Several Florida Players Named To Watch Lists by the Maxwell Football Club
Monday, June 30, 2008 | Football
Four University of Florida football players were named to watch lists by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday. Percy Harvin (Jr., RB/WR), Emmanuel Moody (Soph., RB) and Tim Tebow (Jr., QB) were among those on the watch list for the 72nd Maxwell Award. Junior linebacker Brandon Spikes was named to the 14th Chuck Bednarik Award watch list.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the outstanding collegiate football player in America since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert W. “Tiny” Maxwell. The Chuck Bednarik Award has been presented since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, a former University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Eagles great. Mr. Bednarik is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame 69' and the NFL Hall of Fame 67'.
Tebow became the first sophomore to win the Maxwell Award when he received the honor in 2007. Harvin is making a repeat appearance on the watch list in 2008 after being recognized last season.
Each list is comprised of sixty-five players who were selected based on their performance during the 2007 season.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced in early November and three finalists for each award will be announced November 25th. The winners of the 2008 Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show in December. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah's Entertainment Atlantic City on March 6, 2009.
The watch list candidates have been chosen by the Maxwell Football Club's Selection Committee and the Maxwell Club reserves the right to make additions and subtractions to these lists as the 2008 season unfolds. All members of the Maxwell Football Club, NCAA Sports Information Directors, Head Coaches and selected national media are eligible to vote for these awards.
Maxwell Award Watch List
| PLAYER NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | CLASS |
| Beckum, Travis | University of Wisconsin | TE | SR |
| Benn, Arrelious | University of Illinois | WR | SOPH |
| Boeckman, Todd | Ohio State University | QB | SR |
| Bradford, Sam | University of Oklahoma | QB | SOPH |
| Britt, Kenny | Rutgers University | WR | JR |
| Byrd, Demetrius | Louisania State University | WR | SR |
| Cantwell, Hunter | University of Louisville | QB | SR |
| Carpenter, Rudy | Arizona State University | QB | SR |
| Carr, Greg | Florida State University | WR | SR |
| Claussen, Jimmy | Notre Dame | QB | SOPH |
| Coffman, Chase | University of Missouri | TE | SR |
| Crabtree, Michael | Texas Tech | WR | SOPH |
| Crompton, Jonathan | University of Tennessee | QB | JR |
| Daniel, Chase | University of Missouri | QB | SR |
| Davis, James | Clemson University | RB | SR |
| Davis, Nate | Ball State | QB | JR |
| Devine, Noel | West Virginia University | RB | SOPH |
| Dillard, Jarett | Rice | WR | SR |
| Fletcher, Damion | University of Southern Mississippi | RB | JR |
| Foster, Adrian | University of Tennessee | RB | SR |
| Gibson, Brandon | Washington State University | WR | SR |
| Goodson, Mike | Texas A&M | RB | JR |
| Gresham, Jermaine | University of Oklahoma | TE | JR |
| Grothe, Matt | University of South Florida | QB | JR |
| Hall, Max | BYU | QB | JR |
| Harper, Cullen | Clemson University | QB | SR |
| Harrell, Graham | Texas Tech | QB | SR |
| Harvin, Percy | University of Florida | WR | JR |
| Herring, Keegan | Arizona State University | RB | SR |
| Heyward-Bey, Darrius | University of Maryland | WR | JR |
| Hill, P.J. | University of Wisconsin | RB | JR |
| Holbrook, Chase | New Mexico State | QB | SR |
| Iglesias, Juaquin | University of Oklahoma | WR | SR |
| James, Javarris | University of Miami | RB | JR |
| Jarvis, Eugene | Kent State University | RB | JR |
| Johnson, Ian | Boise State University | RB | SR |
| Johnson, Stafon | University of Southern California | RB | JR |
| Kelly, Aaron | Clemson University | WR | SR |
| Kinder, Derek | University of Pittsburgh | WR | SR |
| Lane, Jorvorskie | Texas A&M | RB | SR |
| LeFevour, Dan | Central Michigan | QB | JR |
| Locker, Jake | University of Washington | QB | SOPH |
| Lucky, Marlon | University of Nebraska | RB | SR |
| Maclin, Jeremy | University of Missouri | WR | SOPH |
| McCoy, Colt | University of Texas | QB | JR |
| McCoy, LeSean | University of Pittsburgh | RB | SOPH |
| McKinley, Kenny | University of South Carolina | WR | SR |
| McKnight, Joe | University of Southern California | RB | SOPH |
| Moody, Emmanuel | University of Florida | RB | SOPH |
| Moreno, Knowshon | University of Georgia | RB | SOPH |
| Murray, DeMarco | University of Oklahoma | RB | SOPH |
| Painter, Curtis | Purdue University | QB | SR |
| Reesing, Todd | University of Kansas | QB | JR |
| Ringer, Javon | Michigan State University | RB | SR |
| Robinson, Zac | Oklahoma State University | QB | JR |
| Robiskie, Brian | Ohio State University | WR | SR |
| Sanchez, Mark | University of Southern California | QB | JR |
| Smith, Antone | Florida State University | RB | SR |
