Jim Thorpe Award Watch List 2024 List. The jim thorpe award has been honoring the top defensive back in college football since 1986. Iowa city, iowa — university of iowa senior sebastian castro has been named to the 2024 jim thorpe award preseason watch list, the oklahoma sports hall of fame.

This is the second preseason watch list for bryant in the past two days, after he was recognized by the bronko nagurski award on wednesday. Today, oklahoma sports hall of fame (oshof) and jim thorpe association released the prestigious paycom jim thorpe award preseason watch list.