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Maxwell Award announces 2024 preseason watchlist

Alex Weberby:Alex Weber•07/29/24
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The Maxwell Award has released its hefty preseason watchlist of contenders for the honor in the 2024 College Football season.

The Maxwell Award is annually given out to the player in college football determined to be the best all-around. Washington quarterback Michael Penix was the recipient of the award last season, a departure from the Heisman winner, Jayden Daniels. But now, you can see the early list of 2024 stars who could come home with the trophy.

Take a look at the tweet right here from the Maxwell Award announcing the preseason list of contenders:

Maxwell Award preseason watchlist

Jalen Milroe (QB) | Alabama
Joey Aguilar (QB) | Appalachian State
Tetairoa McMillan (WR) | Arizona
Noah Fifita (QB) | Arizona
Jarquez Hunter (RB) | Auburn
DeQuan Finn (QB) | Baylor
Ashton Jeanty (RB) | Boise State
Thomas Castellanos (QB) | Boston College
Terion Stewart (RB) | Bowling Green State
Jaydn Ott (RB) | California
Corey Kiner (RB) | Cincinnati
Cade Klubnik (QB) | Clemson
Phil Mafah (RB) | Clemson
Shedeur Sanders (QB) | Colorado
Tory Horton (WR) | Colorado State
Jordan Moore (WR) | Duke
Graham Mertz (QB) | Florida
DJ Uiagalelei (QB) | Florida State
Carson Beck (QB) | Georgia
Trevor Etienne (RB) | Georgia


Haynes King (QB) | Georgia Tech
Jamal Haynes (RB) | Georgia Tech
Brayden Schrager (QB) | Hawaii
Devin Neal (RB) | Kansas
Jalon Daniels (QB) | Kansas
DJ Giddens (RB) | Kansas State
Avery Johnson (QB) | Kansas State
Kaidon Salter (QB) | Liberty
Quinton Cooley (RB) | Liberty
Tyler Shough (QB) | Louisville
Xavier Restrepo (WR) | Miami
Cam Ward (QB) | Miami
Damien Martinez (RB) | Miami
Donovan Edwards (RB) | Michigan
Darius Taylor (RB) | Minnesota
Brady Cook (QB) | Misouri
Luther Burden (WR) | Missouri


Grayson McCall (QB) | NC State
Omarion Hampton (RB) | North Carolina
Antario Brown (RB) | Northern Illinois
Riley Leonard (QB) | Notre Dame
Will Howard (QB) | Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins (QB) | Ohio State
Emeka Egbuka (WR) | Ohio State
Jackson Arnold (QB) | Oklahoma
Ollie Gordon (RB) | Oklahoma State
Jaxson Dart (QB) | Ole Miss
Tez Johnson (WR) | Oregon
Dillon Gabriel (QB) | Oregon
Drew Allar (QB) | Penn State
Nicholas Singleton (RB) | Penn State
Kyle Monongai (RB) | Rutgers
Marquez Cooper (RB) | San Diego State
Preston Stone (QB) | SMU
Rocket Sanders (RB) | South Carolina
Byrum Brown (QB) | USF
Elic Ayomanor (WR) | Stanford


Kyle McCord (QB) | Syracuse
LeQuint Allen (RB) Syracuse
Nico Iamaleava (QB) | Tennessee
Quinn Ewers (QB) | Texas
Conner Weigmen (QB) | Texas A&M
Jordan McCloud (QB) | Texas State
Ismail Mahdi (RB) | Texas State
Tahj Brooks (RB) | Texas Tech
Makhi Hughes (RB) | Tulane
KJ Jefferson (QB) | UCF
RJ Harvey (RB) | UCF
Ricky White (WR) | UNLV
Miller Moss (QB) | USC
Cam Rising (QB) | Utah
Jalen Royals (WR) | Utah State
Kyron Drones (QB) | Virginia Tech
Bhayshul Tuten (RB) | Virginia Tech
Will Rogers (QB) | Washington
Garrett Greene (QB) | West Virginia
TJ Finley (QB) | Western Kentucky