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ESPN is set to broadcast its 31st annual The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday night. Awards will be presented during a two-hour special on the Worldwide Leader that is being hosted virtually from the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.
Some of the hardware being handed out throughout the night include the Maxwell, Doak Walker, Davey O’Brien, Biletnikoff, Ray Guy, and Lou Groza awards.
Will your favorite player be honored?
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 |