WVU’s Doege, Brown, Stills Named to Award Watch Lists

West Virginia seniors Jarret Doege, Leddie Brown and Dante Stills were named to award preseason watch lists Monday morning.

Doege, a quarterback, and Brown, a running back, were named to the Maxwell Award watch list and Stills, a defensive lineman was named to the Bednarik Award watch list.

𝙈𝙖𝙭𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩

☑️ @DoegeJarret
☑️ @___lb4 #TrustTheClimb pic.twitter.com/gGLHNJXSSC

— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) July 19, 2021

Doege, a redshirt-senior, was solid last season, starting all 10 games for WVU and throwing for 2,587 yards and 14 touchdowns with only four interceptions. He had a mid-season stretch of 223 consecutive pass attempts without being intercepted.

The second-leading rusher in the Big 12, Brown was named to the All-Big 12 First Team following the season. He ran for 1,010 yards and nine touchdowns and added 202 yards and two more scores through the air.

𝘽𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙠 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩

☑️ @Dstills55 #TrustTheClimb pic.twitter.com/TL1NCCYgH9

— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) July 19, 2021

In his third season as a full-time starter, Stills recorded a career-high 35 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in 10 games in 2020. He was named a Big 12 honorable mention following the season.