BOONE, N.C. — For the second straight year, App State cornerback
Shaun Jolly has been named to the watch list for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award that goes to the nation's best defensive back.
The list from The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association includes 40 of the nation's best defensive backs.
Jolly has received All-America recognition in each of his first two years as a starter, with PFF College naming him a second-team All-American to end a five-interception campaign in 2019 and Phil Steele naming him an Honorable Mention All-American in 2020.
Also a first-team All-Sun Belt pick in 2019 and 2020, Jolly has recorded 19 passes defended and 86 tackles in his two years as a starter.
