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Downs Named To Maxwell Award Watch List
July 18, 2022 | Football
Josh Downs, a first team All-ACC wide receiver and a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 2021 as a sophomore, will begin the 2022 season on the watch list for the Maxwell Award.
Downs set North Carolina program records last fall with 101 receptions and 1,355 receiving yards. He scored a touchdown in eight-straight games, one short of the school record.
The Suwanee, Georgia, native led the ACC and ranked fifth nationally in receptions and was second in the league (11th nationally) in receiving yards.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell who was a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.
The Maxwell Award watch list will once again incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs and conferences from coast to coast.
For up-to-date information on Carolina football, visit GoHeels.com/Football and follow us on Twitter (@UNCFootball), Instagram (@uncfootball) and Facebook (Facebook.com/TarHeelFootball).
Downs set North Carolina program records last fall with 101 receptions and 1,355 receiving yards. He scored a touchdown in eight-straight games, one short of the school record.
The Suwanee, Georgia, native led the ACC and ranked fifth nationally in receptions and was second in the league (11th nationally) in receiving yards.
The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell who was a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sports writer and football official.
The Maxwell Award watch list will once again incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs and conferences from coast to coast.
For up-to-date information on Carolina football, visit GoHeels.com/Football and follow us on Twitter (@UNCFootball), Instagram (@uncfootball) and Facebook (Facebook.com/TarHeelFootball).
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