Miami WR named to Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list

University of Miami wide receiver Keelan Marion has been named to the Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list, recognizing the most versatile player in college football.

Marion, a transfer from BYU, enters the 2025 season after an electrifying campaign in 2024 that earned him first-team All-America honors as a return specialist from Walter Camp, FWAA, Pro Football Focus, CBS Sports and Phil Steele. He was also named Big 12 Kick Returner of the Year and earned All‑Big 12 recognition from both coaches and media.

He joins five other Miami Hurricanes on national award watch lists, including Rueben Bain Jr. (Bronko Nagurski Trophy), Anez Cooper and Francis Mauigoa (Outland Trophy), Carson Beck (Maxwell Award) and Wesley Bissainthe (Butkus Award).

The Paul Hornung Award, now in its 16th year, is presented annually by the Louisville Sports Commission to the player in FBS college football who excels across multiple phases of the game. A total of 46 players from nine conferences were selected for the 2025 preseason watch list, with eight representing the ACC.

Among the eight ACC players are Jacob De Jesus (Cal), Hollywood Smothers (NC State), Kenny Johnson (Pittsburgh), Demond Claiborne (Wake Forest), Antonio Williams (Clemson), Peyton Jones (Duke), Isaac Brown (Louisville) — and Marion from Miami.

The winners of the award are listed below, with Travis Hunter as the only two-time winner:

• 2010 – Owen Marecic (Stanford)
• 2011 – Brandon Boykin (Georgia)
• 2012 – Tavon Austin (West Virginia)
• 2013 – Odell Beckham Jr. (LSU)
• 2014 – Shaq Thompson (Washington)
• 2015 – Christian McCaffrey (Stanford)
• 2016 – Jabrill Peppers (Michigan)
• 2017 – Saquon Barkley (Penn State)
• 2018 – Rondale Moore (Purdue)
• 2019 – Lynn Bowden Jr. (Kentucky)
• 2020 – DeVonta Smith (Alabama)
• 2021 – Marcus Jones (Houston)
• 2022 – Jack Colletto (Oregon State)
• 2023 – Travis Hunter (Colorado)
• 2024 – Travis Hunter (Colorado)