COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Five Mountain West football players are among the 48 student-athletes on the 2024 Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List, as announced today by the Louisville Sports Commission. The award honors the most versatile player in major college football.
Fresno State senior running back Malik Sherrod, Hawai‘i senior defensive back Cam Stone, New Mexico junior wide receiver Luke Wysong, San Diego State senior running back Kenan Christon and UNLV senior wide receiver Jacob De Jesus represent the MW on the preseason watch list. All five also serve as return specialists.
The MW’s five members of the watch list trail only the Big 12 (11), ACC (8), Big Ten (8) and SEC (6) among FBS conferences.
Now in its 15th season, the Paul Hornung Award is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission in memory of the late football legend and Louisville native Paul Hornung. The winner and his family will be honored at the annual Paul Hornung Award dinner in Louisville, Kentucky, in March 2025.
The 2024 Watch List was compiled by a panel of college football experts based on a combination of statistics, career performance, SID recommendations and expectations heading into the 2024 season. In addition to the Watch List, the Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll will recognize players whose performances during the regular season meet the Award’s criteria. Players from both the Watch List and the Weekly Honor Roll are eligible to win the Award.
Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List (MW representatives)
Malik Sherrod, Sr., RB/KR, Fresno State
Cam Stone, Sr., DB/KR, Hawai‘i
Luke Wysong, Jr., WR/PR/KR, New Mexico
Kenan Christon, Sr., RB/KR, San Diego State
Jacob De Jesus, Sr., WR/KR/PR, UNLV
