LOUISVILLE, Ky. — BYU wide receiver and return specialist Parker Kingston was today named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List for the 2024 football season.
Established in 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission, the Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse is awarded annually to the most versatile player in college football at the Division 1 FBS level.
Kingston, a 5-11, 180-pound sophomore, played in all 12 games as a freshman at BYU in 2023, finishing with 19 receptions for 207 yards and a touchdown. A quarterback in high school, Kingston also threw two touchdown passes and became just the seventh player in BYU history to throw a TD pass and catch a TD in the same game in the Cougars’ 38-31 victory at Arkansas. For his efforts versus Arkansas, Kingston was named to the Paul Hornung Honor Roll in week three of the season.
In addition to his offensive numbers, Kingston had six kickoff returns for 164 yards, averaging 27.3 yards per return, and 11 punt returns for 51 yards, averaging 4.6 yards per return during the 2023 season.
The Hornung Award is named in memory of the late football legend and Louisville, Kentucky, native Paul Hornung. The winner of the 2024 Award will be honored at the annual Paul Hornung Award dinner in Louisville in March 2025.
A native of Louisville, Hornung won the 1956 Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame and was the No. 1 pick in the 1957 NFL Draft. He played every position in the backfield during his career with the Irish, where he also punted, kicked, returned kicks, and played defensive back. While in the NFL, Hornung was a multi-threat offensive back and prolific kicker. He was a member of four NFL championship teams as an all-pro halfback for the Green Bay Packers.