By JAMES MORAN | Tiger Rag Associate Editor
HOOVER, Ala. — The start of Southeastern Conference Media Days here in Hoover means the run up to football season is upon us.
That means award watch list season has begun, too.
LSU tailback Derrius Guice and edge rusher Arden Key were among 85 players named Monday to the Maxwell Award watch list. The award is given annually to the best player in college football.
Key and cornerback Kevin Toliver were also named to the Bednarik Award watch list, which is also comprised of 85 players. The honor goes to the defensive player of the year in college football.
Guice, a junior, led the SEC in rushing last season (1,387 yards) despite sharing carries with Leonard Fournette for much of the season. Key set a new single-season program record with 12 sacks last season and is one of six players named to both lists.
Here are the full lists and release schedule for coming watch lists:
The Maxwell Award – 2017 Watch List
Player, Pos., School
Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame
Austin Allen, QB, Arkansas
Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State
Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
Jake Bentley, QB, South Carolina
D’Angelo Brewer, RB, Tulsa
Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma
Jake Browning, QB, Washington
Shane Buechele, QB, Texas
Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
Justin Crawford, RB, West Virginia
Damarea Crockett, RB, Missouri
Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Eric Dungey, QB, Syracuse
Jacob Eason, QB, Georgia
Jesse Ertz, QB, Kansas State
Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
Riley Ferguson, QB, Memphis
Nick Fitzgerald, QB, Mississippi State
Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
Quinton Flowers, QB, South Florida
Deondre Francois, QB, Florida State
Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
Myles Gaskin, RB, Washington
James Gilbert, RB, Ball State
Janarion Grant, WR, Rutgers
Will Grier, QB, West Virginia
Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
Quadree Henderson, AP, Pittsburgh
Kyle Hicks, RB, TCU
Jalen Hurts, QB, Alabama
Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern
Derwin James, S, Florida State
Daniel Jones, QB, Duke
Arden Key, DE, LSU
Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
Harold Landry, DE, Boston College
Ray Lawry, RB, Old Dominion
Phillip Lindsay, RB, Colorado
Bryce Love, RB, Stanford
Tanner Mangum, QB, BYU
Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
Trace McSorley, QB, Penn State
Dedrick Mills, RB, Georgia Tech
Jalin Moore, RB, Appalachian State
Ryan Nall, RB, Oregon State
Cody O’Connell, OT, Washington State
Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
Jacob Park, QB, Iowa State
Shea Patterson, QB, Ole Miss
Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State
Kamryn Pettway, RB, Auburn
Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
Larry Rose III, RB, New Mexico State
Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
Brett Rypien, QB, Boise State
Deebo Samuel, WR, South Carolina
Jaylen Samuels, AP, NC State
Bo Scarbrough, RB, Alabama
LJ Scott, RB, Michigan State
Brandon Silvers, QB, Troy
Rodney Smith, RB, Minnesota
Ito Smith, RB, Southern Miss
Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky
Wilton Speight, QB, Michigan
Jarrett Stidham, QB, Auburn
Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee
Clayton Thorson, QB, Northwestern
Akrum Wadley, RB, Iowa
Mark Walton, RB, Miami
Chris Warren III, RB, Texas
James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
Ralph Webb, RB, Vanderbilt
Mike Weber, RB, Ohio State
Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky
Christian Wilkins, DE, Clemson
Connor Williams, OT, Texas
Trayveon Williams, RB, Texas A&M
Logan Woodside, QB, Toledo
Malik Zaire, WR, Florida
The Chuck Bednarik Award – 2017 Watch List
Name, Pos., School
Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
Dorance Armstrong Jr., DE, Kansas
Dravon Askew-Henry, S, West Virginia
Jerome Baker, LB, Ohio State
Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State
Jason Cabinda, LB, Penn State
Jermaine Carter, LB, Maryland
Sean Chandler, S, Temple
Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
Jack Cichy, LB, Wisconsin
Koron Crump, LB, Arizona State
Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
Troy Dye, LB, Oregon
Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest
Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech
Kylie Fitts, DE, Utah
Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
Marcell Frazier, DE, Missouri
Rashan Gary, DE, Michigan
Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF
Porter Gustin, LB, USC
Heath Harding, CB, Miami (OH)
Marquis Haynes, DE, Ole Miss
Travin Howard, LB, TCU
Ben Humphreys, LB, Duke
Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
Godwin Igwebuike, S, Northwestern
Derwin James, S, Florida State
Cece Jefferson, DE, Florida
Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas
Josey Jewell, LB, Iowa
Jordan Jones, LB, Kentucky
Arden Key, DE, LSU
Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia
Harold Landry, DE, Boston College
Justin Lawler, DE, SMU
Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson
Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
Lowell Lotulelei, DT, Utah
Iman Marshall, CB, USC
Hercules Mata’afa, DE, Washington State
Tray Matthews, S, Auburn
Tarvarus McFadden, CB, Florida State
David Moa, NT, Boise State
Skai Moore, LB, South Carolina
Nyles Morgan, LB, Notre Dame
Deatrick Nichols, CB, South Florida
Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State
Kendrick Norton, DT, Miami
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, LB, Oklahoma
Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
Da’Ron Payne, NG, Alabama
Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford
Shaq Quarterman, LB, Miami
D.J. Reed, CB, Kansas State
Malik Reed, DE, Nevada
Justin Reid, S, Stanford
Steve Richardson, DT, Minnesota
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, DE, Arkansas State
Tegray Scales, LB, Indiana
Conor Sheehy, DT, Wisconsin
KJ Smith, DE, Baylor
Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
Cameron Smith, LB, USC
M.J. Stewart, CB, North Carolina
Ty Summers, LB, TCU
Jahlani Tavai, LB, Hawaii
Matthew Thomas, LB, Florida State
Micah Thomas, LB, Navy
Jordan Thomas, CB, Oklahoma
Trenton Thompson, DT, Georgia
Kevin Toliver II, CB, LSU
Vita Vea, DT, Washington
Azeem Victor, LB, Washington
Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
Fred Warner, LB, BYU
Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
Kyzir White, S, West Virginia
Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh
Christian Wilkins, DE, Clemson
Andrew Wingard, S, Wyoming
Kenny Young, LB, UCLA
2017 NCFAA Awards Preseason Watch List Calendar
Monday, July 10: Bednarik Award / Maxwell Award
Tuesday, July 11: Mackey Award / Rimington Trophy
Wednesday, July 12: Lou Groza Award / Ray Guy Award
Thursday, July 13: Bronko Nagurski Trophy / Outland Trophy
Friday, July 14: Jim Thorpe Award
Monday, July 17: Butkus Award / Paul Hornung Award
Tuesday, July 18: Biletnikoff Award / Wuerffel Trophy
Wednesday, July 19: Davey O’Brien Award
Thursday, July 20: Doak Walker Award
Friday, July 21: Walter Camp Award
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