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Thorpe Award Watch List & CFN Ranking
Kentucky CB Trevard Lindley
Kentucky CB Trevard Lindley
CollegeFootballNews.com
Posted Aug 15, 2009

The Thorpe Award goes to the nation's top defensive back.


The 2009 Thorpe Preseason Watch List  
Javier Arenas, Alabama, Sr.
Aaron Berry, Pittsburgh, Sr.
Eric Berry, Tennessee, Jr.
Ahmad Black, Florida, Jr.
Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech, Jr.
Kendric Burney, North Carolina, Jr.
Crezdon Butler, Clemson, Sr.
Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech, Sr.
Chris Chancellor, Clemson, Sr.
Barry Church, Toledo, Sr.
Kurt Coleman, Ohio State, Sr.
Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State, Sr.
Ras-I Dowling, Virginia, Jr.
Van Eskridge, East Carolina, Sr.
Dominique Franks, Oklahoma, Jr.
Joe Haden, Florida, Jr.
Duke Ihenacho, San Jose State, Sr.
Reshad Jones, Georgia, Jr.
Jordan Lake, Baylor, Sr.
Myron Lewis, Vanderbilt, Sr.
Trevard Lindley, Kentucky, Sr.
Taylor Mays, USC, Sr.
Amari Spievey, Iowa, Jr.
Darrell Stuckey, Kansas, Sr.
Earl Thomas, Texas, So.
Syd’Quan Thompson, California, Sr.
Walter Thurmond, Oregon, Sr.
Alterraun Verner, UCLA, Sr.
Stephan Virgil, Virginia Tech, Sr.
Deunta Williams, North Carolina, Jr.
Kyle Wilson, Boise State, Sr.

CFN's Ranking Of The Top 30 Defensive Backs 
1. FS Taylor Mays, Sr., USC
2. SS Eric Berry, Jr. Tennessee
3. CB Trevard Lindley, Sr., Kentucky
4. CB Myron Lewis, Sr., Vanderbilt
5. CB Joe Haden, Jr., Florida
6. CB Kyle Wilson, Sr., Boise State
7. S Morgan Burnett, Jr., Georgia Tech
8. CB Walter Thurmond, Sr., Oregon
9. CB Alterraun Verner, Sr., UCLA
10. SS Reshad Jones, Jr., Georgia
11. CB Syd’Quan Thompson, Sr., Cal
12. FS Jordan Lake, Sr. Baylor
13. SS Barry Church, Sr., Toledo
14. CB Dominique Franks, Jr. Oklahoma
15. SS Darrell Stuckey, Sr. Kansas
16. CB Stephan Virgil, Sr., Virginia Tech
17. FS Antonio Baker, Sr., Louisiana Tech
18. SS Kyle McCarthy, Sr., Notre Dame
19. FS Van Eskridge, Sr., East Carolina
20. CB Aaron Berry, Sr. Pitt
21. S Ahmad Black, Jr. Florida
22. CB Patrick Robinson, Sr. Florida State
23. S Josh Pinkard, Sr. USC
24. CB Rafael Priest, Sr. TCU
25. S Nate Allen, Sr. South Florida
26. S Deunta Williams, Jr. North Carolina
27. CB Devin McCourty, Sr. Rutgers
28. S Earl Thomas, Soph. Texas
29. CB Javier Arenas, Sr. Alabama
30. CB Brandon Ghee, Sr. Wake Forest

Thorpe Award Winners

2008 Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2007 Antoine Cason, Arizona
2006 Aaron Ross, Texas
2005 Michael Huff, Texas
2004 Carlos Rogers, Auburn
2003 Derrick Strait, Oklahoma
2002 Terence Newman, Kansas State
2001 Roy Williams, Oklahoma
2000 Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin
1999 Tyrone Carter, Minnesota
1998 Antoine Winfield, Ohio State
1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan
1996 Lawrence Wright, Florida
1995 Greg Myers, Colorado State
1994 Chris Hudson, Colorado
1993 Antonio Langham, Alabama
1992 Deon Figures, Colorado
1991 Terrell Buckley, Florida State
1990 Darryll Lewis, Arizona
1989 Mark Carrier, USC
1988 Deion Sanders, Florida State
1987 Bennie Blades, Miami & Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma
1986 Thomas Everett, Baylor

 



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