Percy Harvin's heel may still be hampering him in preseason practice, but that apparently hasn't altered the national expectation for the kind of year Harvin could have.

The junior receiver and junior quarterback Tim Tebow were among 35 athletes named as “players to watch” for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year award, announced today.

It is the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade, which recognizes the best college football player in the nation.

Tebow is one of five players on the watch list that were named to last
year’s Walter Camp All-America First Team.

The watch list will be narrowed to 15 semi-finalists in early November.
The 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 119 NCAA Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information
directors, will be announced on the ESPN/Home Depot College Football
Awards Show in December.

Here is the full 2008 watch list:

Travis Beckum, TE, Senior, Wisconsin !
Arrelious Benn, WR, Sophomore, Illinois
Sam Bradford, QB, Sophomore, Oklahoma
Tom Brandstater, QB, Senior, Fresno State
Joe Burnett, DB, Senior, Central Florida
Rudy Carpenter, QB, Senior, Arizona State
Michael Crabtree, WR, Sophomore, Texas Tech !
Chase Daniel, QB, Senior, Missouri %
James Davis, RB, Senior, Clemson
Nate Davis, QB, Junior, Ball State
Jarett Dillard, WR, Senior, Rice #
Max Hall, QB, Junior, Brigham Young
Percy Harvin, WR, Junior, Florida
P.J. Hill, RB, Junior, Wisconsin
Malcolm Jenkins, DB, Senior, Ohio State
Ian Johnson, RB, Senior, Boise State
James Laurinaitis, LB, Senior, Ohio State @
Marlon Lucky, RB, Senior, Nebraska
Dan LeFevour, QB, Junior, Central Michigan
Sen’Derrick Marks, DT, Senior, Auburn
Ray Maualuga, LB, Senior, USC
Colt McCoy, QB, Junior, Texas
LeSean McCoy, RB, Sophomore, Pittsburgh
Scott McKillop, LB, Senior, Pittsburgh
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Sophomore, Georgia
Nick Reed, DL, Senior, Oregon
Todd Reesing, QB, Junior, Kansas
Javon Ringer, RB, Senior, Michigan State
George Selvie, DE, Junior, South Florida !
Alphonso Smith, DB, Senior, Wake Forest %
Rusty Smith, QB, Junior, Florida Atlantic
C.J. Spiller, RB, Junior, Clemson
Tim Tebow, QB, Junior, Florida !
Chris Wells, RB, Junior, Ohio State
Pat White, QB, Senior, West Virginia