2013 Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List
Kenneth Acker, Southern Methodist (S), Sr. Phillip Gaines, Rice (CB), Sr. Ricardo Allen, Purdue (CB), Sr. Andre Hal, Vanderbilt (S), Sr. Dion Bailey, Southern California (S), Sr. Najja Johnson, Buffalo (S), Sr. C.J. Barnett, Ohio State (S), Sr. L. J. Jones, Fresno State (S), Sr. Bene Benwikere, San Jose State (S), Sr. Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State (S), Sr. Nat Berhe, San Diego State (S), Sr. Isaiah Lewis , Michigan State (S), Sr. Tre Boston, North Carolina (S), Sr. Craig Loston, Louisiana State (S), Sr. Christian Bryant, Ohio State (S), Sr. Daytawion Lowe, Oklahoma State (S), Sr. Deone Bucannon, Washington State (S), Sr. Terrance Mitchell, Oregon (S), Jr. Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee State (S), So. Marco Nelson, Tulsa (S), Sr. Carrington Byndom, Texas (CB), Sr. Isaiah Newsome, Louisiana at Monroe (S), Sr. Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern (S), Jr. Dayonne Nunley, Miami, OH (CB), Sr. Sam Carter, Texas Christian (S), Jr. Calvin Pryor, Louisville (S), Jr. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama (S), Jr. Ed Reynolds, Stanford (S), Sr. Ross Cockrell, Duke (CB), Sr. Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon State (CB), Sr. Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma (S), Sr. Jordan Richards, Stanford (S), Jr. Alden Darby, Arizona State (S), Sr. Bradley Roby, Ohio State (CB), Jr. Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State (CB), Sr. Derron Smith, Fresno State (S), Jr. Quandre Diggs, Texas (CB), Jr. Hakeem Smith, Louisville (S), Sr. Ahmad Dixon, Baylor (S), Sr. Damian Swann, Georgia (CB), Jr. Jonathan Dowling, Western Kentucky (S), Jr. Jason Verrett Texas Christian (CB), Sr. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon (CB), Jr. Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois (S), Sr. Ciante Evans, Nebraska (CB), Sr. Deron Wilson, Southern Mississippi (S), Sr. Antone Exum, Virginia Tech (CB), Sr. Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State (S), Sr.
By Conference: Big 12 (8); Big 10 (8); PAC 12 (8); SEC (4); ACC (4); MW (5), C-USA (4); MAC (3); AAC (3); SBC (2); Big East (1)
The Jim Thorpe Award is presented to the Best Defensive Back in College Football by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and the Jim Thorpe Association.