The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
DeWayne McBride Named Maxwell Award Semifinalist
11/1/2022 8:53:00 AM | Football
BIRMINGHAM - The nation's leading rusher DeWayne McBride has been named a semifinalist for the 86th Maxwell Award, which is given to the Collegiate Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.
McBride is one of 20 semifinalists on the list and is the only player from the Group of 5 to be recognized.
McBride is having one of the greatest individual seasons in school history and is on pace to set the UAB single season rushing record. In seven games, he has rushed for 1,146 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 7.0 yards per carry.
The Starke, Fla. native is leading the country in rushing yards per game with an average of 163.7. He has rushed for over 100 yards in every game this season and has two 200-yard rushing games so far.
Along with leading the country in rushing yards per game, McBride is also the NCAA active career leader in rushing yards per game (113.7) and yards per carry (7.1).
With 2,956 career rushing yards in 26 games, McBride is on the verge of becoming just the second player in school history to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards. He also ranks second at UAB in career 100-yard rushing games (15) and third in career touchdowns (29).
McBride and the Blazers return to Protective Stadium this Saturday to host league leading UTSA at 2:30 p.m.
Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Bryce Young - QB - Alabama
Jahmyr Gibbs - RB - Alabama
Brock Bowers - TE - Georgia
Chase Brown - RB - Illinois
Blake Corum - RB - Michigan
Drake Maye - QB - North Carolina
Michael Mayer - TE - Notre Dame
CJ Stroud - QB - Ohio State
Marvin Harrison Jr. - WR - Ohio State
Bo Nix - QB - Oregon
Israel Abanikanda - RB - Pitt
Max Duggan - QB - TCU
Hendon Hooker - QB - Tennessee
Jalin Hyatt - WR - Tennessee
Bijan Robinson - RB - Texas
DeWayne McBride - RB - UAB
Zach Charbonnet - RB - UCLA
Caleb Williams - QB - USC
Cam Rising - QB - Utah
Michael Penix Jr. - QB - Washington
McBride is one of 20 semifinalists on the list and is the only player from the Group of 5 to be recognized.
McBride is having one of the greatest individual seasons in school history and is on pace to set the UAB single season rushing record. In seven games, he has rushed for 1,146 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 7.0 yards per carry.
The Starke, Fla. native is leading the country in rushing yards per game with an average of 163.7. He has rushed for over 100 yards in every game this season and has two 200-yard rushing games so far.
Along with leading the country in rushing yards per game, McBride is also the NCAA active career leader in rushing yards per game (113.7) and yards per carry (7.1).
With 2,956 career rushing yards in 26 games, McBride is on the verge of becoming just the second player in school history to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards. He also ranks second at UAB in career 100-yard rushing games (15) and third in career touchdowns (29).
McBride and the Blazers return to Protective Stadium this Saturday to host league leading UTSA at 2:30 p.m.
Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Bryce Young - QB - Alabama
Jahmyr Gibbs - RB - Alabama
Brock Bowers - TE - Georgia
Chase Brown - RB - Illinois
Blake Corum - RB - Michigan
Drake Maye - QB - North Carolina
Michael Mayer - TE - Notre Dame
CJ Stroud - QB - Ohio State
Marvin Harrison Jr. - WR - Ohio State
Bo Nix - QB - Oregon
Israel Abanikanda - RB - Pitt
Max Duggan - QB - TCU
Hendon Hooker - QB - Tennessee
Jalin Hyatt - WR - Tennessee
Bijan Robinson - RB - Texas
DeWayne McBride - RB - UAB
Zach Charbonnet - RB - UCLA
Caleb Williams - QB - USC
Cam Rising - QB - Utah
Michael Penix Jr. - QB - Washington
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