Football

ACC Players on Bednarik & Maxwell Award Watch Lists

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - The Maxwell Football Club announced Monday its watch lists for the 83rd annual Maxwell Award and the 25th annual Chuck Bednarik Award, and the lists include eighteen players from the Atlantic Coast Conference.  

The Maxwell Award, named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell, has been given to America's College Player of the
Year since 1937. Maxwell's contributions to the game of football were extensive, including time as a player, a
sportswriter and an official. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year
since 1995. Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the
College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the NFL Hall of Fame's Class of '67.

ACC Players On 2019 Maxwell Award Watch List
AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College
Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson
Cam Akers, RB, Florida State
Maurice Ffrench, WR, Pitt
Bryce Perkins, QB, Virginia
Ryan Willis, QB, Virginia Tech

ACC Players On 2019 Bednarik Award Watch List
Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson
Xavier Thomas, DE, Clemson
Victor Dimukeje, DE, Duke
Marvin Wilson, NG, Florida State
Jon Garvin, DE, Miami
Shaquille Quarterman, LB, MIami
Damar Hamlin, S, Pitt
Andre Cisco, S, Syracuse
Alton Robinson, DE, Syracuse
Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia