Michael Penix Jr. named Maxwell Collegiate Player of the Year

Maxwell Football Club Executive Director Mark Wolpert announced that Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has been selected as the winner of the 87 th Maxwell Award as the Collegiate Player of the Year,

Penix Jr. has had a remarkable season for the Huskies leading Washington to an undefeated season and a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Huskies are back in the playoff for the first time since after the 2016 season as Penix has completed 307-of 466 passes for 4,218 yards.

He’s also thrown 33 TDs and nine interceptions. In addition to the Maxwell honor, Penix Jr. was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, Davey O’Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Wilson, a 6-4, 242-pound graduate student from Hillsborough, N.C., started all 12 games for the Wolfpack in 2023, leading a defense that ranks in the top 25 nationally in nine defensive categories. The ACC Defensive Player of the Year and five-time conference linebacker of the week, Wilson made 138 stops and 17.5 tackles for loss, along with ten pass breakups, a forced fumble, two recovered fumbles, and three interceptions with one returned for a score.

Wilson played 46 games and had 36 starts during his collegiate career with the Wolfpack.
Caleb Williams (USC) was the 2022 Maxwell Award winner, and Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. was the recipient of last year’s Bednarik Award. Anderson was a first-round draft pick by the Houston Texans in the 2023 NFL Draft and Williams just completed his junior season at USC and is widely considered to be one of the first quarterbacks taken in the 2024 NFL draft.

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