Devontae Booker, Jared Norris named to preseason award watch lists


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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Devontae Booker and Jared Norris were named to college football award watch lists Tuesday morning.

Booker was named to the Maxwell Award watch list, and Norris was named to the Bednarik Award watch list. The Maxwell Award is given to college football's Player of the Year, and the Bednarik Award is given to college football's Defensive Player of the Year.

Booker rushed for an average of 116.3 yards per game, and a total of 1,512 yards last season. He is projected to be one of the best running backs in the Pac-12 coming into the 2015 season. Norris was last year’s leading tackler for Utah with his 116 tackles, ranking him fourth in the Pac-12 for total tackles.

The Maxwell Award includes 80 players from around the country, including BYU’s Taysom Hill and Utah State’s Chuckie Keeton. The Bednarik Award includes 78 players from around the country, including BYU’s Bronson Kaufusi and Utah State’s Kyler Fackrell and Nick Vigil.

Both honors are awarded by the Maxwell Football Club and are awarded Dec. 10. Semifinalists for both awards will be named Nov. 23, with the three finalists for each award being named Nov. 23.

The Maxwell Award and the Bednarik Award are the first of several college football award watch lists that will be released through July 17. The following is the schedule for the remaining award watch lists:

July 8: John Mackey Award and Rimington Trophy
July 9: Lou Groza Award and Ray Guy Award
July 10: Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy
July 13: Jim Thorpe Award
July 14: Butkus Award and Rotary Lombardi Award
July 15: Biletnikoff Award and Wuerffel Trophy
July 16: Davey O’Brien Award and Doak Walker Award
July 17: Walker Camp Award

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