Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Maxwell Award releases watch list

The Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday morning the 66-person-strong watch list for the 75th edition of the Maxwell Award. Not included in that list is last year’s winner Cam Newton, who left Auburn a year early and ultimately become the number one-overall pick in the April NFL draft.

There are, however, returning semifinalists for the 2010 award, including Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma WR Ryan Broyles, Baylor QB Robert Griffin, Oregon RB LaMichael James, Stanford QB Andrew Luck, Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez, Boise State QB Kellen Moore, and Michigan QB Denard Robinson.

Conference-wise, the SEC tops all leagues with 12 players on the list, followed closely by the Pac-12 (11) and the Big Ten (10). The Big 12 was next with eight, followed by the ACC and Mountain West with six and five players, respectively.

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