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ESPN’s 31st annual The Home Depot College Football Awards are set to be announced on Thursday, December 9 with a two-hour special live from ESPN Studios in Bristol, Connecticut.
The winners will be announced for the Maxwell, Doak Walker, Davey O’Brien, Biletnikoff, Ray Guy, Lou Groza, and other awards throughout the night.
Of course, the most prestigious award in college football, the Heisman Trophy, will not be awarded until Saturday night in New York City when either Alabama’s Bryce Young, Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson, or Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud take home the honor.
Who could take home some hardware on Thursday night?
A full look at the finalists for The Home Depot College Football Awards can be seen below.
2021 ESPN College Football Awards Finalists
| Chuck Bednarik Award College Defensive Player of the Year |
Will Anderson, Jr., Alabama Jordan Davis, Georgia Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon |
| Biletnikoff Award Outstanding Receiver |
Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh David Bell, Purdue Jameson Williams, Alabama |
| Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Nation’s Outstanding Placekicker |
Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma Jake Moody, Michigan Noah Ruggles, Ohio State |
| Ray Guy Award College Punter of the Year |
Matt Araiza, San Diego State Adam Korsak, Rutgers Jordan Stout, Penn State |
| Maxwell Award College Player of the Year |
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State Bryce Young, Alabama |
| Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Nation’s Best Quarterback |
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh C.J. Stroud, Ohio State Bryce Young, Alabama |
| Outland Trophy Nation’s Most Outstanding Interior Lineman |
Jordan Davis, Georgia Ikem Ekwonu, NC State Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa |
| Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Nation’s Best Defensive Back |
Coby Bryant, Cincinnati Verone McKinley III, Oregon Jalen Pitre, Baylor |
| Doak Walker Award Nation’s Premier Running Back |
Tyler Badie, Missouri Breece Hall, Iowa State Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State |
