PHILADELPHIA - Utah senior running back Devontae Booker has been named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award while senior linebacker Jared Norris is on the watch list for the Bednarik Award. The Maxwell Award is given to America's College Player of the Year and the Bednarik Award is presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year. Both are awarded by the Maxwell Football Club.
A first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2014, Booker averaged 116.3 yards per game and his 1,512 net yards included a Pac-12-best 815 yards after contact--almost 200 more than his closest contender.