The Maxwell Football Club released their Maxwell and Bednarik Award watch lists today, and there are a couple Wolverines on the list - along with several guys on Michigan's schedule and in the Big Ten:
MAXWELL AWARD (Best Overall Player)
A.J. McCarron - QB - Alabama
Eddie Lacy - RB - Alabama
James Vandenberg - QB - Iowa
Denard Robinson - QB - Michigan
Fitzgerald Toussaint - RB - Michigan
Le'Veon Bell - RB - Michigan State
Rex Burkhead - RB - Nebraska
Cierre Wood - RB - Notre Dame
Tyler Eifert - TE - Notre Dame
Braxton Miller - QB - Ohio State
Silas Redd - RB - Penn State
Logan Thomas - QB - Virginia Tech*
Montee Ball - RB - Wisconsin
BEDNARIK AWARD (Best Defensive Player)
Nico Johnson - LB - Alabama
Robert Lester - CB - Alabama
C.J. Mosley - LB - Alabama
Jesse Williams - DT - Alabama
Jonathan Brown - LB - Illinois
Michael Buchanan - DE - Illinois
Micah Hyde - CB - Iowa
James Morris - LB - Iowa
Johnny Adams - CB - Michigan State
Denicos Allen - LB - Michigan State
Max Bullough - LB - Michigan State
William Gholston - LB - Michigan State
Manti Te'o - LB - Notre Dame
Johnathan Hankins - DT - Ohio State
John Simon - DE - Ohio State
Gerald Hodges - LB - Penn State
Ricardo Allen - CB - Purdue
Kawann Short - DT - Purdue
Kyle Fuller - CB - Virginia Tech*
James Gayle - DE - Virginia Tech*
Bruce Taylor - LB - Virginia Tech*
Chris Borland - LB - Wisconsin
*Virginia Tech isn't on the schedule this coming season, obviously, but Michigan just played them in January, so I thought it was relevant.
I think Michigan State's defense is going to pose another serious problem for Michigan this year. We'll see after the first game of the year if Michigan continues to struggle against a solid defense.
ReplyDeleteAlabama returns four defensive starters, and they have four defensive players on the watch list. Wow. I wonder how many of last year's backups would have been on the list if those players had gotten the playing time.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile we have no defensive players on the list. Ouch. Thank you very, very much, Rich Rod.
I'm very scared to watch our D line against their O line as well. I think
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