It's that time of year when we start to see all those fun watch lists come out.
Sure, they might not mean much now, but it's another sign that we are getting closer and closer to the college football season. Today, the National College Football Awards Association released the 2014 watch lists for the Bednarik Award, which is given annually to the nation's best defensive player, and the Maxwell Award, which is presented each year to the college football player of the year.
The SEC is well represented, with 15 players from the league making the Bednarik watch list and 13 on the Maxwell watch list. There were 76 total players on each list.
Bednarik
Landon Collins, S, Alabama
Trey DePriest, LB, Alabama
Alvin "Bud" Dupree, DE, Kentucky
Trey Flowers, DE, Arkansas
Leonard Floyd, LB, Georgia
Dante Fowler Jr., DE/LB, Florida
Markus Golden, DE, Missouri
Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida
Jordan Jenkins, LB, Georgia
A.J. Johnson, LB, Tennessee
Benardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State
Cody Prewitt, S, Ole Miss
A'Shawn Robinson, DE, Alabama
Robenson Therezie, S, Auburn
Ramik Wilson, LB, Georgia
Maxwell
Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn
Jacob Coker, QB, Alabama
Alex Collins, RB, Arkansas
Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina
Jeff Driskel, QB, Florida
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama
Nick Marshall, QB, Auburn
Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State
Bo Wallace, QB, Ole Miss
Jonathan Williams, RB, Arkansas
T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama
