The Doak Walker Award named Illinois running back Chase Brown to its watch list, the award committee announced. It is the second watch list honor for Brown this year after he was on the Maxwell Award list earlier this week.

The Doak Walker Award

The prestigious Doak Walker Award was created in 1989 to recognize the nation's premier running back for his accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom and citizenship in the community. It is the only major collegiate football award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.

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» Last three winners: Kenneth Walker III (Michigan State), Najee Harris (Alabama), Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin)

Chase Brown | Doak Walker Watch List    

• Led Illinois with 170 carries for 1,005 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns, along with 14 receptions for 142 receiving yards in 2021
• Only returning player in the nation with two of the nation's top 17 rushing games from 2021
• Third in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (100.5) in 2021
• Fifth in the Big Ten and 27th in the nation in rushing yards per carry (5.9) in 2021
• Seventh in the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,005) in 2021
• Seventh in the Big Ten in all-purpose yards per game (114.7) in 2021
• 13th in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns (5) in 2021
• Tied for the team lead with five total touchdowns in 2021
• Two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week in 2021
• Ran for 223 yards on 33 carries and one touchdown at #7 Penn State to help Illinois win the longest game in college football history (20-18, 9 OT)
• Joined Howard Griffith (1990) and Rashard Mendenhall (2007) as the only players in program history with multiple 200-yard rushing games in a single season
• Brown's 223 rushing yards at #7 Penn State were the most ever by an opponent at Beaver Stadium and the fourth-most ever against Penn State
• Brown's 223 rushing yards at #7 Penn State were the most ever by an Illini against a ranked opponent
• Career-high 257 rushing yards on 26 attempts and two touchdowns with an average of 9.9 yards per carry against Charlotte 10/2/21
• Brown's 257 yards against Charlotte were the fourth-most in a single game in program history
• Rushed for 147 on 30 carries in Illinois' road win over No. 20 Minnesota 11/6/21
• The first Illini with two 145+-yard rushing games on the road since Rashard Mendenhall in 2007

Illini on Watch Lists (as of July 20)

» Chase Brown – Maxwell Award (POY), Doak Walker Award (RB)