College Football Awards Watch
Below is a list of the finalists of all the major college football awards. Auburn's Cam Newton and Stanford's Andrew Luck are both nominated for three awards, including Maxwell, Walter Camp and Davey O'Brien. The awards show will be Dec. 9 on ESPN. The Heisman will be presented on Dec. 11.
| 2010 College Football Awards | ||
 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State |
 Nick Fairley, Auburn |
 Patrick Peterson, LSU |
| Award | Finalists | Winner |
| Heisman Outstanding player | LaMichael James, Oregon Andrew Luck, Stanford Kellen Moore, Boise State Cam Newton, Auburn | Cam Newton, Auburn |
| Maxwell Best player | Andrew Luck, Stanford Kellen Moore, Boise State Cam Newton, Auburn | Cam Newton, Auburn |
| Walter Camp Player of the Year | Cam Newton, Auburn LaMichael James, Oregon Andrew Luck, Stanford | Cam Newton, Auburn |
| Sammy Baugh Trophy Top passer | N/A | Landry Jones, Oklahoma |
| Chuck Bednarik Top defensive player | Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson Nick Fairley, Auburn Patrick Peterson, LSU | Patrick Peterson, LSU |
| Fred Biletnikoff Wide receiver | Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina | Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State |
| Dick Butkus Linebacker | Luke Kuechly, Boston College Akeem Ayers, UCLA Bruce Carter, North Carolina Justin Houston, Georgia Von Miller, Texas A&M | Von Miller, Texas A&M |
| Lou Groza Kicker | Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State Danny Hrapmann, Southern Miss David Ruffer, Notre Dame | Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State |
| Ray Guy Punter | Drew Butler, Georgia Ryan Donahue, Iowa Chas Henry, Florida | Chas Henry, Florida |
| Ted Hendricks Defensive end | Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson Adrian Clayborn, Iowa Von Miller, Texas A&M Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh J.J. Watt, Wisconsin | Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson |
| Rotary/Lombardi Lineman/LB | Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson (DE) Adrian Clayborn, Iowa (DE) Nick Fairley, Auburn (DE) Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU (C) | Nick Fairley, Auburn |
| Ronnie Lott IMPACT Defensive player | Sam Acho, Texas Casey Matthews, Oregon Patrick Peterson, LSU J.J. Watt, Wisconsin | J.J. Watt, Wisconsin |
| John Mackey Tight end | Michael Egnew, Missouri Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin D.J. Williams, Arkansas | D.J. Williams, Arkansas |
| Bronko Nagurski Top defender | Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson (DE) Nick Fairley, Auburn (DT) Justin Houston, Georgia (LB) Luke Kuechly, Boston College (LB) Patrick Peterson, LSU (DB) | Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson |
| Davey O'Brien Quarterback | Andrew Luck, Stanford Kellen Moore, Boise State Cam Newton, Auburn | Cam Newton, Auburn |
| Outland Trophy Interior lineman | Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin (OT) Rodney Hudson, Florida State (OG) Nate Solder, Colorado (OT) | Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin |
| Rimington Trophy Center | Colin Baxter, Arizona Chase Beeler, Stanford Mike Brewster, Ohio State Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU David Molk, Michigan Ryan Pugh, Auburn | Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU |
| Jim Thorpe Defensive back | Tejay Johnson, TCU Patrick Peterson, LSU Prince Amukamara, Nebraska | Patrick Peterson, LSU |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Senior QB | Andy Dalton, TCU Colin Kaepernick, Nevada Christian Ponder, Florida State Ricky Stanzi, Iowa Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin | Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin |
| Doak Walker Running back | John Clay, Wisconsin Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State LaMichael James, Oregon | LaMichael James, Oregon |
