The Maxwell Football Club released its preseason watch list for the 2013 Maxwell Award, which is awarded to the college player of the year.
The Maxwell Award is named after Robert W. “Tiny” Maxwell, who was a former college player and official in the early 1900’s. Maxwell was also a sportswriter and editor for the Philadelphia Public Ledger, according to the Maxwell Football Club.
The winner will be announced on December 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.
Florida HS Football Alumni on the 2013 Maxwell Award preseason watch list:
| Name | Position | College | High School |
| Dri Archer | RB | Kent State | Venice |
| Blake Bortles | QB | Central Florida | Oviedo |
| Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville | Miami Northwestern |
| Rakeem Cato | QB | Marshall | Miami Central |
| Amari Cooper | WR | Alabama | Miami Northwestern |
| Jeff Driskel | QB | Florida | Hagerty |
| Carlos Hyde | RB | Ohio State | Naples |
| Duke Johnson | RB | Miami (FL) | Miami Norland |
| Stephen Morris | QB | Miami (FL) | Monsignor Pace |
| Aaron Murray | QB | Georgia | Plant |
| Louis Nix III | DT | Notre Dame | Raines |
| Branden Oliver | RB | Buffalo | Miami Southridge |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | Clemson | South Fort Myers |
| James White | RB | Wisconsin | St. Thomas Aquinas |
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