July 19, 2012

DALLAS, Texas —  The PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Thursday that Navy senior slot back Gee Gee Greene (Columbia, S.C.) is one of 52 preseason candidates for the 2012 Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back.  

A starter in each of the last 25 games dating back to the 2010 season, Greene was instrumental in leading the Midshipmen to a No. 4 national ranking a year ago in rushing offense, as Navy averaged 312.25 yards per game on the ground.  He is coming off a solid junior campaign which saw him rush for 501 yards on 64 carries and score three touchdowns.  Additionally, he caught 11 passes in 2011, four of which went for touchdowns.  He enters his senior year having rushed for 1,246-career yards on 177 carries and scored seven touchdowns.  Meanwhile, he has averaged 7.0 yards per carry over his career which is the program’s fifth-best rushing average.

Navy opens its 2012 season with a Sept. 1 battle against Notre Dame at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

2012 Doak Walker Award Preseason Candidates
Michael Alisa (Jr.), BYU
Montee Ball (Sr.), Wisconsin
Kenjon Barner (Sr.), Oregon
Le′Veon Bell (Jr.), Michigan State
Giovani Bernard (So.), North Carolina
Rex Burkhead (Sr.), Nebraska
Jesse Callier (Jr.), Washington
Benny Cunningham (Sr.), Middle Tennessee
Orleans Darkwa (Jr.), Tulane
Knile Davis (Jr.), Arkansas
Andre Ellington (Sr.), Clemson
Johnathan Franklin (Sr.), UCLA
Ray Graham (Sr.), Pittsburgh
Gee Gee Greene (Sr.), Navy
Jordan Hall (Sr.), Ohio State
D.J. Harper (Sr.), Boise State
John Hubert (Jr.), Kansas State
Michael James (Sr.), Miami
Waymon James (Jr.), TCU
Nathan Jeffery (So.), UTEP
Walter Kazee (Sr.), San Diego State
Eddie Lacy (Jr.), Alabama
Marcus Lattimore (Jr.), South Carolina
Hunter Lee (So.), Louisiana Tech
Zach Line (Sr.), SMU
Raymond Maples (Jr.), Army
Cameron Marshall (Sr.), Arizona State
Onterio McCalebb (Sr.), Auburn
Lyle McCombs (So.), Connecticut
Curtis McNeal (Sr.), USC
Christine Michael (Sr.), Texas A&M
Latavius Murray (Sr.), UCF
Branden Oliver (Jr.), Buffalo
Joseph Randle (Jr.), Oklahoma State
Silas Redd (Jr.), Penn State
Kedrick Rhodes (Jr.), Florida International
Robbie Rouse (Sr.), Fresno State
Jarred Salubi (Sr.), Baylor
Anthon Samuel (So.), Bowling Green
Orwin Smith (Sr.), Georgia Tech
Isi Sofele (Sr.), California
Shawn Southward (Sr.), Troy
Zac Stacy (Sr.), Vanderbilt
Eric Stephens (Sr.), Texas Tech
Stepfan Taylor (Sr.), Stanford
Fitzgerald Toussaint (Jr.), Michigan
Matthew Tucker (Sr.), TCU
James White (Jr.), Iowa State
James White (Jr.), Wisconsin
John White (Sr.), Utah
Kerwynn Williams (Sr.), Utah State
Cierre Wood (Sr.), Notre Dame


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