Oregon State running back Damien Martinez was selected to the preseason “2023 Maxwell Award Watch List” this week, solidifying his spot as one of the biggest talents heading into the 2023 college football season. The Maxwell Award is one of the game’s top honors, that is given yearly to the country’s top overall player.
Martinez shares a spot on the watch list with some of the nation’s biggest names in the game, including USC’s star quarterback Caleb Williams, Ohio State wide receiving duo Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka, and bruising Georgia tight end Brock Bowers.
The Beavers rising sophomore is also one of twenty-two tailbacks named on the backfield-heavy list.