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Oregon State Running Back Jermar Jefferson Named Doak Walker Award Candidate

Last season as a freshman, Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson took the Pac-12 by storm.

As the dawn of his sophomore campaign draws ever nearer, he’s now receiving some national acclaim as well.

Jefferson was named as one of the preseason candidates for the 2019 Doak Walker Award, an accolade presented annually by the PWC SMU Athletic Forum to the top running back in all of college football. On the list of stand-outs, he’s joined by 2018 winner Jonathan Taylor from Wisconsin, as well as Florida State’s Cam Akers, Arizona State’s Eno Benjamin, Ohio State’s J.