COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Ten Mountain West football players are on the watch list for the 2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, as announced today. The award is presented by SPORTyler, Inc., in conjunction with the City of Tyler, Visit Tyler, and Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce.
UNLV paces the Mountain West with three players on the watch list. Boise State, Colorado State, Hawai‘i, New Mexico, San Diego State, San José State and Wyoming have one each.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: Played football at and graduated from a Texas High School and/or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists in November and then up to five finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. The winner will be announced in December and celebrated at The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for Jan. 21, 2026, in Tyler, Texas.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools.
Former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was last year’s winner.
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List (MW representatives)
Latrell Caples, Sr., WR, Boise State
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Jr., QB, Colorado State
Pofele Ashlock, Jr., WR, Hawai‘i
Damon Bankston, Sr., RB, New Mexico
Myles Kitt-Denton, Sr., WR, San Diego State
Leland Smith, Jr., WR, San José State
JoJo Earle, Sr., WR, UNLV
Troy Omeire, Sr., WR, UNLV
Alex Orji, Jr., QB, UNLV
Kaden Anderson, So., QB, Wyoming
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