FAYETTEVILLE - Three Arkansas football players were named award watch lists this week during Southeastern Conference Media Days.
Running backs Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams were named to the Doak Walker Award list and Brooks Ellis was named to both the Butkus Award and Wuerffel Trophy watch lists. The Doak Walker Award goes to the nation’s top running back and Butkus Award goes to the top linebacker. The Wuerffel Award is given in honor of “Premier Community Service.”
Williams and Collins had already been named to the Maxwell Award watchlist and Ellis to the Wuerffel Trophy. Other Razorbacks up for honors include Hunter Henry (John Mackey Award), Denver Kirkland and Sebastian Tretola (Outland Trophy) and Mitch Smothers (Rimington Trophy).