UNC QB Drake Maye named semifinalist for Walter Camp award
The national recognition for North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye continues.
A day after Maye was named a semi-finalist for the Davey O’Brien award, he is now a semi-finalist for another big award. Maye was named to the Walter Camp Player of the Year award on Wednesday afternoon joining 21 other players to be named to the list.
The award is given annually to the best player in college football. The list of 222 semifinalists will be trimmed down to five finalists on November 30th and the winner will be announced at the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 8.
Another day, another honor 🐏
Drake Maye is a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year!#CarolinaFootball 🏈 #UNCommon pic.twitter.com/oju2fCsb6Y
— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) November 16, 2022
Joining Maye on the list are: C.J. Stroud (Ohio State), Marvin Harrison Jr. (Ohio State), Will Anderson (Alabama), Bryce Young (Alabama), Stetson Bennett (Georgia), Brock Bowers (Georgia), Chase Brown (Illinois), Jayden Daniels (LSU), Blake Corum (Michigan), Michael Mayer (Notre Dame), Bo Nix (Oregon), Noah Sewell (Oregon), Israel Abanikanda (Pitt), Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), Jalin Hyatt (Tennessee), Bijan Robinson (Texas), Max Duggan (TCU), Zach Charbonnet (UCLA), Tuli Tuipulotu (USC), Caleb Williams (USC), Michael Penix (Washington).
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