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Pair of USC Defensive Backs named to the Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list

As we get closer to the 2018 season, the watch list continues to drop. Lately USC has been receiving a lot of recognition in the preseason with numerous amount of players making watch list for multiple awards.

You can add another watch list to that count as USC senior cornerback Iman Marshall and senior safety Marvell Tell III were named to the Jim Thorpe award watch list Monday morning. The award is given to the best defensive back in the nation.

Iman Marshall skipped the NFL draft to return to USC for his senior season.