No LSU DBs On The Jim Thorpe Award Watch List

The 2015 Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented annually to the best defensive back in college football, released it's watch list on Monday and noticeably missing were LSU DB's. Per NOLA.com:

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A total of 42 players made the list--but just three were from the SEC and none were from LSU, aka DBU. No Jalen Mills. No Jamal Adams. No Tre'Davious White, Ed Paris, Rickey Jefferson, or even freshman star Kevin Toliver II, among other potential LSU candidates.

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The only SEC nominees on the watch this were Tony Conner of Ole Miss, Florida's Vernon Hargreaves III, and Auburn's Jonathan Jones.

LSU sophomore safety Jamal Adams obviously noticed that LSU players were missing from the list and gave his thoughts via twitter Monday:

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