ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) – Standout UCF junior running back Greg McCrae is one of six running backs listed as the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) announced its 2019 preseason watch list for the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy.
Thirty-four players earned spots on the list, including 2018 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy winner Tua Tagovailoa. The 2019 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal tower with eight-inch crystal football on top. All NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players are eligible for the award. The award-winner will be announced Jan. 15, 2020.
McCrae, a 5-10, 175-pounder from Miami, Florida, led UCF in rushing in 2018 with 1,182 yards (133 carries) to go with 10 touchdowns. He finished with three 100-yard games (one 200-yarder) on his way to the fourth-highest single-season total in the Knights’ history. His 8.89-yards-per-carry figure from 2018 ranked second nationally.
Here is the complete 2019 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List: Tua Tagovailoa (QB), Alabama; Zac Thomas (QB), App State; Khalil Tate (QB), Arizona; Eno Benjamin (RB), Arizona State; Kelvin Hopkins Jr. (QB), Army; Zach Wilson (QB), BYU; Michael Warren II (RB), Cincinnati; Travis Etienne (RB), Clemson; Trevor Lawrence (QB), Clemson; James Morgan (QB), FIU; Feleipe Franks (QB), Florida; Jake Fromm (QB), Georgia; D’Eriq King (QB), Houston; Nate Stanley (QB), Iowa; Brock Purdy (QB), Iowa State; Brady White (QB), Memphis; Shea Patterson (QB), Michigan; Adrian Martinez (QB), Nebraska; Mason Fine (QB), North Texas; Ian Book (QB), Notre Dame; Nathan Rourke (QB), Ohio; Jalen Hurts (QB), Oklahoma; Justin Herbert (QB), Oregon; Jake Bentley (QB), South Carolina; K.J. Costello (QB), Stanford; Sam Ehlinger (QB), Texas; Kellen Mond (QB), Texas A&M; Alan Bowman (QB), Texas Tech; Greg McCrae (RB), UCF; Jordan Love (QB), Utah State; Ke’Shawn Vaughn (RB), Vanderbilt; Bryce Perkins (QB), Virginia; Gage Gubrud (QB), Washington State; Jonathan Taylor (RB), Wisconsin.
2019 National Watch Lists
- Maxwell Award: Adrian Killins Jr.
- Bednarik Award: Richie Grant
- AFCA Good Works Team: Jordan Johnson
- Doak Walker Award: Greg McCrae
- Biletnikoff Award: Gabriel Davis
- Rimington Trophy: Jordan Johnson
- Jim Thorpe Award: Richie Grant
- Outland Trophy: Jordan Johnson, Jake Brown
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy: Richie Grant
- Wuerffel Trophy: Jordan Johnson
- Hornung Award: Adrian Killins Jr.
- Camp Award: Richie Grant
- Bobby Dodd Trophy: Josh Heupel
- CFPA National Performer of the Year: Greg McCrae