Pair of Oregon Ducks named to Walter Camp watch list
A pair of Oregon Ducks landed on the watch list for the Walter Camp Award, which is given annually to the top player in college football.
Senior quarterback Bo Nix and junior running back Bucky Irving were among the 45 players selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Oregon is one of nine schools with multiple players included, along with Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, and Washington.
USC quarterback Caleb Williams won the award last season.
Former Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is the only player in program history to win the award.
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In 13 games last season, Nix went 294-for-409 passing (71.9%) for 3,593 yards with 29 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He also ran for 510 yards on 89 carries (5.7 yards-per-carry) and 14 touchdowns.
Nix’s 71.9% completion percentage was the best in school history for a single season and his 3,593 passing yards were the fourth-most in school history. His 14 rushing touchdowns were the most of any FBS quarterback in the nation last season.
As a sophomore in 2022, Irving ran for 1,058 yards and five touchdowns on 157 carries (7.3 yards per carry) in 12 games. He also caught 31 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns.
Nix and Irving were among the 14 Oregon players who garnered preseason all-Pac-12 honors.
2023 Walter Camp Preseason Watch List
Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin
Joe Alt, OL, Notre Dame
Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
Chevan Cordiero, QB, San Jose State
Dontay Corleone, DL, Cincinnati
Blake Corum, RB, Michigan
Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas
Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Ohio State
Samson Evans, RB, Eastern Michigan
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
Olu Fashanu, OL, Penn State
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oklahoma
Frank Gore, Jr., RB, Southern Miss
Taylen Green, QB, Boise State
Frank Harris, QB, UTSA
Marvin Harrison, Jr., WR, Ohio State
Sam Hartman, QB, Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Ohio State
Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon
Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss
Jaylin Lucas, RB/KR, Indiana
Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
Grayson McCall, QB, Coastal Carolina
J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry, DB, Alabama
Joe Milton, QB, Tennessee
Jer’Zhan Newton, DL, Illinois
Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
Jaydn Ott, RB, California
Michael Penix, Jr., QB, Washington
Harold Perkins, LB, LSU
Michael Pratt, QB, Tulane
Will Rogers, QB, Mississippi State
Austin Reed, QB, Western Kentucky
Kurtis Rourke, QB, Ohio
Raheim Sanders, RB, Arkansas
Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State
Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter, LB, Clemson
Jared Verse, DE, Florida State
Caleb Williams, QB, USC
Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
