WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue freshman wide receiver Rondale Moore is one of 20 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, presented annually to nation's outstanding player.
Moore leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks second nationally with an average of 181.1 all-purpose yards per game. Running back Darrell Henderson of Memphis tops the country at 183.8 yards.
In merely eight games, Moore already ranks 13th on the Purdue season list with 1,449 all-purpose yards. He boasts 802 receiving yards, 426 kickoff return yards, 163 rushing yards and 58 punt return yards. Moore is on pace for 2,173 all-purpose yards, which would break the school record of 2,121 set by Dorien Bryant during the 2007 season.
Moore also leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally with 68 receptions, the most by a Purdue player since Keith Smith had 91 in 2009. Moore's 802 receiving yards are second in the conference and 11th in the country.
The list of semifinalists:
Ian Book, QB, Notre Dame
A.J. Dillon, RB, Boston College
Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
Will Grier, QB, West Virginia
Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State
Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis
Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
Karan Higdon, RB, Michigan
D'Eriq King, QB, Houston
Marcus McMaryion, QB, Fresno State
Trace McSorley, QB, Penn State
McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF
Gardner Minshew, QB, Washington State
Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
Zack Moss, RB, Utah
Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado
Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
Semifinalist voting begins Oct. 31 and closes Nov. 18. Three finalists will be announced Nov. 19, and a second round of voting subsequently will take place. Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head football coaches, sports information directors and selected national media.
The winner of the 82nd Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show, which will be broadcast live on ESPN on Dec. 6. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club's Awards Dinner on March 8, 2019, at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Moore leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks second nationally with an average of 181.1 all-purpose yards per game. Running back Darrell Henderson of Memphis tops the country at 183.8 yards.
In merely eight games, Moore already ranks 13th on the Purdue season list with 1,449 all-purpose yards. He boasts 802 receiving yards, 426 kickoff return yards, 163 rushing yards and 58 punt return yards. Moore is on pace for 2,173 all-purpose yards, which would break the school record of 2,121 set by Dorien Bryant during the 2007 season.
Moore also leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally with 68 receptions, the most by a Purdue player since Keith Smith had 91 in 2009. Moore's 802 receiving yards are second in the conference and 11th in the country.
The list of semifinalists:
Ian Book, QB, Notre Dame
A.J. Dillon, RB, Boston College
Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
Will Grier, QB, West Virginia
Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State
Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis
Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
Karan Higdon, RB, Michigan
D'Eriq King, QB, Houston
Marcus McMaryion, QB, Fresno State
Trace McSorley, QB, Penn State
McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF
Gardner Minshew, QB, Washington State
Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
Zack Moss, RB, Utah
Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado
Benny Snell, RB, Kentucky
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
Semifinalist voting begins Oct. 31 and closes Nov. 18. Three finalists will be announced Nov. 19, and a second round of voting subsequently will take place. Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head football coaches, sports information directors and selected national media.
The winner of the 82nd Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show, which will be broadcast live on ESPN on Dec. 6. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club's Awards Dinner on March 8, 2019, at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.