BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State quarterback
Zac Thomas is among 40 players nationally on the preseason "players to watch" list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Friday.
Thomas is one of only five players from a Group of Five program on the list. He already has been named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, another national player of the year honor, and the Davey O'Brien Award, which is presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback.
Thomas' QBR of 79.8 in 2018 ranks ninth nationally among returning FBS quarterbacks. The Sun Belt's reigning Offensive Player of the Year, he completed his first season as an App State starter with 2,039 passing yards, 504 rushing yards and a combined 32 touchdowns (21 through the air, 10 as a runner and one as a receiver).
This summer, Thomas served as a counselor at the prestigious Manning Passing Academy, where he placed second in the passing competition.
The watch list will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists in mid-November.
2019 Walter Camp Player of Year Preseason Players to Watch
Eno Benjamin, RB, Junior, Arizona State
Ian Book, QB, Senior, Notre Dame
Matt Bushman, TE, Junior, BYU
Andre Cisco, DB, Sophomore, Syracuse
Grant Delpit, DB, Junior, LSU
AJ Dillon, RB, Junior, Boston College
Sam Ehlinger, QB, Junior, Texas
Travis Etienne, Junior, Clemson
Mason Fine, QB, Senior, North Texas
Paddy Fisher, LB, Junior, Northwestern
Jake Fromm, QB, Junior, Georgia
Jonathan Garvin, DE, Junior, Miami Fla.
Richie Grant, S, Junior, UCF
Bryce Hall, DB, Senior, Virginia
Najee Harris, RB, Junior, Alabama
Justin Herbert, QB, Senior, Oregon
Lavert Hill, DB, Senior, Michigan
Kelvin Hopkins, QB, Senior, Army
Jalen Hurts, QB, Senior, Oklahoma
Jerry Jeudy, WR, Junior, Alabama
D'Eriq King, QB, Senior, Houston
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Sophomore, Clemson
Jordan Love, QB, Junior, Utah State
Adrian Martinez, QB, Sophomore, Nebraska
Kellen Mond, QB, Junior, Texas A&M
Rondale Moore, WR, Sophomore, Purdue
Dylan Moses, LB, Junior, Alabama
Zach Moss, RB, Senior, Utah
Jared Pinckney, TE, Senior, Vanderbilt
Jalen Reagor, WR, Junior, TCU
Nathan Rourke, QB, Senior, Ohio
Laviska Shenault, WR, Junior, Colorado
Nate Stanley, QB, Senior, Iowa
D'Andre Swift, RB, Junior, Georgia
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Junior, Alabama
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Junior, Wisconsin
Xavier Thomas, DE, Sophomore, Clemson
Zac Thomas, QB, Junior, Appalachian State
Tylan Wallace, WR, Junior, Oklahoma State
Kenny Willekes, DL, Senior, Michigan State
