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Deshaun Watson of Clemson and Lamar Jackson of Louisville each claimed top awards during The Home Depot College Football Awards hosted by Chris Fowler, and joined by Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Tom Rinaldi and Samantha Ponder on ESPN Thursday night live from the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience in Atlanta.

Jackson, a sophomore from Pompano Beach, Fla., became the first Louisville player to win the Maxwell Award.  Watson, a junior from Gainesville, Ga., claimed the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award for the second straight year, joining BYU’s Ty Detmer, Florida’s Danny Wuerffel and Oklahoma’s Jason White as the only two-time winners of the award.  Each of the three previous winners also won the Heisman Trophy one of those seasons.

Jonathan Allen won the Chuck Bednarik Award for the college defensive player of the year; Dede Westbrook won the Biletnikoff Award for the outstanding receiver; Zane Gonzalez claimed the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award; Mitch Wishnowsky won the Ray Guy Award for college punter of the year; Cam Robinson won the Outland Trophy for the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman; Adoree’ Jackson won the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation’s best defensive back; and D’Onta Foreman claimed the Doak Walker Award.

THE HOME DEPOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS WINNERS – (winner in bold)

Chuck Bednarik Award College Defensive Player of the Year	Jonathan Allen, Alabama (Sr.) – WINNER Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (So.) Jabrill Peppers, Michigan (Jr.)
Biletnikoff Award Outstanding Receiver	Austin Carr, Northwestern (Jr.) Zay Jones, East Carolina (Sr.) Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma (RS Sr.) – WINNER
Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Nation’s Outstanding Placekicker	Daniel Carlson, Auburn (Jr.) Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State (Sr.) – WINNER Younghoe Koo, Georgia Southern (Sr.)
Ray Guy Award College Punter of the Year	Michael Dickson, Texas (So.) Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah, (So.) – WINNER Cameron Johnston, Ohio State, (GS)
Maxwell Award College Player of the Year	Lamar Jackson, Louisville (So.) – WINNER Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (RS Jr.) Jabrill Peppers, Michigan (Jr.)
Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Nation’s Best Quarterback	Lamar Jackson, Louisville (So.) Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (RS Jr.) Deshaun Watson, Clemson (Jr.)* – WINNER
Outland Trophy Nation’s Most Outstanding Interior Lineman	Pat Elflein, Ohio State (Sr.) Cody O’Connell, Washington State (RS Jr.) Cam Robinson, Alabama – WINNER
Jim Thorpe Award Nation’s Best Defensive Back	Adoree’ Jackson, USC (Jr.) – WINNER Jourdan Lewis, Michigan (Sr.) Tre’Davious White, LSU (Sr.)
Doak Walker Award Nation’s Premier Running Back	Dalvin Cook, Florida State (Jr.) D’Onta Foreman, Texas (Jr.) – WINNER Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State (Sr.)

 

Other awards recognized during The Home Depot College Football Awards:

The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award	Mike MacIntyre, Colorado
	Steve Spurrier
	James Conner, Pittsburgh (RS Jr.)
William V. Campbell Trophy Academic Success	Zach Terrell, Western Michigan, (RS Sr.)
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team	Brett Kasper, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Jr.)

 

The following players were also announced for the Walter Camp All-America Team:

 

	Player	Team
Player of the Year	Lamar Jackson	Louisville
Offensive Team
Quarterback	Lamar Jackson	Louisville
Wide Receiver	Dede Westbrook	Oklahoma
Wide Receiver	Zay Jones	East Carolina
Tight End	Jake Butt	Michigan
Offensive Lineman	Cam Robinson	Alabama
Offensive Lineman	Cody O’Connell	Washington State
Offensive Lineman	Roderick Johnson	Florida State
Offensive Lineman	Connor Williams	Texas
Center	Pat Elflein	Ohio State
Running Back	Donnel Pumphrey	San Diego State
Running Back	Dalvin Cook	Florida State
Defensive Team
Defensive Lineman	Myles Garrett	Texas A&M
Defensive Lineman	Jonathan Allen	Alabama
Defensive Lineman	Demarcus Walker	Florida State
Defensive Lineman	Derek Barnett	Tennessee
Linebacker	Reuben Foster	Alabama
Linebacker	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
Linebacker	Zach Cunningham	Vanderbilt
Defensive Back	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan
Defensive Back	Malik Hooker	Ohio State
Defensive Back	Adoree’ Jackson	USC
Defensive Back	Tre’Davious White	LSU
Special Teams
Placekicker	Zane Gonzalez	Arizona State
Punter	Mitch Wishnowsky	Utah
Kick Returner	Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh

 

Three additional awards were announced during The Red Carpet Special at The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPNU:

• Rimington Trophy (nation’s outstanding center): Pat Elflein, Ohio State
• John Mackey Award (nation’s outstanding tight end): Jake Butt, Michigan
• Wuerffel Trophy (community service): Zach Terrell, Western Michigan

 

Several other awards were recognized during this year’s show:

• The Butkus Award (top linebacker): Reuben Foster, Alabama
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation’s outstanding defensive player): Jonathan Allen, Alabama
• Frank Broyles Award (top assistant coach): Brent Venables, Clemson

 

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