The Maxwell Football Club announced on Monday that UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson and running back Zach Charbonnet have been named to its watch list for the 86th Maxwell Award. The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football.
Last season, Thompson-Robinson led the Pac-12 in pass efficiency rating (153.9), total offense (274.4 yards/g), points responsible for (182), passing yards per completion (13.69) and passing yards per pass attempt (8.51). He also rated No. 10 in the Pac-12 in rushing yards per game (55.36). Thompson-Robinson has moved into the Top Five at UCLA in career passing yards, career completions and career TD passes. He totaled over 300 yards of offense in games against Fresno State (345), Arizona State (330), Colorado (355) and USC (395). In that USC contest, he ran for two scores and passed for four more. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 by the Associated Press.
In 2020, Thompson-Robinson posted a pass efficiency rating of 156.29 which was the highest by a Bruin starting quarterback since 2005.In 2019, the quarterback set a school record with 564 yards of total offense in a come-from-behind win at Washington State. He joins Josh Rosen, Cade McNown and Brett Hundley as the only Bruins to record multiple 400-yard total offense games for their careers.
Charbonnet led Pac-12 rushers last season with seven 100-yard games on his way to racking up 1,137 yards on the ground. He was No. 2 in the conference in rushing yards per game (94.8) and No. 6 in the league in all-purpose yards per game (111.7). Charbonnet ranked No. 22 in the nation in rushing yards (1,137) and in rushing TDs (13). He had multiple catches in six games and is UCLA's leading returning receiver (24 catches) for 2022. The Associated Press voted him the 2021 Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. He was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection by the conference coaches.
The Bruins open the 2022 season with three straight non-conference home contests. The campaign begins on Sept. 3 against Bowling Green at Rose Bowl Stadium in a 11:30 a.m. PT kickoff that airs on Pac-12 Network. A Sept. 10 visit by Alabama State follows, with the Pac-12 Network-televised matchup slated for a 2 p.m. start. Pac-12 Network also provides coverage of the Sept. 17 battle with South Alabama, beginning at 11 a.m. To place a $99 deposit on 2022 UCLA football season tickets, CLICK HERE.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official. Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced in early November, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled later that month. The winner of the 2022 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held in December. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
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