AJ Green (Oklahoma State) and Douglas Coleman III (Texas Tech) have been selected as semifinalists for the 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award presented to the best defensive back in college football.

The award recipient is selected by the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award National Selection Committee, which boasts members of the NCFAA, an Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in-house award committee, former Paycom Jim Thorpe Award recipients, and sportswriters and college football journalists throughout the country.
 
The 2019 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award winner is selected from the three finalists and will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards live on ESPN on Thursday, Dec. 12. The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award commemorative banquet will be held in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Feb. 4.