Maxwell Football Club releases preseason watch list for 2022 Maxwell Award

With less than two months remaining until the opening kickoff of the 2022 college football season, the Maxwell Football Club has released the preseason watch list for one of the sport’s most prestigious awards.

The Maxwell Award, presented annually, goes to the college football player judged to be the best all-around player in the nation. It’s almost become a precursor to the Heisman Trophy — as many of the Maxwell Award recipients have won the Heisman as well.

The winner of the 2021 Maxwell Award returns for another season at the University of Alabama. Quarterback Bryce Young has the opportunity to do what only two players before him have done – win the award twice. Johnny Lattner (1952, 1953) and Tim Tebow (2007, 2008) are the only players who have won the award twice. 

Check out the full list of Maxwell Award watch list members.

2022 Maxwell Award Watch List

Brad Roberts, Air Force
Bryce Young, Alabama
Will Anderson, Alabama
Nate Noel, Appalachian State
Chase Brice, Appalachian State
Jacob Cowing, Arizona
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Tank Bigsby, Auburn
George Holani, Boise State
Phil Jurkoverc, Boston College
Jaren Hall, BYU
Lew Nichols, Central Michigan
Chris Reynolds, Charlotte
Will Shipley, Clemson
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina
Hassan Beydoun, Eastern Michigan
Anthony Richardson, Florida
Jordan Travis, Florida State
Jake Haener, Fresno State
Stetson Bennett, Georgia
Brock Bowers, Georgia
Clayton Tune, Houston
Nathaniel Dell, Houston
Chase Brown, Illinois
Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
Marquez Cooper, Kent State
Will Levis, Kentucky
Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky
Malik Cunningham, Louisville
Kayshon Boutte, LSU
Rasheen All, Marshall
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Ellis Merriweather, Massachusetts
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH)
Blake Corum, Michigan
Payton Thorne, Michigan State
Jayden Reed, Michigan State
Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Devin Leary, NC State
Josh Downs, North Carolina
Evan Hull, Northwestern
Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State
Blake Watson, Old Dominion
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Aidan O’Connell, Purdue
Tanner Mordecai, SMU
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Tanner Mckee, Stanford
Sean Tucker, Syracuse
Quentin Johnston, TCU
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
Bijan Robinson, Texas
Xavier Worthy, Texas
Devon Achane, Texas A&M
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Michael Pratt, Tulane
DeWayne McBride, UAB
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
Jordan Addison, USC
Caleb Williams, USC
Cameron Rising, Utah
Tavion Thomas, Utah
Logan Bonner, Utah State
Frank Harris, UTSA
Mike Wright, Vanderbilt
Brennan Armstrong, Virginia
Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
A.T. Perry, Wake Forest
Cameron Ward, Washington State
JT Daniels, West Virginia
Jarret Doege, Western Kentucky
Sean Tyler, Western Michigan
Braelon Allen, Wisconsin