Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List Includes 14 Players From The SEC

A total of 14 players from the SEC were named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Monday.

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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.

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SEC Players on the Watch List:

Alabama Junior QB Jalen Milroe
Auburn Senior RB Jarquez Hunter
Florida Senior QB Graham Mertz
Georgia Senior QB Carson Beck
Georgia Junior RB Trevor Etienne
LSU Junior QB Garrett Nussmeier
LSU Senior WR Kyren Lacy
Missouri Senior QB Brady Cook
Missouri Junior WR Luther Burden
Ole Miss Senior QB Jaxson Dart
South Carolina Senior RB Raheim Sanders
Tennessee RS Freshman QB Nico Iamaleava
Texas Junior QB Quinn Ewers
Texas A&M Sophomore QB Conner Weigman