Florida State quarterback McKenzie Milton and linebacker Amari Gainer earned spots on the Maxwell and Bednarik award watch lists released Monday.
Milton, who is in his first season with the Seminoles after arriving in the offseason as a graduate transfer from UCF, is among 80 players named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award. The award is given annually to the top college football player in the country.
Milton led UCF to a 27-6 record during his time as the starting quarterback of the Knights including back-to-back American Athletic Conference Championship titles and consecutive appearances in New Year’s Six Access Bowl games in 2017-18.