| Name | Team | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zachariah Branch | USC | WR | 2023 |
| Derius Davis | TSU | WR | 2022 | Marcus Jones | Houston | CB | 2021 |
| Avery Williams | Boise State | RB | 2020 |
| Joe Reed | Virginia | WR | 2019 |
| Savon Scarver | Utah State | WR | 2018 |
| Dante Pettis | Washington | WR | 2017 |
| Adoree' Jackson | USC | CB | 2016 |
| Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | RB | 2015 |
| Tyler Lockett | Kansas | WR | 2014 |
| Ty Montgomery | Stanford | WR | 2013 |
| Tavon Austin | West Virginia | WR | 2012 |
| Joe Adams | Arkansas | WR | 2011 |
Zachariah Branch (born March 29, 2004)[1] is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the USC Trojans.
Branch was born on March 29, 2004, the youngest of two sons to Sheve and Renee Branch.[2] His father is a sports performance coach.[2] Branch and his brother grew up attending USC football games.[2]
Davis became a much more central part of TCU's offense in 2021, leading the Frogs with 36 receptions and placing second on the team with 536 receiving yards on the season. He set new career highs with 6 receptions and 106 yards in a home win against Kansas and scored his first career kickoff return against West Virginia.
Taking advantage of the NCAA decision to grant an extra year of eligibility to athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis elected to return to TCU for a second senior season in 2022. He scored the Frogs' first points of the season on a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown, the fourth of his career, in the first half of the opener at Colorado. In a late September road victory over crosstown rival SMU, Davis caught a short pass from Duggan and took it 80 yards for a touchdown. On the play, Davis was clocked at a top speed of 23.47mph - becoming the only player in all of college football or the NFL to break the 23 mph barrier in game play.
During TCU's 12-0 start to the season, Davis set a new career high with 7 receptions in a blowout win over 18th-ranked Oklahoma and added touchdown receptions in come-from-behind victories over 19th-ranked Kansas,17th-ranked Kansas State and Texas Tech. In the game against Tech, he also notched his fifth career punt return touchdown, an 82-yarder, to break the school record that was previously held by KaVontae Turpin. At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year.
After catching 11 passes for 151 yards as a sophomore in 2019, Davis took over primary punt return duties from Jalen Reagor as a junior in 2020. His second and third career punt return touchdowns came in road victories over Baylor and Kansas. In November, he once again came up with a clutch touchdown reception against Oklahoma State, scoring on a 71-yard pass from Max Duggan in the 4th quarter of the Frogs' 29-22 upset victory over the 15th-ranked Cowboys.
Davis scored two touchdowns in his collegiate debut, the Frogs' 2018 season opener, a 55-7 home victory over Southern - first on a 12-yard reception and later on a 73-yard punt return. In the regular season finale, his 24-yard touchdown reception from Grayson Muehlstein in the 4th quarter helped seal a home victory over Oklahoma State which earned TCU bowl eligibility and a trip to play Cal in the Cheez-It Bowl. He ended his freshman campaign with 8 receptions for 104 yards.
Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. Ranked as the No. 3 cornerback in Louisiana and No. 48 in the country. Rated the No. 25 overall player in Louisiana. Rushed for 408 yards and eight touchdowns on a 7.0 per carry mark his senior year. Added 12 receptions for 485 yards (40.4 yards per catch) and seven touchdowns. Had two touchdowns on special teams returns. Totaled 40 tackles, including 13 for loss, with three sacks, four quarterback hurries, seven pass breakups and two interceptions with one returned for a touchdown ... helped lead West Feliciana to a 16-1 record and state championship his senior year. The school was 15-1 his junior season. The Louisiana state champion in the 200m and was clocked at 4.36 in the 40. Also 48.44 in the 400m for the fourth-best time in the nation. Chose TCU over Kansas State and Tennessee.
Zachariah Branch of Bishop Gorman High School selected to the 2021 MaxPreps High School Player of the Year
– Nevada Player of the Year.
– 2020 Fourth-Team All-American, PR, Phil Steele
– 2020 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12, KR/PR
– 2020 Honorable-Mention Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
– 2020 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention Player of the Week, vs. Oklahoma State
– 2020 Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Texas Tech
– 2018 Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week, vs. Southern
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Damon Benning, (Lead Voting Panelist) was a four year letterman who helped lead the Huskers to back-to-back national titles. He finished his career carrying the pigskin 270 times for a total of 1,562 yards. Benning also caught the ball 12 times for a total of 134 yards and returned 32 kickoffs for 770 yards. He finished his Husker career with 2,625 all-purpose yards. Due to his outstanding career, Benning was signed as a free-agent by the Carolina Panthers in 1997. Currently Benning focuses his attention on The Sharp & Benning in the Morning on 1620 The Zone.
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Zachariah Branch (born March 29, 2004)[1] is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the USC Trojans.
Branch was born on March 29, 2004, the youngest of two sons to Sheve and Renee Branch.[2] His father is a sports performance coach.[2] Branch and his brother grew up attending USC football games.[2]
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Branch was born on March 29, 2004, the youngest of two sons to Sheve and Renee Branch.[2] His father is a sports performance coach.[2] Branch and his brother grew up attending USC football games.[2]
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