ATLANTA – One day after he was tabbed to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference first team, Georgia State running back Destin Coates was named a candidate for the 2021 Doak Walker Award, announced Wednesday by the PwC SMU Athletics Forum.
The Doak Walker Award is presented annually to the nation's top running back. Coates, the senior from Tallahassee, Fla., is the first Georgia State running back to be recognized as a candidate.
Coates is the third-leading rusher in GSU history with 1,452 career rushing yards, and he ranks second with 15 rushing touchdowns and tied for second with six 100-yard games.