Navy senior slot back CJ Williams is one of 47 players on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose watch list. 
 
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.

The Watch List will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists and then up to five finalists.  The selection committee with consist of broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners.

Williams was a big play threat for the Mids last year as Navy tied the school record for wins with 11, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy, tied for the American Athletic Conference West Division and beat Memphis in the Liberty Bowl. Navy finished the 2020 season ranked 20^th in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls.

Williams rushed for 298 yards and three touchdowns on 56 carries (5.3 yards per carry), caught seven passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns (30.0 yards per catch) and completed three of his four pass attempts for 90 yards and a touchdown in eight starts for the Mids last year. His 41-yard pass to Chance Warren on fourth-and-three with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter set up the game-winning field goal by Bijan Nichols to win the Liberty Bowl, while his spectacular 32-yard catch against Air Force in the fourth quarter set up Malcolm Perry's game-winning touchdown. Against East Carolina, Williams had three catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns.

Navy kicks off the 2020 campaign at 8 PM on Monday night against BYU. The game will be televised nationally with Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Allison Williams on the call.  Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills and Scott Wykoff will call all the action on the Navy Radio Network.