Jim Thorpe Award Watch List 2024 List. The jim thorpe award, recognizing the best defensive back in college football, has five representatives from the acc on its preseason watch list. Air force's trey taylor, 2023 paycom jim thorpe award winner.

The watch list for the jim. Given annually to college football’s top defensive back, the paycom jim thorpe award is one of the national college football awards association’s most coveted honors.