There were 90 Maxwell Award preseason nominees -- 9 from the SEC. The Maxwell Award goes to the Player of the Year.
ALABAMA: TE O.J. Howard, WR Calvin Ridley
GEORGIA: RB Nick Chubb
LSU: RB Leonard Fournette
OLE MISS: QB Chad Kelly
TENNESSEE: QB Joshua Dobbs, RB Jalen Hurd
TEXAS A&M: WR Christian Kirk, QB Trevor Knight
ALABAMA: TE O.J. Howard, WR Calvin Ridley
GEORGIA: RB Nick Chubb
LSU: RB Leonard Fournette
OLE MISS: QB Chad Kelly
TENNESSEE: QB Joshua Dobbs, RB Jalen Hurd
TEXAS A&M: WR Christian Kirk, QB Trevor Knight