Monday 07/29/2024
The Maxwell Football Club announced today that quarterback Cade Klubnik and running back Phil Mafah have been named as two of 80 candidates on the watch list for the Maxwell Award, presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Additional information from the Maxwell Football Club is included below.
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The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 88th Maxwell Award presented annually to the outstanding player in college football. 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 Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter 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, led by 5 returning semifinalists, Jalen Milroe – Alabama, Carson Beck – Georgia, Kaidon Salter – Liberty, Luther Burden III – Missouri and Ollie Gordon II – Oklahoma State. The full list consists of 80 players with Miami and Ohio State leading the way with 3 candidates each and an additional 15 schools having two players represented. The ACC boasts 20 candidates followed by the SEC (15), Big12 (15) and Big10 (12).
Michael Penix Jr. from the University of Washington was the 2023 Maxwell Award winner and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round of the NFL draft.
Candidates are listed alphabetically by school with position and class year noted.
QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama (Junior)QB Joey Aguilar, Appalachian State (Senior)WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona (Junior)QB Noah Fifita, Arizona (Sophomore)RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn (Senior)QB Dequan Finn, Baylor (Senior)RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (Junior)QB Thomas Castellanos, Boston College (Junior)RB Terion Stewart, Bowling Green (Junior)RB Jaydn Ott, Cal (Junior)RB Corey Kiner, Cincinnati (Senior)QB Cade Klubnik, Clemson (Junior)RB Phil Mafah, Clemson (Senior)QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado (Senior)WR Tory Horton, Colorado State (Senior)WR Jordan Moore, Duke (Senior)QB Graham Mertz, Florida (Senior)QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State (Senior)QB Carson Beck, Georgia (Senior)RB Trevor Etienne, Georgia (Junior)QB Haynes King, Georgia Tech (Junior)RB Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech (Junior)QB Brayden Schager, Hawaii (Senior)RB Devin Neal, Kansas (Senior)QB Jalon Daniels, Kansas (Senior)RB DJ Giddens, Kansas State (Junior)QB Avery Johnson, Kansas State (Sophomore)QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty (Junior)RB Quinton Cooley, Liberty (Senior)QB Tyler Shough, Louisville (Senior)QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU (Junior)WR Kyren Lacy, LSU (Senior)QB Seth Henigan, Memphis (Senior)WR Xavier Restrepo, Miami (Senior)RB Damien Martinez, Miami (Junior)QB Cam Ward, Miami (Senior)RB Donovan Edwards, Michigan (Senior)RB Darius Taylor, Minnesota (Sophomore)QB Brady Cook, Missouri (Senior)WR Luther Burden, Missouri (Junior)QB Grayson McCall, NC State (Senior)RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina (Junior)RB Antario Brown, Northern Illinois (Senior)QB Riley Leonard, Notre Dame (Senior)QB Will Howard, Ohio State (Senior)RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State (Junior)WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State (Senior)QB Jackson Arnold, Oklahoma (Sophomore)RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State (Junior)QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss (Senior)WR Tez Johnson, Oregon (Senior)QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (Senior)QB Drew Allar, Penn State (Junior)RB Nicholas Singleton, Penn State (Junior)RB Kyle Monangai, Rutgers (Senior)RB Marquez Cooper, San Diego State (Senior)QB Preston Stone, SMU (Junior)RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina (Senior)QB Byrum Brown, South Florida (Sophomore)WR Elic Ayomanor, Stanford (Sophomore)QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse (Senior)RB LeQuint Allen, Syracuse (Junior)QB Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee (RS Freshman)QB Quinn Ewers, Texas (Junior)QB Conner Weigman, Texas A&M (Sophomore)QB Jordan McCloud, Texas State (Senior)RB Ismail Mahdi, Texas State (Junior)RB Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech (Senior)RB Makhi Hughes, Tulane (Sophomore)QB KJ Jefferson, UCF (Senior)RB RJ Harvey, UCF (Senior)WR Ricky White, UNLV (Senior)QB Miller Moss, USC (Junior)QB Cameron Rising, Utah (Senior)WR Jalen Royals, Utah State (Senior)QB Kyron Drones, Virginia Tech (Junior)RB Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech (Senior)QB Will Rogers, Washington (Senior)QB Garrett Greene, West Virginia (Senior)QB TJ Finley, Western Kentucky (Junior)
The Maxwell Football Club has once again partnered with Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Phil Steele Publications as selection committee partners. PFF provides detailed metrics and performance-based assessments to selection committee staff, with 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.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 12, 2024, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 26, 2024. The winners of the 88th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 12, 2024. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Friday March 14, 2024 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
ABOUT THE MAXWELL FOOTBALL CLUB – The Maxwell Football Club was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The Club recognizes excellence in performance at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully vested in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, community volunteerism, and leadership. High school student-athletes around the country have an opportunity to participate in MFC Showcase events, free of charge, through the generosity of our corporate partners, Ivy Rehab, SAFR, the ETC Foundation and the Run Around Inc. To learn more about our story visit www.maxwellfootballclub.org.
ABOUT PRO FOOTBALL FOCUS – PFF is widely recognized as the industry leader in the advanced data collection and analysis for American football. Since 2011, PFF has led football’s charge into the world of analytics. Their services are trusted by all 32 NFL teams and over 100 FBS programs. Major broadcast networks, national media outlets and player agencies all use PFF as a resource as well. PFF’s media network provides fans with apps, tools, podcasts and other content to help satisfy their thirst for deeper insights in the game.
The Maxwell Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 900 recipients since 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.
Sixteen NCFAA members are unveiling preseason watch lists over a two-week period as the association spearheads a coordinated effort to promote each award’s preseason candidates. Following is the remaining 2023 preseason watch list calendar:
Mon., July 29: Maxwell AwardTue., July 30: Outland Trophy/Bronko Nagurski TrophyWed., July 31: Paycom Jim Thorpe AwardThu., Aug. 1: Paul Hornung Award/Wuerffel TrophyFri., Aug. 2: Lou Groza Award/Ray Guy AwardMon., Aug. 5: Walter Camp AwardTue., Aug. 6: Doak Walker AwardWed., Aug. 7: Biletnikoff AwardThu., Aug. 8: Davey O’Brien AwardFri., Aug. 9: Mackey Award/Rimington TrophyMon., Aug. 12: Bednarik AwardTue., Aug. 13: Butkus Award
For more information about the NCFAA and its college football awards, visit the redesigned NCFAA.org or follow on Twitter @NCFAA.
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