| 2015 MAXWELL AWARD CANDIDATES | ||
| QB Kyle Allen, Texas A&M | RB Royce Freeman, Oregon | QB Maty Mauk, Missouri |
| QB Tommy Armstrong Jr., Nebraska | QB Jared Goff, California | RB Christian McCaffrey, Stanford |
| QB J.T. Barrett, Ohio State | QB Everett Golson, Florida State | RB Elijah McGuire, Louisiana |
| QB Mike Bercovici, Arizona State | RB Aaron Green, TCU | QB Braxton Miller, Ohio State |
| RB Devontae Booker, Utah | QB Christian Hackenberg, Penn State | RB Samaje Perine, Oklahoma |
| WR Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh | WR DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State | RB Paul Perkins, UCLA |
| QB Trevone Boykin, TCU | RB Russell Hansbrough, Missouri | QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State |
| RB Matt Breida, Georgia Southern | RB Derrick Henry, Alabama | RB Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State |
| QB Jacoby Brissett, N.C. State | WR Rashard Higgins, Colorado State | RB Brandon Radcliff, Louisville |
| WR Leonte Carroo, Rutgers | QB Taysom Hill, BYU | QB Keenan Reynolds, Navy |
| RB Nick Chubb, Georgia | RB Jon Hilliman, Boston College | QB Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State |
| RB Corey Clement, Wisconsin | QB Kevin Hogan, Stanford | QB Seth Russell, Baylor |
| RB Alex Collins, Arkansas | RB Kareem Hunt, Toledo | WR Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma |
| RB James Conner, Pittsburgh | RB Jalen Hurd, Tennessee | QB Anu Solomon, Arizona |
| QB Connor Cook, Michigan State | RB Justin Jackson, Northwestern | WR Nelson Spruce, Colorado |
| RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State | QB Jeremy Johnson, Auburn | QB Nate Sudfeld, Indiana |
| WR Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina | RB Devon Johnson, Marshall | QB Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech |
| RB Marcus Cox, Appalachian State | QB Cardale Jones, Ohio State | WR Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss |
| RB Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech | RB Aaron Jones, UTEP | RB DeAndre Washington, Texas Tech |
| QB Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee | QB Brad Kaaya, Miami | QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson |
| WR Josh Doctson, TCU | QB Chuckie Keeton, Utah State | WR Duke Williams, Auburn |
| QB Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky | QB Cody Kessler, USC | RB Jonathan Williams, Arkansas |
| RB Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State | QB Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati | QB Marquise Williams, North Carolina |
| RB Kenneth Farrow, Houston | QB Fredi Knighten, Arkansas State | RB Nick Wilson, Arizona |
| WR D.J. Foster, Arizona State | RB Shock Linwood, Baylor | RB Storm Woods, Oregon State |
| RB Leonard Fournette, LSU | QB Paxton Lynch, Memphis | QB Malik Zaire, Notre Dame |
| RB Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan | RB Marlon Mack, USF | |
| THE MAXWELL AWARD |  |
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| Phil Steele is proud to be a Participant on the voting committee for the MAXWELL AWARD!!! |
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Congratulations to the 2014 Maxwell Award Winner: Marcus Mariota, Oregon College Player of the Year |
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AND TO THE FINALISTS: |
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Few honors for college football players can rival one that bears the Maxwell Name! |
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| ABOUT THE CLUB |
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The Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year is presented each year by the Maxwell Football Club, a group dedicated to helping young people realize their fullest potential as leaders through foot The award is named for Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell, a college football player, coach and sportswriter. Maxwell was only 37 when he died of complications stemming from an automobile accident. To honor his memory and his many contributions to football, the Robert W. Maxwell Memorial Football Club was founded in 1935 to present awards in his name and to promote football safety. |
| PAST MAXWELL AWARD WINNERS | ||
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2013 AJ McCarron, Alabama 2012 Manti Te'o, Notre Dame 2011 Andrew Luck, Stanford 2010 Cam Newton, Auburn 2009 Colt McCoy, Texas 2008 Tim Tebow, Florida 2007 Tim Tebow, Florida 2006 Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 2005 Vince Young, Texas 2004 Jason White, Oklahoma 2003 Eli Manning, Mississippi 2002 Larry Johnson, Penn State |
2001 Ken Dorsey, Miami, FL 2000 Drew Brees, Purdue 1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1998 Ricky Williams, Texas 1997 Peyton Manning, Tennessee 1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1995 Eddie George, Ohio State 1994 Kerry Collins, Penn State 1993 Charlie Ward, Florida State 1992 Gino Torretta, Miami, FL |
1991 Desmond Howard, Michigan 1990 Ty Detmer, BYU 1989 Anthony Thompson, Indiana 1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State 1987 Don McPherson, Syracuse 1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami, FL 1985 Chuck Long, Iowa |