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<td data-label="Award: ">Maxwell Award</td>
<td data-label="Players: "><dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/dylan-edwards/12503" rel="smarttag" rev="12503">Dylan Edwards</a></dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/avery-johnson/12518" rel="smarttag" rev="12518">Avery Johnson</a></dfn></td>
<td data-label="Description: ">Outstanding player in college football</td>
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<br /><strong>MAXWELL AWARD</strong><br /><em>Presented to the college player of the year by the Maxwell Football Club</em><br /><strong>2025 Candidates:</strong><dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/dylan-edwards/12503" rel="smarttag" rev="12503">Dylan Edwards</a></dfn>,&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/avery-johnson/12518" rel="smarttag" rev="12518">Avery Johnson</a></dfn><br /><br /><strong><u>Previous K-State Candidates</u></strong><br /><strong>Preseason Candidates:</strong>&nbsp;RB Darren Sproles (2004), RB John Hubert (2013), WR Tyler Lockett (2014), QB Jesse Ertz (2017), RB Alex Barnes (2018), RB James Gilbert (2019), QB Skylar Thompson (2020), QB Skylar Thompson (2021), RB Deuce Vaughn (2021), QB Adrian Martinez (2022), RB Deuce Vaughn (2022), QB Will Howard (2024), RB&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/dj-giddens/11760" rel="smarttag" rev="11760">DJ Giddens</a></dfn>&nbsp;(2024), QB&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/avery-johnson/12518" rel="smarttag" rev="12518">Avery Johnson</a></dfn>&nbsp;(2024)<br /><br /><strong>Semifinalists:</strong>&nbsp;QB Jake Waters (2014)<br /><br /><strong>Finalists:</strong>&nbsp;QB Michael Bishop (1998), QB Collin Klein (2012)</div>
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🏈 K-State's 2025 NCFAA Watch List members