Maxwell Award
Presented to the college player of the year by the Maxwell Football Club
2025 Maxwell Award winner: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
2026 Preseason Watch List
- Micah Alejado, Hawaii, QB
- Jackson Arnold, UNLV, QB
- Bear Bachmeier, BYU, QB
- CJ Bailey, NC State, QB
- Alonza Barnett III, UCF, QB
- Jadan Baugh, Florida, RB
- Rocco Becht, Penn State, QB
- DeSean Bishop, Tennessee, RB
- Byrum Brown, Auburn, QB
- Isaac Brown, Louisville, RB
- Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan, RB
- CJ Carr, Notre Dame, QB
- Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss, QB
- Jeremiah Cobb, Auburn, RB
- Anthony Colandrea, Nebraska, QB
- Cam Coleman, Texas, WR
- Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama, WR
- Cam Cook, West Virginia, RB
- Mario Craver, Texas A&M, WR
- Caden Creel, Jax State, QB
- Devon Dampier, Utah, QB
- Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Marshall, QB
- Cameron Dickey, Texas Tech, RB
- Cam Edwards, Michigan State, RB
- Noah Fifita, Arizona, QB
- Mark Fletcher, Miami, RB
- Nate Frazier, Georgia, RB
- Jordan Gant, Akron, RB
- Ahmad Hardy, Missouri, RB
- Samuel Harris, Wyoming, RB
- Caleb Hawkins, Oklahoma State, RB
- Justice Haynes, Georgia Tech, RB
- Mason Heintschel, Pitt, QB
- Cale Hellums, Army, QB
- Josh Hoover, Indiana, QB
- Nico Iamaleava, UCLA, QB
- Bo Jackson, Ohio State, RB
- Brad Jackson, Texas State, QB
- Joe Jackson, Kansas State, RB
- Kevin Jennings, SMU, QB
- Avery Johnson, Kansas State, QB
- Waymond Jordan, USC, RB
- Caleb Komolafe, Northwestern, RB
- Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss, RB
- DJ Lagway, Baylor, QB
- Sam Leavitt, LSU, QB
- Julian Lewis, Colorado, QB
- Broc Lowery, Western Michigan, QB
- Maddux Madsen, Boise State, QB
- Jayden Maiava, USC, QB
- Arch Manning, Texas, QB
- Jordan Marshall, Michigan, RB
- LJ Martin, BYU, RB
- John Mateer, Oklahoma, QB
- Owen McCown, UTSA, QB
- Darian Mensah, Miami, QB
- Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State, QB
- Nick Minicucci, Delaware, QB
- Dante Moore, Oregon, QB
- Wayshawn Parker, Utah, RB
- Antwan Raymond, Rutgers, RB
- Marcel Reed, Texas A&M, QB
- Dylan Riley, Boise State, RB
- Duce Robinson, Florida State, WR
- Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Cal, QB
- Julian Sayin, Ohio State, QB
- DJ Scott, North Dakota State, RB
- LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina, QB
- Nate Sheppard, Duke, RB
- Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State, WR
- Gunner Stockton, Georgia, QB
- Lucky Sutton, San Diego State, RB
- Liam Szarka, Air Force, QB
- Darius Taylor, Minnesota, RB
- Jai’Den Thomas, UNLV, RB
- Malachi Toney, Miami, WR
- Bryce Underwood, Michigan, QB
- Caden Veltkamp, Florida Atlantic, QB
- Conner Weigman, Houston, QB
- Demond Williams, Washington, QB
- Braxton Woodson, Navy, QB
