Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei, wide receiver Justyn Ross and South Carolina running back Kevin Harris have made the Maxwell award watch list.The Maxwell Award is among the nation’s most prestigious honors, annually given to the nation’s top college football player.
The Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List details college football players with a proven track record of success on the field. It also serves as a much larger list than any other preseason watch list of its magnitude, giving readers a bevy of talented players from across the country to check out in 2021.
2021 Maxwell Watch List: Quarterbacks
Brennan Armstrong, Jr. Virginia
Charlie Brewer, Sr. Utah
Matt Corral, Jr. Ole Miss
Dustin Crum, Sr. Kent State
Malik Cunningham, Jr. Louisiville
Jayden Daniels, Soph. Arizona State
JT Daniels, Jr. Georgia
Jarrett Doege, Sr. West Virginia
Max Duggan, Jr. TCU
Kaleb Eleby, Soph. Western Michigan
Dillon Gabriel, Jr. UCF
Layne Hatcher, Jr. Arkansas State
Sam Howell, Jr. North Carolina
Preston Hutchinson, Jr. Eastern Michigan
Phil Jurkovec, Jr. Boston College
D’Eriq King, Sr. Miami
Levi Lewis, Sr. Louisiana
Adrian Martinez, Jr. Nebraska
Grayson McCall, Soph. Coastal Carolina
McKenzie Milton, Sr. Florida State
Tanner Morgan, Sr. Minnesota
Bo Nix, Jr. Auburn
Michael Penix, Jr. Indiana
Kenny Pickett, Sr. Pitt
Brock Purdy, Sr. Iowa State
Spencer Rattler, Soph. Oklahoma
Chris Reynolds, Sr. Charlotte
Desmond Ridder, Sr. Cincinnati
Kedon Slovis, Jr. USC
Nick Starkel, Sr. San Jose State
Carson Strong, Jr. Nevada
Taulia Tagovailoa, Sr. Maryland
Skyler Thompson, Sr. Kansas State
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Sr. UCLA
DJ Uiagalelei, Soph. Clemson
Grant Wells, RFr. Marshall
Malik Willis, Jr. Liberty
2021 Maxwell Watch List: Running Backs
Tyler Allgeier, Soph. BYU
Greg Bell, Sr. San Diego State
Ulysses Bentley, Soph. SMU
Tank Bigsby, Soph. Auburn
Leddie Brown, Sr. West Virginia
Mataeo Durant, Sr. Duke
Jerrion Ealy, Jr. Ole Miss
Frank Gore, RFr. Southern Miss
Tyler Goodson, Jr. Iowa
Breece Hall, Jr. Iowa State
Kevin Harris, Jr. South Carolina
Xazavian Valladay, Jr. Wyoming
Mohamed Ibrahim, Sr. Minnesota
Austin Jones, Jr. Stanford
Zonovan Knight, Soph. NC State
Kevin Marks, Sr. Buffalo
Sincere McCormick, Jr. UTSA
Camerun Peoples, Jr. Appalachian State
Chris Rodriguez, Jr. Kentucky
Ronnie Rivers, Sr. Fresno State
Bijan Robinson, Soph. Texas
Brian Robinson, Sr. Alabama
Isaiah Spiller, Jr. Texas A&M
Deuce Vaughn, Soph. Kansas State
Kyren Williams, Soph. Notre Dame
2021 Maxwell Watch List: Wide Receivers
Calvin Austin, Jr. Memphis
David Bell, Jr. Purdue
Kayshon Boutte, Soph. LSU
Treylon Burks, WR, Jr. Arkansas
Romeo Doubs, Sr. Nevada
Jahan Dotson, Sr. Penn State
Erik Ezukanma, Jr. Texas Tech
Zay Flowers, WR Boston College
Ty Fryfogle, Sr. Indiana
John Metchie, Jr. Alabama
Marvin Mims, Soph. Oklahoma
Chris Olave, Sr. Ohio State
Jaquaril Roberson, Jr. Wake Forest
Reggie Roberson, Sr. SMU
Justyn Ross, Jr. Clemson
Khalil Shakir, Sr. Boise State
Jalen Tolbert, Jr. South Alabama
Garrett Wilson, Jr. Ohio State