Florida sophomore quarterback [autotag]Anthony Richardson[/autotag] has been named to the Maxwell Award watch list.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the nation’s most outstanding player by the Maxwell Football Club every year since 1937. Richardson is looking to become the third player in Florida Gators history to win the Maxwell Award, with [autotag]Danny Wuerffel[/autotag] (1996) and [autotag]Tim Tebow[/autotag] (2007 & 2008) — the only Gators to win the award.
Despite being named to the Maxwell Award watch list, Richardson was left off the Davey O’Brien watch list, the award given out to the nation’s top quarterback.
You've had some time to look over the Preseason Watch List.
So which QBs did we miss? And who you think we will be adding to our Midseason Watch List as the 2022 season rolls along?#DaveyQBs pic.twitter.com/czqPdYeEMy
— Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) July 19, 2022
Richardson is expected to enter the season as Florida’s QB1, with last year’s starter [autotag]Emory Jones[/autotag] transferring to Arizona State. It’s understandable the Davey O’Brien selection committee left Richardson off their list, with the Gators quarterback’s ability to be the sole signal caller a question mark outside of Gainesville.
Richardson recently announced that he will stop using his trademarked nickname “AR-15” because of its association with the assault rifle used in mass shootings across the country.
Richardson appeared in eight games last season totaling 529 passing yards and 401 rushing yards. He was the first Gators quarterback named to the All-SEC Freshman team since 2014. His 152 passing yards and 115 rushing yards against USF made him the first player in FBS in the last 25 seasons to rush for 100-plus yards and throw for 150-plus yards while completing every pass he threw in the game (3/3).
The Florida Gators kick off the 2022 football season on Saturday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. EDT on ESPN.
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