The award is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell, a former standout at Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter and football official.The full list consists of 80 players, with Miami ...

The Maxwell Award was inaugurated in 1937. Clint Frank from Yale was the first and Michael Penix Jr. from Washington is the most recent recipient of the award, as of December 2024.

In recent years, the winner of the Maxwell Award has often claimed the Heisman Trophy. Eight of the last 10 Maxwell Award recipients also won the Heisman Trophy.

The Maxwell Award and the Bednarik Award winners will be officially be named on the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 9. The broadcast will air on ESPN.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxwell Football Club announced a partnership with Mohegan Pennsylvania as the new host venue for the 86th Maxwell Awards Gala which will be held ...