UCF Football’s junior cornerback Davonte Brown was announced as being added to the 2022 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watchlist by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and the Jim Thorpe Association.
Brown joins 34 other players across the nation who will be considered for the Jim Thorpe award which is given to the best defensive back in college football based on performance on the field, athletic ability and character. The award was established in 1986.
In 2021, Brown collected 38 tackles for the Knights and a team-high 13 PBUs and earned the 6’2 cornerback a third-team all-American Athletic Conference pick. Brown is also a preseason Athlon and Lindy’s first-team all-AAC selection for the 2022 season.
The Jim Thorpe watchlist will include up to 50 defensive backs across the nation and will be narrowed down to 15 semifinalists in October. Out of these semifinalists, three will be chosen by a panel of 250 media and former coaches and players that will attend the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award banquet in Oklahoma City on February 7, 2023.
