The Maxwell Football Club announced their watch list for the 90th Maxwell Award on Monday, presented annually to the most outstanding offensive player in college football, selecting Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and running back Kewan Lacy.
A semifinalist for the Maxwell Award last season, Chambliss ranks among the top returning quarterbacks in the nation after throwing for 3,937 yards and 22 touchdowns while adding 527 yards and eight scores on the ground a year ago. The 2025 SEC Newcomer of the Year and 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award semifinalist continues to receive preseason praise headed into 2026, recently earning a spot on the preseason All-SEC First Team.
One of the country’s top returners at running back, Lacy set a pair of program records with 1,567 yards and 24 touchdowns en route to first team All-American honors in 2025. A finalist for the 2025 Doak Walker Award, Lacy adds Maxwell Award preseason watch list to his 2026 catalog that already includes a preseason first team all-SEC nod.
The pair make Ole Miss one of 16 programs across college football with multiple honorees on the Maxwell Award preseason watch list.
Semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 10, with the three finalists being unveiled on November 24. The winner of the 2026 Maxwell Award will be announced as a part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 10.
Coming off a College Football Playoff semifinal appearance a season ago, the Ole Miss football team is set to kickoff the 2026 season on Sunday, September 6 against Louisville at 6:30 p.m. CT at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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