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Doak Walker Award: Who was the best running back in college football in 2015?

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Doak Walker Award

Presented to the nation’s premier running back by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum

Doak Walker Award Finalists

Leonard Fournette, Soph. LSU
Derrick Henry, Jr. Alabama
Christian McCaffrey, Soph. Stanford

Who’s Going To Win? Henry

Fiu’s Ballot 1. Henry, 2. Fournette, 3. McCaffrey

Best Player Not On Ballot: Dalvin Cook, Soph. Florida State

Ten Best Running Backs of 2015

1. Derrick Henry, Jr. Alabama
2. Leonard Fournette, Soph. LSU
3. Christian McCaffrey, Soph. Stanford
4. Dalvin Cook, Soph. Florida State
5. Ezekiel Elliott, Jr. Ohio State
6. Royce Freeman, Soph. Oregon
7. Larry Rose III, Soph. New Mexico State
8. Tyler Ervin, Sr. San Jose State
9. Devontae Booker, Sr. Utah
10. Donnel Pumphrey, Jr. San Diego State

Doak Walker Award Winners

2014 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
2013 Andre Williams, Boston College
2012 Montee Ball, Wisconsin
2011 Trent Richardson, Alabama
2010 LaMichael James, Oregon
2009 Toby Gerhart, Stanford
2008 Shonn Greene, Iowa
2007 Darren McFadden, Arkansas
2006 Darren McFadden, Arkansas
2005 Reggie Bush, USC
2004 Cedric Benson, Texas
2003 Chris Perry, Michigan
2002 Larry Johnson, Penn State
2001 Luke Staley, BYU
2000 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU
1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
1998 Ricky Williams, Texas
1997 Ricky Williams, Texas
1996 Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech
1995 Eddie George, Ohio State
1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado
1993 Byron Morris, Texas Tech
1992 Garrison Hearst, Georgia
1991 Trevor Cobb, Rice
1990 Greg Lewis, Washington