June 22, 2005
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA -
Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2005 Watch Lists for the 69th Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year, and the 11th Chuck Bednarik Award for the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year. The respective watch lists include a field of fifty candidates for each of these awards as selected by the Maxwell Football Club Advisory Committee. Additions and subtractions to the lists, based on player performance, will be made through out the 2005 football season.
Players selected to these initial watch lists have distinguished themselves as All-Conference or All-America selections from their respective universities in past years. Underclassmen are selected based on recommendations from the Maxwell Football Club Advisory Committee.
Among the 50 players listed for the Maxwell Award was Memphis senior tailback DeAngelo Williams. A 2005 Heisman Trophy candidate, Williams rushed for 1,948 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2004, while leading the Memphis Tigers to their second consecutive bowl appearance. The two-time Conference USA Player of the Year has now amassed 4,062 career rushing yards and 41 total touchdowns in the last three years. Since the end of the 2004 campaign, Williams has been a finalist for the John Wooden Cup, was named a Player of Distinction by the Columbus (OH) Touchdown Club, was named the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Amateur Athlete of the Year and was selected the Tennessee Sports Writers Player of the Year. Additionally, he has been chosen to 2005 All-America teams by Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook, Playboy, Street & Smith's and Lindy's Football Magazine.
Williams is one of three football players from Conference USA that are included on the watch list for the Maxwell Award. He is joined by quarterbacks Kevin Kolb and Darrell Hackney of Houston and UAB, respectively.
The Maxwell and Bednarik Award Watch Lists have been created as a reference to provide additional assistance to eligible voters and to the media when evaluating potential candidates for these awards. The watch lists are not intended to represent an all-inclusive listing of candidates for the collegiate awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order with the player's position, class and university noted.
Ten semi-finalists for each award will be announced in October 2005 and the field will be trimmed to three finalists in November 2005. The winners of the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show that will be broadcast on ESPN in December 2005. The formal presentation of the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will take place at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Banquet in February 2006.
2005 Maxwell Award Watch List
Breaston, Steve Michigan WR JR
Brohm, Brian Louisville QB SO
Broussard, Alley LSU RB JR
Brown, Thomas Georgia RB SO
Bush, Michael Louisville RB JR
Bush, Reggie USC RB JR
Clemens, Kellen Oregon QB SR
Cobbs, Patrick North Texas RB SR
Croyle, Brodie Alabama QB SR
Daniels, P. J. Georgia Tech RB SR
Drew, Maurice UCLA RB JR
Ginn, Ted Ohio State WR/ATH SO
Gradkowski, Bruce Toledo QB SR
Hackney, Darrell UAB QB SR
Hart, Michael Michigan RB SO
Henne, Chad Michigan QB SO
Hodges, Cody Texas Tech QB SR
Holmes, Santonio Ohio State WR JR
Hunt, Tony Penn State RB JR
Imoh, Mike Virginia Tech RB SR
Jackson, Chad Florida WR JR
Jacobs, Omar Bowling Green QB JR
Jarrett, Dwayne USC WR SO
Keller, Sam Arizona State QB JR
Kolb, Kevin Houston QB JR
Leak, Chris Florida QB JR
Leinart, Matt USC QB SR
Lundi, Wali Virginia RB SR
Moss, Tyrone Miami WR JR
Palko, Tyler Pitt QB JR
Peterson, Adrian Oklahoma RB SO
Pope, Leonard Georgia TE JR
Quinn, Brady Notre Dame QB JR
Rhodes, Damien Syracuse RB SR
Riggs, Gerald Jr. Tennessee RB SR
Robinson, Michael Penn State QB SR
Russell, JaMarcus LSU QB SO
Shockley, D.J. Georgia QB SR
Smith, Steve USC WR JR
Stanton, Drew Michigan State QB JR
Tate, Drew Iowa QB JR
Thomas, Jamario North Texas RB SO
White, LenDale USC RB JR
Whitehurst, Charlie Clemson QB SR
Williams, DeAngelo Memphis RB SR
Wolfe, Garrett Northern Illinois RB JR
Wright, Kyle Miami QB SO
Young, Vince Texas QB JR
Zabransky, Jared Boise State QB JR
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