Article by CBS.COM
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray split top honors on a college football awards night that only has momentum building towards Saturday night’s Heisman Trophy announcement.
Tagovailoa took home the Walter Camp Award as well as the Maxwell Award, both of which honor the nation’s top player. But Oklahoma quarterback Murray won the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s best quarterback, beating Tagovailoa out for that honor. Earlier in the day, Murray was also announced as the AP Player of the Year.
Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen took home both the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy as the defensive player of the year, while Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor was named best running back (Doak Walker Award) and Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy was named the top wide receiver (Biletnikoff Award).
Check out the full collection of winners below from the 2018 college football season below.
| Award | Category | 2018 Winner |
| Maxwell Award | Player of the Year | Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama |
| Walter Camp Award | Player of the Year | Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama |
| Home Depot Award | Coach of the Year | Brian Kelly, Notre Dame |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Best Defensive Back | DeAndre Baker, Georgia |
| Davey O’Brien Award | Best Quarterback | Kyler Murray, Oklahoma |
| Rimington Trophy | Best Center | Garrett Bradbury, NC State |
| Lou Groza Award | Best Placekicker | Andre Szmyt, Syracuse |
| Butkus Award | Best Linebacker | Devin White, LSU |
| Doak Walker Award | Best Running Back | Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin |
| Biletnikoff Award | Best Wide Receiver | Jerry Jeudy, Alabama |
| John Mackey Award | Best Tight End | TJ Hockenson, Iowa |
| Outland Trophy | Best Interior Lineman | Quinnen Williams, Alabama |
| Ray Guy Award | Best Punter | Braden Mann, Texas A&M |
| Bednarik Award | Defensive Player of the Year | Josh Allen, Kentucky |
| Nagurski Trophy | Defensive Player of the Year | Josh Allen, Kentucky |
| Disney Spirit Award | Most Inspirational | Tyler Trent, Purdue |
| William V. Campbell Trophy | Academic Heisman | Christian Wilkins, Clemson |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Community Service | Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame |
| Broyles Award | Best Assistant Coach | Mike Locksley, Alabama |
