2021 Doak Walker Award Watch List
2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 10 games and made four starts, earning feature back duties the last three weeks of the season ... Produced team-bests by rushing 134 times for 710 yards (5.3 ypc) and five touchdowns ... Led the team in rushing in eight games ... Ranked as the team's third-leading receiver catching 22 passes for 159 yards, the fifth-most on the team, and one score ... Tallied the team's second-most all-purpose yards with 869 (86.9 ypg) ... Ran for a team-high 38 yards on six carries and caught three passes for 13 yards in his first game as a Razorback against Georgia (Sept. 26) ... Carried the ball 14 times for a team-best 48 yards and made five grabs for 22 yards in the win at Mississippi State (Oct. 3) ... Rushed 21 times for a team-high 81 yards and hauled in six catches for a career-high 78 receiving yards and a touchdown at Auburn (Oct. 10) ... Scored his first career touchdown on a five-yard reception against the Tigers in the third quarter, bringing Arkansas within two points ... First Razorback since at least 1997 to total both 70+ rushing and receiving yards in the same game ... Led the team in rushing for the fourth straight week, carrying the ball 15 times for 54 yards in the win over Ole Miss (Oct. 17) ... Accrued 30 rushing yards on a season-low five carries at Texas A&M (Oct. 31) ... Contributed a team-best 72 rushing yards on nine attempts in the win over Tennessee (Nov. 7) ... Registered his first career 100-yard game, rushing for 118 yards on eight carries and his first career rushing score at Florida (Nov. 14) ... Scored first career rushing touchdown on a career-long 83-yard run against the Gators for Arkansas' longest touchdown run against an SEC opponent since Joe Adams' 92-yard run in 2011 against Auburn ... Ran for 28 yards and a touchdown against LSU (Nov. 21), scoring on a one-yard run in the third quarter ... Posted career-highs of 172 rushing yards on 26 carries and three touchdowns at Missouri (Dec. 5), becoming the first Razorback to run for three scores in a game since 2016 and the first 170+ yard rushing game against an SEC opponent since Rawleigh Williams against Mississippi State in 2016 ... Scored on runs of eight, 15 and 16 yards in the second, third and fourth quarters ... Over a three-game stretch against Florida, LSU and Missouri, scored a touchdown in every game, totaling five scores ... Finished the year rushing for a team-best 69 yards on 19 carries while making one grab for 24 yards in the season finale against Alabama (Dec. 12) ... According to Pro Football Focus, played 440 offensive snaps, the ninth-most by all Razorback offensive players, and 8 special teams snaps ... Earned a season-high 72.5 offensive game grade against Florida and posted two 70+ passing grades against Auburn (77.7) and Florida (73.6) ... Posted two 70+ rushing game grades against Florida (74.7) and Tennessee (71.6).
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Sat out due to transfer rules.
PRIOR TO ARKANSAS: Spent his first two years at Arizona State, redshirting the 2018 season after playing four games … Ran for 56 yards on 11 carries as a sophomore … Eight of his 11 attempts came in the season opener vs. Washington, tallying 45 yards, as well as three receptions for 16 yards through the air … Had one rushing attempt in each of the next three games played … Freshman (2017): Played in nine games for the Sun Devils in his true freshman season, seeing action as a reserve running back and kick returner … Managed to see the field because of his explosiveness despite two senior running backs ahead of him on the depth chart … Did most of his work on kick returns, attempting five returns that gained 90 yards (18.0 YPR).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school football at Cypress Ridge High School in Houston, Texas … Named the MVP of District 17-6A, the highest division in the state of Texas, after both his junior and senior season … Received honorable mention All-State honors in 2015 from the Texas Sports Writers Association … Led Cypress Ridge High School to its first Regional Final in school history … Received All-Midlands region honors as a running back from PrepStar … Consensus three-star prospect according to major recruiting services; Tabbed by 24/7 sports composite rankings as the No. 10 all-purpose back in the country; Scout listed him as the No. 36 running back in the nation and the No. 6 running back in the state of Texas; Ranked as the No. 31 running back nationally and the No. 6 running back in the state of Texas by Rivals; Regarded as the No. 43 running back in the country by ESPN … Totaled over 4,400 rushing yards and over 500 receiving yards while 2017 adding 52 total touchdowns in his varsity career … Rushed for 2,270 yards with 29 rushing touchdowns while adding 23 receptions for 327 yards and four receiving touchdowns during his outstanding senior season … Carried the ball 228 times for 1,807 yards and 17 touchdowns in his first year as the featured back on varsity as a junior.