11/10/2026 8:59 AM | Football
Senior quarterback is one of 18 remaining for Collegiate Player of the Year Award
PHILADELPHIA — Utah senior quarterback Devon Dampier has been named a semifinalist for the 90th Maxwell Award presented to the Collegiate Player of the Year, Maxwell Football Club Executive Director, Mark Wolpert, announced on Tuesday.
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Dampier led then-No. 3 Utah past then-No. 9 BYU 28-20 in front of a sold-out Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, going 14-of-26 through the air for 177 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He also rushed 20 times for 87 yards with two scores on the ground, while catching a 29-yard pass from wide receiver Creed Whittemore.
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Dampier is the second FBS player in the last 30 seasons to have multiple pass touchdowns, multiple rush touchdowns and 25+ receiving yards in single game. With the win on Saturday, Dampier is now 19-2 as the starter at Utah, taking sole possession of the sixth-most wins by a QB in program history.
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Three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled on Nov. 24. The winner of the 90th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 11. The formal presentation of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on March 13, 2027, at the Coca Cola Roxy Theater in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Dampier has been responsible for multiple touchdowns (passing + rushing) in all nine games this season. The only other players to accomplish that feat are Darian Mensah of Miami and Louisville's Lincoln Kienholz. At Cincinnati on Oct. 31, Dampier set the program record for most career rushing yards by a quarterback.Â
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Through Week 10, Dampier ranks sixth among all active Big 12 quarterbacks with 7,836 career passing yards, however Dampier has made his mark as a true dual-threat with 2,809 career rushing yards—trailing only Auburn's Byrum Brown (2,871) for the FBS quarterback lead.
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Dampier is 172-of-253 passing for 2,053 yards (20 TD) in nine games, while racking up 482 rushing yards on 103 carries (7 TD). He has passed for 250-plus yards in four contests (Arkansas, Utah State, Colorado and Cincinnati).
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The Phoenix, Ariz., native became one of just five Big 12 quarterbacks all-time to both rush and pass for 150-plus yards against a ranked opponent on Oct. 24, doing so against then-No. 14 Houston (204 passing, 150 rushing). He orchestrated 178 total yards of offense (passing + rushing) in the second half and ran for two touchdowns.
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Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Charlie Becker – Indiana
DeSean Bishop – Tennessee
CJ Carr – Notre Dame
Trinidad Chambliss – Ole Miss
Devon Dampier – Utah
Noah Fifita – Arizona
Gio Lopez – Wake Forest
Jayden Maiava – USC
Darian Mensah – Miami
Drew Mestemaker- Oklahoma State
Dylan Riley – Boise State
Keelon Russell – Alabama
LaNorris Sellers – South Carolina
Nate Sheppard – Duke
Jeremiah Smith – Ohio State
Gunner Stockton – Georgia
Malachi Toney – Miami
Conner Weigman – Houston
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UP NEXT
No. 2 Utah takes to the road for a 5:30 p.m. MT matchup at No. 22 Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Casino Del Sol Stadium in Tucson. The game will be broadcast on FOX.
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Dampier led then-No. 3 Utah past then-No. 9 BYU 28-20 in front of a sold-out Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, going 14-of-26 through the air for 177 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He also rushed 20 times for 87 yards with two scores on the ground, while catching a 29-yard pass from wide receiver Creed Whittemore.
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Dampier is the second FBS player in the last 30 seasons to have multiple pass touchdowns, multiple rush touchdowns and 25+ receiving yards in single game. With the win on Saturday, Dampier is now 19-2 as the starter at Utah, taking sole possession of the sixth-most wins by a QB in program history.
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Three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled on Nov. 24. The winner of the 90th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 11. The formal presentation of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on March 13, 2027, at the Coca Cola Roxy Theater in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Dampier has been responsible for multiple touchdowns (passing + rushing) in all nine games this season. The only other players to accomplish that feat are Darian Mensah of Miami and Louisville's Lincoln Kienholz. At Cincinnati on Oct. 31, Dampier set the program record for most career rushing yards by a quarterback.Â
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Through Week 10, Dampier ranks sixth among all active Big 12 quarterbacks with 7,836 career passing yards, however Dampier has made his mark as a true dual-threat with 2,809 career rushing yards—trailing only Auburn's Byrum Brown (2,871) for the FBS quarterback lead.
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Dampier is 172-of-253 passing for 2,053 yards (20 TD) in nine games, while racking up 482 rushing yards on 103 carries (7 TD). He has passed for 250-plus yards in four contests (Arkansas, Utah State, Colorado and Cincinnati).
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The Phoenix, Ariz., native became one of just five Big 12 quarterbacks all-time to both rush and pass for 150-plus yards against a ranked opponent on Oct. 24, doing so against then-No. 14 Houston (204 passing, 150 rushing). He orchestrated 178 total yards of offense (passing + rushing) in the second half and ran for two touchdowns.
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Maxwell Award Semifinalists
Charlie Becker – Indiana
DeSean Bishop – Tennessee
CJ Carr – Notre Dame
Trinidad Chambliss – Ole Miss
Devon Dampier – Utah
Noah Fifita – Arizona
Gio Lopez – Wake Forest
Jayden Maiava – USC
Darian Mensah – Miami
Drew Mestemaker- Oklahoma State
Dylan Riley – Boise State
Keelon Russell – Alabama
LaNorris Sellers – South Carolina
Nate Sheppard – Duke
Jeremiah Smith – Ohio State
Gunner Stockton – Georgia
Malachi Toney – Miami
Conner Weigman – Houston
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UP NEXT
No. 2 Utah takes to the road for a 5:30 p.m. MT matchup at No. 22 Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Casino Del Sol Stadium in Tucson. The game will be broadcast on FOX.
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FOLLOW THE UTES
Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.  Â
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