Dorian Thompson-Robinson (1)
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Thompson-Robinson Named to Maxwell Award Watch List
July 24, 2020 | Football
The Maxwell Football Club announced on Friday that UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson has been named to its watch list for the 84th Maxwell Award. The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football.
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Thompson-Robinson ranked among the top 10 single-season performers in UCLA history with his 21 touchdown passes (10th), 2899 yards of total offense (10th) and 216 completions (9th) in the 2019 campaign. While leading the Bruins back from a 32-point deficit late in the third quarter at Washington State last season, he set a school record with 564 yards of total offense, which included 507 yards passing (third on the all-time school list).ย
The Bruin signal-caller ranked 34th in the NCAA, fourth in the Pac-12, in total offense per game (263.5 yards) and 31st nationally and fifth in the conference in passing yards per game (245.5). Thompson-Robinson also ran for at least 35 yards in seven games in 2019. He joins Josh Rosen, Cade McNown and Brett Hundley as the only Bruin quarterbacks to achieve multiple 400-yard total offense games for their careers. His 431 yards of total offense against USC rates as the second-most ever by a Bruin in a battle versus the Trojans (Tommy Maddox โ 445 yards in 1990)
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The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official. The winner will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. The formal award presentation is scheduled to be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala in Atlantic City, N.J. in March 2021.ย The 2019 Maxwell Award finalistsย featured quarterback Joe Burrow (winner), defensive lineman Chase Young and quarterback Jalen Hurts.
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Thompson-Robinson ranked among the top 10 single-season performers in UCLA history with his 21 touchdown passes (10th), 2899 yards of total offense (10th) and 216 completions (9th) in the 2019 campaign. While leading the Bruins back from a 32-point deficit late in the third quarter at Washington State last season, he set a school record with 564 yards of total offense, which included 507 yards passing (third on the all-time school list).ย
The Bruin signal-caller ranked 34th in the NCAA, fourth in the Pac-12, in total offense per game (263.5 yards) and 31st nationally and fifth in the conference in passing yards per game (245.5). Thompson-Robinson also ran for at least 35 yards in seven games in 2019. He joins Josh Rosen, Cade McNown and Brett Hundley as the only Bruin quarterbacks to achieve multiple 400-yard total offense games for their careers. His 431 yards of total offense against USC rates as the second-most ever by a Bruin in a battle versus the Trojans (Tommy Maddox โ 445 yards in 1990)
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The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official. The winner will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show. The formal award presentation is scheduled to be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala in Atlantic City, N.J. in March 2021.ย The 2019 Maxwell Award finalistsย featured quarterback Joe Burrow (winner), defensive lineman Chase Young and quarterback Jalen Hurts.
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