TAMPA, AUG. 6, 2024 – South Florida football continued to see players recognized nationally on Tuesday when senior running back Nay'Quan Wright (Opa-Locka, Fla.) was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List. The Doak Walker Award has been presented to the nation's most outstanding college running back since 1990.
In his first season at USF after transferring from Florida, Wright started all 13 games and posted a career-best year with 797 yards and eight touchdowns rushing. He logged three 100-yard games on the year, including a career-best 186 yards on 26 carries and a touchdown in a win at UConn.