Quarterbacks Jalen Milroe of Alabama and Carson Beck of Georgia are among five returning semifinalists on the 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List for outstanding player in college football.
The list of 80 players, released Monday by the Maxwell Football Club, includes three other 2023 semifinalists: Liberty QB Kaidon Salter, Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III and Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II.
Miami (WR Xavier Restrepo, RB Damien Martinez and QB Cam Ward) and Ohio State (QB Will Howard, RB Quinshon Judkins and WR Emeka Egbuka) led the way with three candidates apiece.
The Atlantic Coast Conference had the most candidates with 20, followed by the Southeastern Conference (15), Big 12 (15) and Big Ten (12).
The semifinalists will be announced Nov. 12, the three finalists unveiled Nov. 26 and the winner of the 88th Maxwell Award will be revealed on Dec. 12 as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show.
The Maxwell Award, which was first presented in 1937, went to 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
