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The last time a player from the ACC won the Maxwell Award was 2016 when Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson took home the trophy. The conference put themselves in a good position to break that streak this season, with 20 players added to the watch list – the most of any conference.
The SEC and Big 12 each have 15 players named, and the Big 10 has 12. The ACC also has five programs (out of 17 total) with two or more players on the watch list, although the favorite to win the league – Florida State – has just one.
Quarterbacks are typically the players selected for the Maxwell Award – given annually to the best offensive player in college football – with Washington’s Michael Penix taking home the trophy last year.
That bodes well for the ACC who boasts a whopping 10 QBs on the list, with more than half the league’s starting quarterbacks in consideration.
Below is a look at all 20 ACC stars named to the watch list ahead of the 2024 season:
Thomas Castellanos – Boston College
Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Quarterback
School: Boston College
Class: Junior
Jaydn Ott – Cal
Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times / USA TODAY NETWORK
Position: Running Back
School: Cal
Class: Junior
Cade Klubnik – Clemson
Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY NETWORK
Position: Quarterback
School: Clemson
Class: Junior
Phil Mafah – Clemson
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Running Back
School: Clemson
Class: Senior
Jordan Moore – Duke
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Wide Receiver
School: Duke
Class: Senior
DJ Uiagalelei – Florida State
Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports
Haynes King – Georgia Tech
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Quarterback
School: Georgia Tech
Class: Junior
Jamal Haynes – Georgia Tech
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Running Back
School: Georgia Tech
Class: Junior
Tyler Shough – Louisville
Scott Utterback/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK
Position: Quarterback
School: Louisville
Class: Senior
Xavier Restrepo – Miami
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Wide Receiver
School: Miami
Class: Senior
Damien Martinez – Miami
(Photo by Ali Gradischer/Getty Images)
Position: Running Back
School: Miami
Class: Junior
Cam Ward – Miami
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Quarterback
School: Miami
Class: Senior
Grayson McCall – NC State
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Quarterback
School: NC State
Class: Senior
Omarion Hampton – North Carolina
Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports
Preston Stone – SMU
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Quarterback
School: SMU
Class: Junior
Elic Ayomanor – Stanford
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Wide Receiver
School: Stanford
Class: Sophomore
Kyle McCord – Syracuse
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Quarterback
School: Syracuse
Class: Senior
LeQuint Allen – Syracuse
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Running Back
School: Syracuse
Class: Junior
Kyron Drones – Virginia Tech
Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Quarterback
School: Virginia Tech
Class: Junior
Bhayshul Tuten – Virginia Tech
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Running Back
School: Virginia Tech
Class: Junior
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