CLEVELAND -- Northern Illinois running back Antario Brown and Bowling Green running back Terion Stewart were named as "players to watch" for the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, as announced by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Monday. This marks the second preseason award watch list recognition for the pair as they were both named to the Maxwell Award Watch List on July 29.
In 2023, Brown became the first NIU running back to earn All-Mid-American Conference first team honors in eight years. Brown was second in the MAC with 1,296 yards and 6.