwC SMU Athletic Forum released today the preseason candidates for the 2017 Doak Walker Award. Temple's junior running back, Ryquell Armstead is among the 61 players on the list. The Forum annually presents the award to the nation's top college running back.
Armstead broke on the scene in 2016 amassing 919 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, while sharing the backfield load with Jahad Thomas – who is now a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Armstead and Thomas were the only pair of running backs to rush for 900+ yards and 13+ touchdowns for the same school in 2016. Armstead had his best performance in a prime time game against USF with a career-high 210 rushing yards as the Owls beat the Bull, 46-30, in a clash that decided the American Athletic Conference East Division a year ago.
Armstead is only one of three American Conference running backs on the preseason watch list joining Tulsa's D'Angelo Brewer and SMU's Braeden West.
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists on November 15. Three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced November 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning November 26 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives.
The recipient of the 2017 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 7 on ESPN. The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet is scheduled for February 16, 2018 in Dallas.
The award, which will name its 28th recipient in 2017, is named for SMU's three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.
Armstead broke on the scene in 2016 amassing 919 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, while sharing the backfield load with Jahad Thomas – who is now a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Armstead and Thomas were the only pair of running backs to rush for 900+ yards and 13+ touchdowns for the same school in 2016. Armstead had his best performance in a prime time game against USF with a career-high 210 rushing yards as the Owls beat the Bull, 46-30, in a clash that decided the American Athletic Conference East Division a year ago.
Armstead is only one of three American Conference running backs on the preseason watch list joining Tulsa's D'Angelo Brewer and SMU's Braeden West.
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists on November 15. Three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced November 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning November 26 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives.
The recipient of the 2017 Doak Walker Award will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, December 7 on ESPN. The Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet is scheduled for February 16, 2018 in Dallas.
The award, which will name its 28th recipient in 2017, is named for SMU's three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.
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