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Bryant, Eason Named To Bednarik, Maxwell Watch Lists
July 15, 2019 | Football
Washington's Jacob Eason and Myles Bryant have been named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award and Chuck Bednarik Award, respectively, the Football Writers Association of American announced today.
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.
Eason, a junior quarterback from Lake Stevens, Wash., enters his first season of eligibilty in a Husky uniform, having spent the 2018 season redshirting after transferring to the UW from Georgia, where he started in 2016.
Bryant, a senior defensive back from Pasadena, Calif., has started 25 games over the last two seasons and enters the 2019 season as the most experienced player on a defense that has finished atop the Pac-12 the last four seasons. Bryant was a second-team All-Pac-12 player last year after having earned honorable mention in 2017.
Today marks the first day of summer watch-list season as, over the next two weeks, lists for 16 college postseason awards will be announced. Here's the schedule:
Mon., July 15 – Bednarik Award & Maxwell Award
Tue., July 16 – Davey O'Brien Award
Wed., July 17 – Doak Walker Award
Thu., July 18 – Biletnikoff Award
Fri., July 19 – Mackey Award & Rimington Trophy
Mon., July 22 – Paycom Jim Thorpe Award & Butkus Award
Tue., July 23 – Outland Trophy presented by NFID & Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Wed., July 24 – Lou Groza Award & Ray Guy Award
Thu., July 25 – Paul Hornung Award & Wuerffel Trophy
Fri., July 26 – Walter Camp Award
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.
Eason, a junior quarterback from Lake Stevens, Wash., enters his first season of eligibilty in a Husky uniform, having spent the 2018 season redshirting after transferring to the UW from Georgia, where he started in 2016.
Bryant, a senior defensive back from Pasadena, Calif., has started 25 games over the last two seasons and enters the 2019 season as the most experienced player on a defense that has finished atop the Pac-12 the last four seasons. Bryant was a second-team All-Pac-12 player last year after having earned honorable mention in 2017.
Today marks the first day of summer watch-list season as, over the next two weeks, lists for 16 college postseason awards will be announced. Here's the schedule:
Mon., July 15 – Bednarik Award & Maxwell Award
Tue., July 16 – Davey O'Brien Award
Wed., July 17 – Doak Walker Award
Thu., July 18 – Biletnikoff Award
Fri., July 19 – Mackey Award & Rimington Trophy
Mon., July 22 – Paycom Jim Thorpe Award & Butkus Award
Tue., July 23 – Outland Trophy presented by NFID & Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Wed., July 24 – Lou Groza Award & Ray Guy Award
Thu., July 25 – Paul Hornung Award & Wuerffel Trophy
Fri., July 26 – Walter Camp Award
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