University of Miami quarterback Carson Beck has been named to the Maxwell Award preseason watch list, the Maxwell Football Club announced.
The Maxwell Award, established in 1937, is presented annually to college football’s Player of the Year. Beck now has a chance to become only the fourth Miami quarterback ever to win the Maxwell Award, joining Vinny Testaverde (1986), Gino Torretta (1992) and Ken Dorsey (2001).
Beck arrives at Miami following a decorated career at Georgia, where over five seasons he accumulated 7,912 passing yards and 58 touchdowns, guiding the Bulldogs to a 24‑3 record in his 27 career starts. His breakout came as a starter in 2023, when he led Georgia to a 13‑1 finish with 3,941 yards and 24 touchdowns. In 2024 he threw for 3,485 yards and 28 touchdowns despite battling injuries that ultimately ended his season with elbow surgery.
The ACC tied for the most selections in the nation with 17 players on the Maxwell watch list. Miami’s lone representative was Carson Beck. Here are the selections from the ACC:
- Cade Klubnik, Clemson, Senior, QB
- Antonio Williams, Clemson, Junior, WR
- Darian Mensah, Duke, Sophomore, QB
- Tommy Castellanos, Florida State, Senior, QB
- Haynes King, Georgia Tech, Senior, QB
- Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech, Senior, RB
- Miller Moss, Louisville, Senior, QB
- Isaac Brown, Louisville, Sophomore, RB
- Carson Beck, Miami, Senior, QB
- CJ Bailey, NC State, Sophomore, QB
- Eli Holstein, Pitt, Sophomore, QB
- Desmond Reid, Pitt, Senior, RB
- Kevin Jennings, SMU, Junior, QB
- Chandler Morris, Virginia, Senior, QB
- Kyron Drones, Virginia Tech, Senior, QB
- Terion Stewart, Virginia Tech, Senior, RB
- Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest, Senior, RB
Maxwell semifinalists will be announced on November 11, 2025, the finalists on November 25, and the winner will be revealed on December 11, with the award ceremony scheduled for March 13, 2026 in Atlanta.