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2021-07-21 14:01:57
The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch lists for the 85th Maxwell Award presented annually to the outstanding player in college football, and for the 27th annual Chuck Bednarik Award presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Both awards are proudly sponsored by Mammoth Tech and The Athletes’ Corner, which are Executive Partners of the Maxwell Football Club. The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell who was a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official. The Maxwell Award watch list will once again incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs and conferences from coast to coast, and will feature fresh faces, as 2020 winner DeVonta Smith (Alabama) and finalists Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) and Mac Jones (Alabama) have all moved on to the NFL. The list features six returning semifinalists from 2020 including Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati), Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina), Breece Hall (Iowa State), D’Eriq King (Miami), Sam Howell (North Carolina), and Dillon Gabriel (UCF). The full list consists of 80 players, with 14 schools having two players represented. Smith joins A.J. McCarron, Derrick Henry and Tua Tagovailoa as the fourth Crimson Tide player to be selected as the Maxwell Award winner. He was chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chuck Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, a former standout at the University of Pennsylvania and with the Philadelphia Eagles. Bednarik is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the NFL Hall of Fame's Class of '67. The Bednarik Award watch list is comprised of 90 candidates on the defensive side of the ball. Last year’s winner Zaven Collins (Tulsa) and fellow finalists Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Notre Dame) and Patrick Surtain II (Alabama) have all moved on to the NFL. The list features two returning semifinalists from 2020, Myjai Sanders (Cincinnati) and Kyle Hamilton (Notre Dame). There are 11 schools that have two candidates on the Bednarik watch list. The Maxwell Football Club has once again partnered with Pro Football Focus (PFF), XOS ThunderCloud and Phil Steele Publications as selection committee partners. PFF provides detailed metrics and performance-based assessments to selection committee staff, and several senior PFF analysts are members of our selection committee. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is generally recognized as the most complete preseason magazine. XOS ThunderCloud provides the Maxwell Club selection committee with access to game footage from all FBS colleges. Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 1, 2021, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 22, 2021. The winners of the 2021 Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 9, 2021. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 11, 2022. 2021 MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST RB Brian Robinson, Alabama WR John Metchie, Alabama RB Camerun Peoples, Appalachian State QB Jayden Daniels, Arizona State WR Treylon Burks, Arkansas QB Layne Hatcher, Arkansas State QB Bo Nix, Auburn RB Tank Bigsby, Auburn WR Khalil Shakir, Boise State QB Phil Jurkovec, Boston College WR Zay Flowers, Boston College RB Kevin Marks, Buffalo RB Tyler Allgeier, BYU QB Chris Reynolds, Charlotte QB Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati QB D.J. Uiagalelei, Clemson WR Justyn Ross, Clemson QB Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina RB Mataeo Durant, Duke QB Preston Hutchinson, Eastern Michigan QB McKenzie Milton, Florida State RB Ronnie Rivers, Fresno State QB JT Daniels, Georgia QB Michael Penix, Indiana WR Ty Fryfogle, Indiana RB Tyler Goodson, Iowa QB Brock Purdy, Iowa State RB Breece Hall, Iowa State QB Skylar Thompson, Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State QB Dustin Crum, Kent State RB Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky QB Malik Willis, Liberty QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville WR Kayshon Boutte, LSU QB Grant Wells, Marshall QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland WR Calvin Austin, Memphis QB D'Eriq King, Miami QB Tanner Morgan, Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota RB Zonovan Knight, NC State QB Adrian Martinez, Nebraska QB Carson Strong, Nevada WR Romeo Doubs, Nevada QB Sam Howell, North Carolina RB Kyren Williams, Notre Dame WR Chris Olave, Ohio State WR Garrett Wilson, Ohio State QB Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma WR Marvin Mims, Oklahoma QB Matt Corral, Ole Miss RB Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss WR Jahan Dotson, Penn State QB Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh WR David Bell, Purdue RB Greg Bell, San Diego State QB Nick Starkel, San Jose State RB Ulysses Bentley, SMU WR Reggie Roberson, SMU WR Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama RB Kevin Harris, South Carolina RB Frank Gore, Southern Miss RB Austin Jones, Stanford QB Max Duggan, TCU RB Bijan Robinson, Texas RB Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M WR Erik Ezukanma, Texas Tech QB Dillon Gabriel, UCF QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA QB Kedon Slovis, USC QB Charlie Brewer, Utah RB Sincere McCormick, UTSA QB Brennan Armstrong, Virginia WR Jaquarii Roberson, Wake Forest QB Jarret Doege, West Virginia RB Leddie Brown, West Virginia QB Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan RB Xazavian Valladay, Wyoming 2021 BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST LB Will Anderson, Alabama CB Josh Jobe, Alabama DE Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian State CB Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State CB Chase Lucas, Arizona State LB Grant Morgan, Arkansas S Jalen Catalon, Arkansas LB Zakoby McClain, Auburn DB Jalen Pitre, Baylor LB Terrel Bernard, Baylor LB James Patterson, Buffalo LB Cameron Goode, Cal DE Troy Hairston, Central Michigan LB Troy Brown, Central Michigan DE Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati CB Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson S Nolan Turner, Clemson DE Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina LB Nate Landman, Colorado DE Scott Patchan, Colorado State DT Travis Jones, Connecticut CB Kaiir Elam, Florida LB Amari Gainer, Florida State DT Jordan Davis, Georgia LB Nakobe Dean, Georgia CB Derrick Canteen, Georgia Southern LB Darius Muasau, Hawaii CB Marcus Jones, Houston LB Jake Hansen, Illinois LB Micah McFadden, Indiana CB Tiawan Mullen, Indiana DE Will McDonald, Iowa State LB Mike Rose, Iowa State DE Durrell Johnson, Liberty S Bralen Trahan, Louisiana LB Tyler Grubbs, Louisiana Tech CB Derek Stingley, LSU CB Eli Ricks, LSU S Quindell Johnson, Memphis S Bubba Bolden, Miami DE Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan S Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee CB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State DE Trajan Jeffcoat, Missouri LB Diego Fagot, Navy LB Payton Wilson, NC State LB Lawson Hall, Nevada LB Jeremiah Gemmel, North Carolina S Brandon Joseph, Northwestern S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame DT Haskell Garrett, Ohio State DE Zach Harrison, Ohio State LB Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma DE Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma LB Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State S Kolby Harvell-Peel, Oklahoma State DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon LB Avery Roberts, Oregon State S Jaquan Brisker, Penn State DT Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh DE George Karlaftis, Purdue LB Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers DE Cameron Thomas, San Diego State LB Caden McDonald, San Diego State DE Cade Hall, San Jose State DE Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina DE Ochaun Mathis, TCU CB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU DT Keondre Coburn, Texas DE DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M LB Colin Schooler, Texas Tech DT Desjuan Johnson, Toledo LB Carlton Martial, Troy LB Dorian Williams, Tulane DT Jaxon Player, Tulsa LB Kris Moll, UAB LB Drake Jackson, USC LB Devin Lloyd, Utah LB Justin Rice, Utah State DE Praise Amaewhule, UTEP S Rashad Wisdom, UTSA LB Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt LB Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington CB Trent McDuffie, Washington DT Dante Stills, West Virginia DE DeAngelo Malone, Western Kentucky DT Ralph Holley, Western Michigan LB Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin LB Chad Muma, Wyoming |