LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the second straight year, University of South Alabama rising senior running back Xavier Johnson was selected to the Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List presented by Texas Roadhouse by the Louisville Sports Commission on Monday morning. The award is given to the most versatile player in major college football.
Johnson – who is one of 50 players named to the preseason Paul Hornung Watch List in 2017 – joins rising senior safety Jeremy Reaves (Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy) and junior tight end Maaseiah Francis (John Mackey Award) to be selected to a preseason watch list this summer.