Alabama has 3 players on Maxwell Award watch list
It is officially watch list season and it kicked off this morning with the Maxwell Award watch list revealed.
It is now the point in the offseason where fans are anxious for college football. Fortunately, watch lists are finally being revealed. One revealed this morning was the watch list for the Maxwell Award. This award is presented each year to the best all-around player in the country as voted on by a panel of sportscasters, sports writers, and head coaches.
Without further adieu, here are names for the 2018 Maxwell Award watch list:
Jalen Hurts, QB, Alabama
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
Damien Harris, RB, Alabama
Jalin Moore, RB Appalachian Statee
Khalil Tate, QB, Arizona
Manny Wilkins, QB, Arizona State
N’Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State
Justice Hansen, QB, Arkansas State
Darnell Woolfolk, RB, Army
Jarrett Stidham, QB, Auburn
James Gilbert, RB, Ball State
Brett Rypien, QB, Boise State
AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College
Anthony Johnson, WR, Buffalo
Patrick Laird, RB, Cal
Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
Kelly Bryant, QB, Clemson
Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
Steven Montez, QB, Colorado
Daniel Jones, QB, Duke
Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic
Deondre Francois, QB, Florida State
Cam Akers, RB, Florida State
Marcus McMaryion, QB, Fresno State
Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia
D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia
TaQuon Marshall, QB, Georgia Tech
KirVonte Benson, RB, Georgia Tech
Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
Nathan Stanley, QB, Iowa
David Montgomery, RB, Iowa State
Alex Barnes, RB, Kansas State
Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky
Ty Johnson, RB, Maryland
Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis
Tony Pollard, WR, Memphis
Travis Homer, RB, Miami
Ahmmon Richards, WR, Miami
James Gardner, WR, Miami University
Shea Patterson, QB, Michigan
Karan Higdon, RB, Michigan
Brian Lewerke, QB, Michigan State
LJ Scott, RB, Michigan State
Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee
Rodney Smith, RB, Minnesota
Nick Fitzgerald, QB, Mississippi State
Drew Lock, QB, Missouri
Malcolm Perry, QB, Navy
Ryan Finley, QB, NC State
Ty Gangi, QB, Nevada
Mason Fines, QB, North Texas
Clayton Thorston, QB, Northwestern
Brandon Wimbush, QB, Notre Dame
Nathan Rourke, QB, Ohio
Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State
J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State
Rodney Anderson, RB, Oklahoma
Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
Justice Hill, RB, Oklahoma State
A.J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss
Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
Trace McSorley, QB, Penn State
Juwan Washington, RB, San Diego State
Xavier Jones, RB, SMU
Jake Bentley, QB, South Carolina
Deebo Samuel, WR, South Carolina
KJ Costello, QB, Stanford
Bryce Love, RB, Stanford
Eric Dungey, QB, Syracuse
Darius Anderson, RB, TCU
Frank Nutile, QB, Temple
Trayveon Williams, RB, Texas A&M
Spencer Brown, RB, UAB
McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF
Caleb Evans, QB, Louisiana-Monroe
Armani Rogers, QB, UNLV
Stephen Carr, RB, USC
Zach Moss, RB, Utah
Kyle Shurmur, QB, Vanderbilt
Josh Jackson, QB, Virginia Tech
Jake Browning, QB, Washington
Myles Gaskin, RB, Washington
Will Grier, QB, West Virginia
David Sills, WR, West Virginia
Jonathan Tayor, RB, Wisconsin
Alabama and Clemson lead the way with three player each named to the list. This year’s list also includes three defensive players.
Last year Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield took home the award along with several more including the Heisman Trophy. NFL talent such as Cam Newton, Andrew Luck, Vince Young, and Manti Te’o have also won the award.
The semifinalists for the award will be announced on October 29th and the finalists on November 19th. The winner will be unveiled on December 6th as part of the college football awards show.