Running back duo named to Doak Walker watch list

Arkansas' Jonathan Williams, left, slips past a defender Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, during the second quarter of the game against Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.

Alex Collins and Jonathan Williams were named to the Doak Walker Award watch list Thursday. They were two of 53 running backs named to the list.

This is the second award watch list for the running back tandem, as they were both named to the Maxwell Award watch list last week.

Last season, Collins rushed for 1,026 yards and Williams gained 900 yards on the ground. Each also had four rushing touchdowns.

This is the ninth and 10th time an Arkansas player has been named to a watch list this month, after themselves (Maxwell Award), tight end Hunter Henry (Mackey Award), punter Sam Irwin-Hill (Ray Guy Award), Braylon Mitchell (Butkus Award) and Trey Flowers (Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy and Lombardi Award).