TCU cornerback Josh Newton has been a popular name on preseason watch lists for the 2023 campaign. Having already been named to the Wuerffel Trophy and Bronko Naguski Trophy Watch Lists, Newton was recently named to the 2023 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List. The award is presented each year to the top defensive back in college football and has been given to a TCU player twice over the last three years. Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson won the award in 2022 and Tre’von Moehrig earned the honor in 2020.
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