Garrett, Hall, and Kirk lead Texas A&M Football in pre-season watchlists

Awards Watchlist Announcement Season is almost winding down, giving us about 7 weeks to argue about which of the hundreds of players involved are over- or underrated. We believe that our Aggie players are properly rated in garnering this much attention. Except that none of our safeties are on the Thorpe Award watchlist.

Myles Garrett’s watchlists:

• Walter Camp Award (Player of the Year)
• Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year)
• Bronko Nagurski Award (Outstanding Defensive Player)

Christian Kirk’s watchlists:

• Paul Hurnung Award (Most Versatile Player)
• Biletnikoff Award (Outstanding Receiver)
• Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year)
• Walter Camp Award (Player of the Year)

Other Aggies on watchlists:

• DE Daeshon Hall was also named to both the Bednarik and Nagurski watchlists.
• S Armani Watts was named to the Bednarik watchlist.
• OL Avery Gennesy was named to the Outland Trophy watchlist for best interior lineman.
• QB Trevor Knight was named to the Maxwell Award watchlist. Knight was also named to the Wuerffel Trophy watchlist, rewarding community service.
• WR Josh Reynolds was named to the Biletnikoff watchlist alongside Christian Kirk.
• Head coach Kevin Sumlin is one of 24 coaches up for the Bobby Dodd Trophy, rewarding Leadership, Success, and Integrity.

Still a lot of offseason left before we find out who’s really earned it, but that’s a healthy dose of Aggie names on the awards radars. Watchlists aren’t always precursors to success, but they never hurt anyone either.