Here is the list for the Jim Thorpe award watch list. This award is given to the best Defensive Back. The Cards have had a great week on the watch lists with Teddy Bridgewater, Hakeem Smith, Calvin Pryor, Hakeem Smith, John Wallace and Gerald Christian making a total of 6/9 lists so far. Here is the complete Thorpe list led by CP3 and Hakeem Smith. Enjoy!
2013 Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List
Hakeem Smith, Louisville (S), Sr.
Calvin Pryor, Louisville (S), Jr.
Kenneth Acker, Southern Methodist (CB), Sr. Ricardo Allen, Purdue (CB), Sr. Dion Bailey, Southern California (S), Sr. C.J. Barnett, Ohio State (S), Sr. Bene Benwikere, San Jose State (S), Sr. Nat Berhe, San Diego State (S), Sr. Tre Boston, North Carolina (S), Sr. Christian Bryant, Ohio State (S), Sr. Deone Bucannon, Washington State (S), Sr. Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee State (S), So. Carrington Byndom, Texas (CB), Sr. Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern (S), Jr. Sam Carter, Texas Christian (S), Jr. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama (S), Jr. Ross Cockrell, Duke (CB), Sr. Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma (S), Sr. Alden Darby, Arizona State (S), Sr. Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State (CB), Sr. Quandre Diggs, Texas (CB), Jr. Ahmad Dixon, Baylor (S), Sr. Jonathan Dowling, Western Kentucky (S), Jr. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon (CB), Jr. Ciante Evans, Nebraska (CB), Sr. Antone Exum, Virginia Tech (CB), Sr. Phillip Gaines, Rice (CB), Sr. Andre Hal, Vanderbilt (S), Sr. Najja Johnson, Buffalo (S), Sr. L. J. Jones, Fresno State (S), Sr. Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State (CB), Sr. Isaiah Lewis , Michigan State (S), Sr. Craig Loston, Louisiana State (S), Sr. Daytawion Lowe, Oklahoma State (S), Sr. Terrance Mitchell, Oregon (S), Jr. Marco Nelson, Tulsa (S), Sr. Isaiah Newsome, Louisiana at Monroe (S), Sr. Dayonne Nunley, Miami, OH (CB), Sr. Ed Reynolds, Stanford (S), Sr. Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon State (CB), Sr. Jordan Richards, Stanford (S), Jr. Bradley Roby, Ohio State (CB), Jr. Derron Smith, Fresno State (S), Jr. Damian Swann, Georgia (CB), Jr. Jason Verrett Texas Christian (CB), Sr. Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois (S), Sr. Deron Wilson, Southern Mississippi (S), Sr. Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State (S), Sr.