LeQuint Allen makes Doak Walker award preseason watchlist

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Syracuse running back LeQuint Allen has been named to the preseason watchlist for the Doak Walker Award. The award is presented to the nation’s top running back every year.

Allen excelled in the 2022 Pinstripe Bowl after starting running back Sean Tucker sat out to prepare for the 2023 NFL draft. The then-freshman running back recorded 154 yards from scrimmage, breaking Marvin Harrison’s Syracuse bowl record with 11 receptions. Allen is currently off the field after reaching an agreement with SU regarding his prior suspension.

Allen’s selection marks the third year in a row that a member of the Orange landed on the preseason watchlist. Tucker was a semifinalist for the award in 2021. In November, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum board will name the ten semifinalists. Three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will then be announced later in the month before a recipient is decided through a second vote held in December.