Clemson football: Will Shipley named to Maxwell Watchlist

Clemson football running back Will Shipley was one of 85 candidates named to the Maxwell Award Watchlist for the 86th award presented to the outstanding player in college football.

The Maxwell Football Club presents a total of 13 awards of which the Maxwell Award is the most well known and is considered the premier award on the ESPN Home Depot College Awards Show each December.

Semifinalist and finalists will be named three weeks apart in November.

"Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 1, 2022, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 22, 2022. The winners of the 86th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 8, 2022. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards live from Atlantic City, NJ on March 10, 2023."

Unlike the Heisman, the Maxwell has a unique way of selecting the winner of the award, including advanced metrics into the selection discussion..

"The Maxwell Football Club has once again partnered with Pro Football Focus (PFF), XOS and Phil Steele Publications as selection committee partners. PFF provides detailed metrics and performance-based assessments to selection committee staff, and several senior PFF analysts are members of our selection committee. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is generally recognized as the most complete preseason magazine. XOS provides the Maxwell Club selection committee with access to game footage from all FBS colleges."

The Maxwell Football Club has a long and storied history in the game, along with community service, and leadership.

Last year’s finalists for the award were Bryce Young (winner), Kenneth Walker III and Kenny Pickett.Recent winners include: DeVonta Smith (2020), Joe Burrow (2019), Tua Tagovailoa (2018), Baker Mayfield (2017) and Lamar Jackson (2016).

This, too is a quarterback dominated trophy with 16 of the last 20 winners being quarterbacks, along 2 running backs, a wide receiver and a linebacker.