| Spiller, C.J. | Clemson University | RB | JR |
| Stafford, Matthew | University of Georgia | QB | JR |
| Stroughter, Sammie | Oregon State University | WR | SR |
| Sutton, Tyrell | Northwestern | RB | SR |
| Tate, Ben | Auburn University | RB | JR |
| Tebow, Tim | University of Florida | QB | JR |
| Thomas, Mike | University of Arizona | WR | SR |
| Tuitama, Willie | University of Arizona | QB | SR |
| Turner, Patrick | University of Southern California | WR | SR |
| Underwood, Tiquan | Rutgers University | WR | SR |
| Weatherford, Drew | Florida State University | QB | SR |
| Wells, Chris (Beanie) | Ohio State University | RB | JR |
| White, Pat | West Virginia University | QB | SR |
| Williams, Jaison | University of Oregon | WR | SR |
| Williams, Keiland | Louisania State University | RB | JR |
| Williams,Derrick | Penn State University | WR | SR |
| Wilson, John Parker | University of Alabama | QB | SR |
Chuck Bednarik Watch List
| PLAYER NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | CLASS |
| Appleby, Antonio | University of Virginia | LB | SR |
| Atkins, Geno | University of Georgia | DL | JR |
| Austin, Marvin | University of North Carolina | DL | SOPH |
| Beckwith, Darryl | Louisiana State University | LB | SR |
| Berry, Eric | University of Tennessee | DB | SOPH |
| Brinkley, Jasper | University of South Carolina | LB | SR |
| Brown, Everette | Florida State University | DE | JR |
| Burnett, Joe | University of Central Florida | DB | SR |
| Byrd, Jarius | University of Oregon | DB | JR |
| Byrd, Terrill | University of Cincinatti | DL | SR |
| Campbell, Ian | Kansas State University | DE | SR |
| Carter, Reggie | UCLA | LB | JR |
| Chung, Patrick | University of Oregon | DB | SR |
| Coleman, Antonio | Auburn University | DE | JR |
| Crum, Maurice | Notre Dame | LB | SR |
| Curry, Aaron | Wake Forest | LB | SR |
| Cushing, Brian | University of Southern California | LB | SR |
| Davis, Vontae | University of Illinois | DB | JR |
| Elimimian, Solomon | University of Hawaii | LB | SR |
| Ellerbe, Dannell | University of Georgia | LB | SR |
| Ellison, Kevin | University of Southern California | DB | SR |
| English, Austin | University of Oklahoma | DE | JR |
| Evans, Maurice | Penn State University | DE | JR |
| Follett, Zach | University of California | LB | SR |
| Freeman, Marcus | Ohio State University | LB | SR |
| Grainger, DeMarcus | University of Oklahoma | DL | JR |
| Greene, Courtney | Rutgers University | DB | SR |
| Hamlin, Michael | Clemson University | DB | SR |
| Hardy, Greg | University of Mississippi | DE | JR |
| Harris, Nic | University of Oklahoma | DB | SR |
| Harris, Victor | Virginia Tech | DB | SR |
| Heygood, Anthony | Purdue University | LB | SR |
| Hypolite, George | University of Colorado | DL | SR |
| Jackson, Tyson | Louisiana State University | DE | SR |
| Jean-Francois, Ricky | Louisiana State University | DL | JR |
| Jenkins, Malcolm | Ohio State University | DB | SR |
| Johnson, Michael | Georgia Tech | DE | SR |
| King, Mitch | University of Iowa | DL | SR |
| Laurinatis, James | Ohio State University | LB | SR |
| Lindley, Trevard | University of Kentucky | DB | JR |
| Maualuga, Rey | University of Southern California | LB | SR |
| Mays, Taylor | University of Southern California | DB | JR |
| McCoy, Gerald | University of Oklahoma | DL | SOPH |
| McCoy, Rico | University of Tennessee | LB | JR |
| McGrath, Gerald | University of Southern Mississippi | LB | JR |
| McKenzie, Tyrone | University of South Florida | LB | SR |
| McKillop, Scott | University of Pittsburgh | LB | SR |
| Mickens, Mike | University of Cincinatti | DB | SR |
| Middleton, Greg | University of Indiania | DE | JR |
| Miller, Roy | University of Texas | DL | SR |
| Moala, Fili | University of Southern California | DL | SR |
| Moore, William | University of Missouri | DB | SR |
| Nicholson, Derek | Florida State University | LB | SR |
| Nolan, Troy | Arizona State University | DB | SR |
| Oghobaase, Vince | Duke | DL | JR |
| Owens, Jeff | University of Georgia | DL | SR |
| Pegues, Derek | Mississippi State University | DB | SR |
| Peria, Jerry | University of Mississippi | DL | SR |
| Philistin, Dave | University of Maryland | LB | SR |
| Reynolds, Ryan | University of Oklahoma | LB | JR |
| Rivera, Mike | University of Kansas | LB | SR |
| Robinson, Antwain | University of Arkansas | DE | SR |
| Rolle, Myron | Florida State University | DB | JR |
| Sapp, Ricky | Clemson University | DE | JR |
| Selvie, George | University of South Florida | DE | JR |
| Shaughnessy, Matt | University of Wisconsin | DE | SR |
| Smith, Alphonso | Wake Forest | DB | SR |
| Snyder, Clinton | Stanford University | LB | JR |
| Spikes, Brandon | University of Florida | LB | JR |
| Taylor, Terrance | University of Michigan | DL | SR |
| Thurmond, Walter | University of Oregon | DB | JR |
| Toal, Brian | Boston College | LB | SR |
| Walker, vance | Georgia Tech | DL | SR |
| Westerman, Jamaal | Rutgers University | DE | SR |
| Williams, Worrell | University of California | LB | SR |
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