Rising redshirt senior running back Anthony Wales and rising redshirt sophomore D'Andre Ferby were both named to the 2016 Doak Walker Award Watch List on Thursday as announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.
The Doak Walker award is college football's award for the nation's premier running back as Wales and Ferby helped to lead WKU in rushing yards last season.
The duo were two of four Conference-USA players and two of 76 total representatives on the watch list as WKU was one of just three non-power five schools to have multiple members.
The Hilltoppers have now had a running back represented on the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list in five of the past six seasons.