After Gunner Kiel and Mike Boone were each included on the Maxwell Award watch list, tight end DJ Dowdy and kicker Andrew Gantz were each placed on preseason award watch lists this week. Gantz is on the watch list for the Lou Groza Award and Dowdy is in the running for the John Mackey Award.
Gantz connected on 21-of-27 field goal attempts last year and only missed on one extra point in 50 tries. He ranked sixth in the American Athletic Conference in scoring (112 points) and third among kickers in the league.