LUBBOCK, TX — Texas Tech’s star running back Tahj Brooks was recently named to the 2024 Maxwell Award watch list fo the upcoming 2024 season. The Maxwell Football Club announced the watchlist on Monday, July 29. The Maxwell Award is a postseason honor awarded to the most outstanding player in college football.
This isn’t the first watchlist Brooks is part of heading into this football season. He is already on the 2024 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team and the 2024 Preseason All-Big 12 Football team. He’s set to enter his fifth season with the Red Raiders, where he has a shot to become Texas Tech’s all-time leading rusher. Brooks currently sits in 7th all-time with 3,055 yards and is a little less than 1,200 yards from claiming the number one spot from Byron Hanspard.
Brooks returns for his final campaign after finishing last year as the nation’s 4th-best running back in yards. The Texas native finished with 1,538 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2023. Last season, Brooks garnered national attention when he was a semifinalist for both the Doak Walker and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Awards and All-Big 12 First-team Honors.
There are 80 players currently on the watchlist, including Brooks. The ACC has the most representation, with 20 candidates, followed by the SEC and Big 12 with 15 and the Big 10 with 12. Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. won the award in 2023.
The Maxwell Football Club has once again partnered with Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Phil Steele Publications as selection committee partners.
Texas Tech running back Tahj Brooks
(Credit: texastech.com)
Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced Nov. 12, 2024, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled Nov. 26, 2024. The winners of the 88th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 12, 2024.
For the complete list of players named to the watch list and additional information about the Maxwell Club, visit www.maxwellfootballclub.org.
According to the Maxwell Football Club’s website, the organization was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The Club recognizes excellence in performance at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully vested in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, community volunteerism, and leadership.
High school student-athletes around the country have an opportunity to participate in MFC Showcase events, free of charge, through the generosity of our corporate partners, Ivy Rehab, SAFR, the ETC Foundation, and the Run Around Inc.
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