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Maxwell Award Watch List & CFN Ranking
Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford
Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford
CollegeFootballNews.com
Posted Aug 15, 2009

Each year the Maxwell Football Club presents the Maxwell Award for the College Player of the Year.



The 2009 Maxwell Preseason Watch List   Arrelious Benn, Illinois
Jahvid Best, Cal
LeGarrette Blount, Oregon
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
Chris Brown, Oklahoma
Dez Bryan, Oklahoma State
Daryll Clark, Penn State
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
John Clay, Wisconsin
Eric Decker, Minnesota
Noel Devine, West Virginia
Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss
Toby Gerhart, Stanford
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
A.J. Green, Georgia
Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
Robert Griffin, Baylor
Rob Gronkowski, Arizona
Matt Grothe, South Florida
Max Hall, BYU
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
Julio Jones, Alabama
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
Case Keenum, Houston
Brandon LaFell, LSU
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Jake Locker, Washington
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
Jeremiah Masoli, Oregon
Colt McCoy, Texas
Brandon Minor, Michigan
Kellen Moore, Boise State
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
Tony Pike, Cincinnati
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
Todd Reesing, Kansas
Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
Evan Royster, Penn State
Charles Scott, LSU
Da’Rel Scott, Maryland
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Michael Smith, Arkansas
Jevan Snead, Ole Miss
C.J. Spiller, Clemson
Ben Tate, Auburn
Golden Tate, Notre Dame
Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech
Tim Tebow, Florida
Damian Williams, USC
Juice Williams, Illinois
Russell Wilson, NC State

CFN's Ranking Of The Top 25 Players On The Watch List

1. QB Tim Tebow, Sr., Florida
2. QB Colt McCoy, Sr. Texas
3. QB Sam Bradford, Jr. Oklahoma
4. WR Dez Bryant, Jr. Okla State
5. QB Terrelle Pryor, Soph., Ohio State
6. RB Jahvid Best, Jr., Cal
7. RB C.J. Spiller, Sr., Clemson
8. RB Jonathan Dwyer, Jr., Ga Tech
9. LB Sean Weatherspoon, Sr. Missouri
10. TE Jermaine Gresham, Sr. Oklahoma
11. WR Julio Jones, Soph., Alabama
12. WR Arrelious Benn, Jr., Illinois
13. QB Jevan Snead, Jr., Ole Miss
14. QB Dan LeFevour, Sr., Central Michigan
15. QB Todd Reesing, Sr. Kansas
16. QB Colin Kaepernick, Jr., Nevada
17. QB Robert Griffin, Soph. Baylor
18. QB Zac Robinson, Sr. Oklahoma State
19. QB Juice Williams, Sr., Illinois
20. QB Case Keenum, Jr., Houston
21. TE Rob Gronkowski, Jr. Arizona
22. RB Kendall Hunter, Jr. Oklahoma State
23. WR Mardy Gilyard, Sr., Cincinnati
24. RB LeGarrette Blount, Sr., Oregon
25. RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Soph., Oregon State

Biggest Snubs From The Official List:
1) Taylor Mays, S USC
2) Eric Berry, S Tennessee
3) Brandon Spikes, LB Florida
4) Gerald McCoy, DT Oklahoma
5) Ndamukong Suh, DT Nebraska
6) Jerry Hughes, DE TCU
7) George Selvie, DE USF
8) Greg Hardy, DE Ole Miss
9) Sean Weatherspoon, LB Missouri
10) Jason Worilds, DE Virginia Tech

Maxwell Award Winners/strong>
2008 Tim Tebow, QB Florida
2007 Tim Tebow, QB Florida
2006 Brady Quinn, QB Notre Dame
2005 Vince Young, QB Texas
2004 Jason White, QB Oklahoma
2003 Eli Manning. QB Ole Miss
2002 Larry Johnson, RB Penn State
2001 Ken Dorsey, QB Miami
2000 Drew Brees, QB Purdue
1999 Ron Dayne, RB Wisconsin
1998 Ricky Williams, RB Texas
1997 Peyton Manning, QB Tennessee
1996 Danny Wuerffell, QB Florida
1995 Eddie George, RB Ohio State
1994 Rashaan Salaam, RB Colorado
1993 Charlie Ward, QB Florida State
1992 Gino Torretta, QB Miami
1991 Desmond Howard, WR Michigan
1990 Ty Detmer, QB BYU
1989 Anthony Thomas, RB Indiana
1988 Barry Sanders, RB Oklahoma State
1987 Don McPherson, QB Syracuse
1986 Vinny Testaverde, QB Miami
1985 Chuck Long, QB Iowa
1984 Doug Flutie, QB Boston College
1983 Mike Rozier, RB Nebraska
1982 Herschel Walker, RB Georgia
1981 Marcus Allen, RB USC
1980 Hugh Green, DE Pittsburgh
1979 Charles White, RB USC
1978 Chuck Fusina, QB Penn State
1977 Ross Browner, DE Notre Dame
1976 Tony Dorsett, RB Pittsburgh
1975 Archie Griffin, RB Ohio State
1974 Steve Joachim, QB Temple
1973 John Cappelletti, RB Penn State
1972 Brad Van Pelt, DB Michigan State
1971 Ed Marinaro, RB Cornell
1970 Jim Plunkett, QB Stanford
1969 Mike Reid, DT Penn State
1968 O.J. Simpson, RB USC
1967 Gary Beban, QB UCLA
1966 Jim Lynch, LB Notre Dame
1965 Tommy Nobis, LB Texas
1964 Glenn Ressler, C Penn State
1963 Roger Staubach, QB Navy
1962 Terry Baker, QB Oregon State
1961 Bob Ferguson, FB Ohio State
1960 Joe Bellino, RB Navy
1959 Richie Lucas, QB Penn State
1958 Pete Dawkins, RB Army
1957 Bob Reifsnyder, T Navy
1956 Tommy McDonald, RB Oklahoma
1955 Howard Cassady, RB Ohio State
1954 Ron Beagle, E Navy
1953 John Lattner, RB Notre Dame
1952 John Lattner, RB Notre Dame
1951 Dick Kazmaier, RB Princeton
1950 Reds Bagnall, RB Pennsylvania
1949 Leon Hart, E Notre Dame
1948 Chuck Bednarik, C Pennsylvania
1947 Doak Walker, RB SMU
1946 Charley Trippi, RB Georgia
1945 Doc Blanchard, FB Army
1944 Glenn Davis, RB Army
1943 Bob Odell, RB Pennsylvania
1942 Paul Governali, QB Columbia
1941 Bill Dudley, RB Virginia
1940 Tom Harmon, RB Michigan
1939 Nile Kinnick, RB Iowa
1938 Davey O"Brien, QB TCU
1937 Clint Frank, RB Yale

 



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