Presented to the nation's best defensive back by the Jim Thorpe Association

Official sites: jimthorpeassoc.org | @JimThorpeAssoc

Contact
Tami Loch (tloch@jimthorpeassoc.org)
4040 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-427-1400, Ext. 307

Named for ... Jim Thorpe, a first-team Walter Camp All-America selection
in 1911 and '12.

2012 winner: Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State (Maben, Miss.)

2012 announcement: Dec. 6 (The Home Depot College Football Awards: 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN; preceded by the Red Carpet Show at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU)

Key dates: July 13 (Watch List), Oct. 29 (Semifinalists), Nov. 19
(Finalists), Feb. 5, 2013 (Presentation Banquet at National Cowboy
& Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Okla.)