Florida Gators RB Trevor Etienne named to Paul Hornung Award watch list
Florida Gators running back Trevor Etienne is getting some national attention heading into Year 2 following a stellar freshman season.
Thursday, he was named to the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, which is given annually to college football’s most versatile player.
Etienne, a sophomore from Jennings (La.), is considered to be one of the top young running backs in the game.
He had 118 carries for 719 yards and six touchdowns in 2022. Additionally, he caught nine passes for 66 yards. And, he returned 17 kickoffs for 421 yards with a long of 48 yards.
He was the SEC freshman of the week in Week 11 and was named to the SEC’s all-freshman squad.
Here are some of Trevor Etienne’s season highlights courtesy of his official bio at FloridaGators.com:
Trevor Etienne was one of the top freshmen in the country in 2022
“Played in all thirteen games and made collegiate debut in the home opener vs. Utah (Sept. 3)… Finished the season with 118 rushes for 719 yards and 6 touchdowns. Caught 9 passes for 66 yards and returned 17 kicks for 421 yards… Rushed 8 times for 14 yards and returned 4 kickoffs for 91 yards vs. Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 17)…
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Recorded 17 rushes for 129 yards and a touchdown in addition to 3 kickoff returns for 87 yards at Florida State (Nov. 25)… Recorded 4 rushes for 9 yards, 1 reception for 26 and 2 kick returns for 41 yards at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)… Recorded 8 rushes for 100 yards and a touchdown vs. South Carolina (Nov. 12)… Recorded 17 rushes for 80 yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 5)…
Recorded 11 rushes for 53 yards and a touchdown in addition to 3 receptions for 20 yards and 2 kick returns for 48 yards vs. Georgia (Oct. 29)… Recorded 8 rushes for 28 yards and a touchdown in addition to 3 kick returns for 100 yards vs. LSU (Oct. 15)… Recorded 10 rushes for 83 yards vs. Missouri (Oct. 8)… Recorded 4 rushes for 22 yards and 1 kick return for 24 yards vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 2)… Recorded 9 rushes for 35 yards at Tennessee (Sept. 24)…
Recorded 8 rushes for 56 yards and a touchdown vs. USF (Sept. 17)… Recorded 9 rushes for 46 yards and 1 touchdown vs. Kentucky (Sept. 10)… Recorded 5 rushes for 64 yards vs. Utah (Sept. 3).”
Coming out of high school, Trevor Etienne was a 3-star recruit by On3 and 247Sports, but had a 4-star rating in the On3 Industry Rankings.