Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was added on to the 2009 Watch List for the 73rd Maxwell Award. This reward is for the outstanding player in college football. A total number of 55 players from last season will be added to the watch list and they all will be competing for the award.

Tebow was also part of the 72nd Maxwell because he had a HECK of a 2008 season which everybody was real impressed by. Tebow became only the second two-time winner of the award, while he joins John Lattner from Notre Dame in 1952-1953.