Walter Camp Award preseason watchlist released for 2024 season

On Monday, the Walter Camp Football Foundation revealed its preseason list of 50 “players to watch” for its 2024 Player of the Year award. The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade and is annually given to the best player in college football.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation left no stone unturned in its 2024 preseason list, including 41 offensive players and nine defensive standouts. Ohio State and Notre Dame each boast three players on the list, the most of any programs in the country.

For the comprehensive preseason list, look below.

Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford
Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
Zachariah Branch, WR/KR, USC
Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech
Antario Brown, RB, Northern Illinois
Byrum Brown, QB, USF
Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Howard Cross III, DT, Notre Dame
Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas
Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss
Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan
Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Noah Fifita, QB, Arizona
TJ Finley, QB, Western Kentucky
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon
Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State
Garrett Greene, QB, West Virginia
Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina
Jamal Haynes, RB, Georgia Tech
Seth Henigan, QB, Memphis
Will Howard, QB, Ohio State
Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State
Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State
Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame
Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
Grayson McCall, QB, NC State
Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse
Jordan McCloud, QB, Texas State
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
Malachi Moore, DB, Alabama
Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
James Pearce Jr., Edge, Tennessee
Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU
Cameron Rising, QB, Utah
Kaidon Salter, QB, Liberty
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado
Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State
Malaki Starks, DB, Georgia
Terion Stewart, RB, Bowling Green
Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma
D.J. Uiagalelei, QB, Florida State
Cam Ward, QB, Miami
Xavier Watts, DB, Notre Dame
Conner Weigman, QB, Texas A&M
Ricky White, WR, UNLV

LSU’s Jayden Daniels won the prestigious award in the 2023 campaign. With Daniels off to the NFL, the award will find a new home in the upcoming season. The 2024 Player of Year watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in early November and three finalists will be announced on November 26.

The award is voted on by the 133 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. The winner will be announced on ESPN’s College Football Awards Show on December 12.