Brown Tabbed Doak Walker Award Candidate

DALLAS – Virginia’s Xavier Brown has been named a preseason candidate for the 2025 Doak Walker Award, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum introduced Tuesday (Aug. 5). The Forum yearly presents the award to the nation’s most excellent school working again. 

A Fourth Team Preseason All-ACC choice, based on Athlon Sports, Brown appeared in 11 video games final yr and completed second on the group in each speeding yards (488) and speeding yards per recreation (44.4). He had a breakout recreation in UVA’s 43-24 street win over Coastal Carolina, when he rushed for a career-high 171 yards on 9 carries. Brown had two touchdowns – together with the go-ahead rating – within the Cavaliers’ 24-19 street triumph at No. 23 Pittsburgh, the place he additionally rushed for a career-high 15 carries. 

The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will identify ten semifinalists in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, may also be introduced in November. The committee will solid a second vote in December to find out the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of previous recipients, former NFL All-Pro and school All-America working backs, media members and chosen particular representatives. The recipient of the 2025 Doak Walker Award will likely be introduced Dec. 12, 2024 dwell on The Home Depot College Football Awards. 

The award is called for SMU’s three-time All-America working again Doak Walker. Each Tuesday of this season, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum will as soon as once more announce a Doak Walker National Running Back of the week. University athletic departments nominate candidates for the award and might proceed to take action by way of October. 

Honoring the legends of sports activities for 36 years, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum celebrates excellent success in athletics. Based in Dallas, the collection options main figures from a wide range of sports activities. The PwC SMU Athletic Forum consists of 4 occasions and the celebrated Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet. 

 The Doak Walker Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses school soccer’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored greater than 950 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for extra data.

Following is the remaining 2025 preseason watch checklist calendar: 

• Aug. 6: Biletnikoff Award 
• Aug. 7: Davey O’Brien Award 
• Aug. 8: Mackey Award/Rimington Trophy 
• Aug. 11: Bednarik Award