MANHATTAN, Kan. — K-State's Avery Johnson and DJ Giddens have been added to the Maxwell Award watch list.&nbsp; 

The Maxwell Award is [resented to the college player of the year by the Maxwell Football Club

Previous K-State Candidates Preseason Candidates:&nbsp;

Darren Sproles (2004), John Hubert (2013), Tyler Lockett (2014), Jesse Ertz (2017), Alex Barnes (2018), James Gilbert (2019), Skylar Thompson (2020 and 2021), Deuce Vaughn (2021 and 2022), Adrian Martinez (2022),&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/will-howard/11107">Will Howard</a>&nbsp;(2023)

Finalists:&nbsp;Michael Bishop (1998), Collin Klein (2012)&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Kansas State AthleticsMANHATTAN, Kan. — K-State's Avery Johnson and DJ Giddens have been added to the Maxwell Award watch list.&nbsp; The Maxwell Award is [resented to the college player of the year by the Maxwell Football ClubPrevious K-State Candidates Preseason Candidates:&nbsp;Darren Sproles (2004), John Hubert (2013), Tyler Lockett (2014), Jesse Ertz (2017), Alex Barnes (2018), James Gilbert (2019), Skylar Thompson (2020 and 2021), Deuce Vaughn (2021 and 2022), Adrian Martinez (2022),&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/will-howard/11107">Will Howard</a>&nbsp;(2023)Semifinalists:&nbsp;Jake Waters (2014)Finalists:&nbsp;Michael Bishop (1998), Collin Klein (2012)&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏈 K-State's Avery Johnson and DJ Giddens added to Maxwell Watch List