Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Strough lead the Maxwell Award Watch List released on July 18.
The Maxwell Award, presented annually, goes to the college football player judged to be the best all-around player in the nation.
Young won the Maxwell Award and the Heisman Trophy last season after throwing for 4,872 yards and 47 touchdowns as he led the Crimson Tide to the College Football Playoff title game against Georgia. He is chasing Ohio State’s Archie Griffin, who is the Heisman’s only repeat winner.
He is also seeking to become the third player to the Maxwell Award twice, along with Johnny Lattner (1952, 1953) and Tim Tebow (2007, 2008).
Young and Stroud are both featured in the 2022 College Football America Yearbook.
The College Football America 2022 Yearbook features more than 900 college football teams from the United States and Canada in more than 250 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes dozens of action shots and stadium photos taken by the CFA staff.
2022 Maxwell Award Watch List
Brad Roberts, Air Force
Bryce Young, Alabama
Will Anderson, Alabama
Nate Noel, Appalachian State
Chase Brice, Appalachian State
Jacob Cowing, Arizona
KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
Tank Bigsby, Auburn
George Holani, Boise State
Phil Jurkoverc, Boston College
Jaren Hall, BYU
Lew Nichols, Central Michigan
Chris Reynolds, Charlotte
Will Shipley, Clemson
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina
Hassan Beydoun, Eastern Michigan
Anthony Richardson, Florida
Jordan Travis, Florida State
Jake Haener, Fresno State
Stetson Bennett, Georgia
Brock Bowers, Georgia
Clayton Tune, Houston
Nathaniel Dell, Houston
Chase Brown, Illinois
Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
Marquez Cooper, Kent State
Will Levis, Kentucky
Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky
Malik Cunningham, Louisville
Kayshon Boutte, LSU
Rasheen All, Marshall
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Ellis Merriweather, Massachusetts
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH)
Blake Corum, Michigan
Payton Thorne, Michigan State
Jayden Reed, Michigan State
Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
Will Rogers, Mississippi State
Devin Leary, NC State
Josh Downs, North Carolina
Evan Hull, Northwestern
Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma
Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State
Blake Watson, Old Dominion
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Alan O’Connell, Purdue
Tanner Mordecai, SMU
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
Tanner Mckee, Stanford
Sean Tucker, Syracuse
Quentin Johnston, TCU
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
Bijan Robinson, Texas
Xavier Worthy, Texas
Devon Achane, Texas A&M
Dequan Finn, Toledo
Michael Pratt, Tulane
DeWayne McBride, UAB
Dorian Thmpson-Robinson, UCLA
Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
Jordan Addison, USC
Caleb Williams, USC
Cameron Rising, Utah
Tavion Thomas, Utah
Logan Bonner, Utah State
Frank Harris, UTSA
Mike Wright, Vanderbilt
Brennan Armstrong, Virginia
Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
A.T. Perry, Wake Forest
Cameron Ward, Washington State
JT Daniels, West Virginia
Jarret Doege, Western Kentucky
Sean Tyler, Western Michigan
Braelon Allen, Wisconsin
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