SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Arizona State sophomore quarterback Jayden Daniels was named to watch list for the 84th Maxwell Award, as announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Friday. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football.
After becoming the first true freshman quarterback in program history to start the first game of the season, Daniels would go on to be named a ESPN Freshman All-American after throwing for 2,943 yards (11th most in school history) and 17 touchdowns in 2019. Daniels, who ended the season with only two interceptions (the fewest in school history by a quarterback throwing 300 or more passes in a season), led ASU to eight victories in 2019, including wins at No. 18 Michigan State, at No. 15 Cal and vs. No. 6 Oregon. Daniels' five 300+ yard performances last season are tied with Andrew Walter (2004) and Rudy Carpenter (2005) for the most in a single season in ASU history. In addition to the ESPN honor, Daniels was also Pac-12 Honorable Mention Freshman Offensive Player of the Year and was a FWAA Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year semifinalist.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 3, 2020, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 23, 2020. The winner of the 2020 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 10, 2020. The formal presentations of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel &Casino Atlantic City on March 12, 2021.
This is the second watch list that Daniels appears on heading into the 2020 season. On July 14 Daniels was one of 30 student-athletes named to 2020 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List.
Sun Devils on 2020 Award Watch Lists
Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
Jayden Daniels – story
Biletnikoff Award
Frank Darby – story
Butkus Award
Merlin Robertson – story
Outland Trophy
Dohnovan West – story
Lou Groza Award
Cristian Zendejas – story
Ray Guy Award
Michael Turk – story
Wuerffel Trophy
Ethan Long – story
Maxwell Award
Jayden Daniels - story
After becoming the first true freshman quarterback in program history to start the first game of the season, Daniels would go on to be named a ESPN Freshman All-American after throwing for 2,943 yards (11th most in school history) and 17 touchdowns in 2019. Daniels, who ended the season with only two interceptions (the fewest in school history by a quarterback throwing 300 or more passes in a season), led ASU to eight victories in 2019, including wins at No. 18 Michigan State, at No. 15 Cal and vs. No. 6 Oregon. Daniels' five 300+ yard performances last season are tied with Andrew Walter (2004) and Rudy Carpenter (2005) for the most in a single season in ASU history. In addition to the ESPN honor, Daniels was also Pac-12 Honorable Mention Freshman Offensive Player of the Year and was a FWAA Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year semifinalist.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 3, 2020, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 23, 2020. The winner of the 2020 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 10, 2020. The formal presentations of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel &Casino Atlantic City on March 12, 2021.
This is the second watch list that Daniels appears on heading into the 2020 season. On July 14 Daniels was one of 30 student-athletes named to 2020 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List.
Sun Devils on 2020 Award Watch Lists
Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
Jayden Daniels – story
Biletnikoff Award
Frank Darby – story
Butkus Award
Merlin Robertson – story
Outland Trophy
Dohnovan West – story
Lou Groza Award
Cristian Zendejas – story
Ray Guy Award
Michael Turk – story
Wuerffel Trophy
Ethan Long – story
Maxwell Award
Jayden Daniels - story