Running back Ronald Jones II has finally joined USC’s preseason watch list festivities, landing on the Doak Walker Award watch list for 2017.
The PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced the watch list on Thursday, including the Trojan rusher alongside 60 other top running backs from around the country.
USC will face a number of other Doak Walker watch listers this season including Notre Dame’s Josh Adams, ASU’s Kalen Ballage and Demario Richard, Colorado’s Phillip Lindsay, Stanford’s Bryce Love, Washington State’s Jamal Morrow, Oregon State’s Ryan Nall, Utah’s Armand Shyne and Cal’s Tre Watson. The Trojans could also see Washington’s Myles Gaskin in the Pac-12 title game.