Alabama’s quarterback Jalen Milroe and Georgia’s Carson Beck are two of the five returning semifinalists named on the 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List for outstanding college football players. The list consists of 80 players and was released by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday. The list includes three other 2023 semifinalists: Liberty’s QB Kaidon Salter, Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III, and Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II. Miami and Ohio State have the most candidates with three each. The Atlantic Coast Conference leads with 20 candidates, followed by the Southeastern Conference with 15, Big 12 with 15, and Big Ten with 12. The semifinalists will be announced on Nov. 12, followed by the unveiling of the three finalists on Nov. 26. The winner of the 88th Maxwell Award will be revealed on Dec. 12 during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. The Maxwell Award, first awarded in 1937, was won by Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. in 2023.
2024 Maxwell Award Watch List:
Alabama–Jalen Milroe, QB
Appalachian State–Joey Aguilar, QB
Arizona–Tetairoa McMillan, WR; Noah Fifita, QB
Auburn–Jarquez Hunter, RB
Baylor–Dequan Finn, QB
Boise State–Ashton Jeanty, RB
Boston College–Thomas Castellanos, QB
Bowling Green–Terion Stewart, RB
Cal–Jaydn Ott, RB
Cincinnati–Corey Kiner, RB
Clemson–Cade Klubnik, QB; Phil Mafah, RB
Colorado–Shedeur Sanders, QB
Colorado State–Tory Horton, WR
Duke–Jordan Moore, WR
Florida–Graham Mertz, QB
Florida State–DJ Uiagalelei, QB
Georgia–Carson Beck, QB; Trevor Etienne, RB
Georgia Tech–Haynes King, QB; Jamal Haynes, RB
Hawaii–Brayden Schager, QB
Kansas–Devin Neal, RB; Jalon Daniels, QB
Kansas State–DJ Giddens, RB; Avery Johnson, QB
Liberty–Kaidon Salter, QB; Quinton Cooley, RB
Louisville–Tyler Shough, QB
LSU–Garrett Nussmeier, QB; Kyren Lacey, WR
Memphis–Seth Henigan, QB
Miami–Xavier Restrepo, WR; Damien Martinez; RB, Cam Ward, QB
Michigan–Donovan Edwards, RB
Minnesota–Darius Taylor, RB
Missouri–Brady Cook, QB; Luther Burden III, WR
NC State–Grayson McCall, QB
North Carolina–Omarion Hampton, RB
Northern Illinois–Antario Brown, RB
Notre Dame–Riley Leonard, QB
Ohio State–Will Howard, QB; Quinshon Judkins, RB; Emeka Egbuka, WR
Oklahoma–Jackson Arnold, QB
Oklahoma State–Ollie Gordon II, RB
Ole Miss–Jaxson Dart, QB
Oregon–Tez Johnson, WR, Dillon Gabriel, QB
Penn State–Drew Allar, QB; Nicholas Singleton, RB
Rutgers–Kyle Monangai, RB
San Diego State–Marquez Cooper, RB
SMU–Preston Stone, QB
South Carolina–Raheim Sanders, RB
South Florida–Byrum Brown, QB
Stanford–Elic Ayomanor, WR
Syracuse–Kyle McCord, QB; LeQuint Allen, RB
Tennessee–Nico Iamaleava, QB
Texas–Quinn Ewers, QB
Texas A&M–Connor Weigman, QB
Texas State–Jordan McCloud, QB; Ismail Mahdi, RB
Texas Tech–Tahj Brooks, RB
Tulane–Makhi Hughes, RB
UCF–KJ Jefferson, QB; RJ Harvey, RB
UNLV–Rickey White, WR
Southern California–Miller Moss, QB
Utah–Cameron Rising, QB
Utah State–Jalen Royals, WR
Virginia Tech–Kyron Drones, QB; Bhayshul Tuten, RB
Washington–Will Rogers, QB
West Virginia–Garrett Greene, QB
Western Kentucky–TJ Finley, QB –Field Level Media
