Another Day, Another Preseason Honor for Samuel Harris

LARAMIE -- Another day, another preseason honor for Samuel Harris.

Wyoming's sophomore running back Tuesday was named to 14th annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, an award given to the top offensive player in college football who graduated from a from a Texas high school.

Harris also landed on the Doak Walker and Maxwell Award Watch Lists. In addition, he was a preseason All-Mountain West selection by both Phil Steele and Athlon Sports.

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The San Antonio-area product they call "Tote," led the Cowboys in rushing during his first season on campus, amassing 558 yards on 100 attempts. That's an average of 5.6 yards per carry. He also found the end zone once. That was an 18-yard scamper into the end zone in a Week-2 win over Northern Iowa.

Harris also proved to be a real threat in the passing game, hauling in 16 balls for 184 yards, including a long of 52 in a home victory over San Jose State.

"Year two, I want to skyrocket," Harris said last April, adding a conference title to his 2026 wish list. "... I just want to elevate my game, as a player, you know, and improve my role as a leader, also."

Harris, by all accounts, is doing just that.

"You knew he was fast, but there are fast guys everywhere, you know?" Wyoming defensive coordinator Aaron Bohl said last spring. "But when you translate that into football playing, he runs really hard, has really good cuts and vision, and that's growing as he's gotten stronger now, which has been good to see."

Harris is one of six conference players on this list, joining Air Force's Owen Allen (Southlake), New Mexico's Troy Omeire (Houston), UTEP's Kam Thomas and UNLV quarterbacks Jackson Arnold (Denton) and Alex Orji (Sachse).

Players who currently suit up at a four-year Texas institution, like Alabama native Thomas, are also eligible.

• 107 players from 9 conferences and 2 independents (American, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
• Players representing Universities from 34 different states and 72 schools.
• Wide Receivers lead the nominations with 36, followed by Running backs (28), Offensive Linemen (16), Quarterbacks (15), Tight ends (10), Fullbacks (1), and Miner back (1).