Alabama running back named to 2025 Doak Walker Award preseason watch list
The preseason watch list was announced Tuesday, with Miller among the numerous running backs listed nationally.
Entering year four in Tuscaloosa, the senior is cemented as Alabama's top running back this season, coming off a breakout season in which he had a career-high 668 yards and seven touchdowns on 145 attempts. In addition to that, Miller also hauled in 16 receptions for 155 yards and a touchdown.
Miller also enters the 2025 season having eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for his career toward the end of last year, owning a combined 1,092 yards and 10 touchdowns across 219 attempts.
Awarded annually to the nation's top running back, Alabama has won the Doak Walker Award three times before, which came via Trent Richardson (2011), Derrick Henry (2015), and Najee Harris (2020).
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