BATON ROUGE – LSU defensive back Grant Delpit had his name added to a second preseason award list on Monday as the junior is one of 46 players from across the country named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced.
The Jim Thorpe Award annually recognizes the best defensive back in college football. Past LSU winners of this prestigious award include Patrick Peterson in 2010 and Morris Claiborne in 2011, who both went on to be first round NFL draft picks.
Rated as the No. 1 defensive back in college football heading in to the 2019 season by USA Today, Delpit is also listed on the Bednarik Award Watch List.