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    Paul Hornung Award Watch List: Zachariah Branch, Barion Brown Headline The Most Versatile Players in the Nation

    With less than a month until the start of the new college campaign, watch list season is upon us as the Paul Hornung Award watch list is unveiled.

    With the 2024 college football campaign on our doorstep, another season is already upon us. It’s one that sets the table for the feast we’re about to consume, preparing us for the top players we will witness in action these coming fall Saturdays. That’s right, its award watch list season, and on Thursday this week the Paul Hornung Award watch list was released.

    Which Players Are on the 2024 Paul Hornung Award Watch List?

    The Paul Hornung Award has been honoring the most versatile player in college football since 2010. Named after Paul “the Golden Boy” Hornung, the award is given out annually by the Louisville Sports Commission. Recent winners include Travis Hunter, Jack Colletto, and Marcus Jones, but which players headline the student-athletes earmarked for success this fall?

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    There are over 40 players on the 2024 Paul Hornung Award watch list with several players who have received recognition as being among the most versatile in the nation previously. However, Zachariah Branch, Barion Brown, and 2023 winner Hunter should be considered as the most explosive threats in the game this fall. The full list is below:

    • JAYDON BLUE, TEXAS
    • ZACHARIAH BRANCH, USC
    • BARION BROWN, KENTUCKY
    • GARY BRYANT JR., OREGON
    • LUTHER BURDEN III, MISSOURI
    • KENAN CHRISTON, SAN DIEGO STATE
    • KEVIN COLEMAN, MISSISSIPPI STATE
    • JA’QUEZ CROSS, ARKANSAS STATE
    • JACOB DE JESUS, UNLV
    • DYLAN EDWARDS, KANSAS STATE
    • EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE
    • TREVOR ETIENNE, GEORGIA
    • MAJOR EVERHART, TCU
    • PRESTON FOX, WEST VIRGINIA
    • JULIAN GRAY, LIBERTY
    • JAYDEN HARRISON, NOTRE DAME
    • JAMAL HAYNES, GEORGIA TECH
    • AJ HENNING, NORTHWESTERN
    • TOMMI HILL, NEBRASKA
    • TRAVIS HUNTER, COLORADO
    • ALIJAH HUZZIE, UNC
    • KENNY JOHNSON, PITT
    • KEEGAN JONES, UCLA
    • PARKER KINGSTON, BYU
    • CAULLIN LACY, LOUISVILLE
    • MARION LUKES, CENTRAL MICHIGAN
    • ISMAIL MAHDI, TEXAS STATE
    • JAYDEN MCGOWAN, BOSTON COLLEGE
    • DRAE MCCRAY, TEXAS TECH
    • EASTON MESSER, WKU
    • SEMAJ MORGAN, MICHIGAN
    • JAYLIN NOEL, IOWA STATE
    • JAYDN OTT, CAL
    • TREBOR PENA, SYRACUSE
    • ZYLAN PERRY, LOUISIANA
    • BRENNAN PRESLEY, OKLAHOMA STATE
    • RICHARD REESE, BAYLOR
    • TRAYVON RUDOLPH, NIU
    • KEIONTE SCOTT, AUBURN
    • MALIK SHERROD, FRESNO STATE
    • NICHOLAS SINGLETON, PENN STATE
    • CAM SKATTEBO, ARIZONA STATE
    • SUTTON SMITH, MEMPHIS
    • CAM STONE, HAWAII
    • JACQUEZ STUART, TOLEDO
    • XAVIER TOWNSEND, UCF
    • BHAYSHUL TUTEN, VIRGINIA TECH
    • LUKE WYSONG, NEW MEXICO

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