PSU Football
Information
Penn State Players on 2026 Pre-Season Trophy Watchlists—
UPDATED
Lott IMPACT Trophy (Announced May 22)—Tony Rojas LB
Other 2026 announcements are pending
LINK TO PENN STATE MAJOR COLLEGE AWARD WINNERS
Penn State Players on 2025 Pre-Season Trophy Watchlists—
Lott IMPACT Trophy—AJ Harris CB
Bobby Dodd Award—James Franklin
Allstate Good Works Team nominee—Cooper Cousins OL (Nick Dawkins C was Captain of this team in 2024)
Maxwell Award—Drew Allar QB (2nd year in row), Nick Singleton RB (2nd year in row), & Kaytron Allen RB
Outland Trophy—Vega Ioane OL & Zane Durant DT
Bronko Nagurski Trophy—Zane Durant DT & AJ Harris CB
Paul Hornung Award—Trebor Pena WR (Singleton on 2024 watchlist but not ’25)
Wuerffel Trophy—Cooper Cousins OL (Nick Dawkins C was 2024 winner of this trophy)
Patrick Mannelly Award—Tyler Duzansky LS (2nd year in row)—Named Finalist in December
Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Award—Drew Allar QB & Nick Singleton RB (2nd year in row)
Doak Walker Award—Nick Singleton RB & Kaytron Allen RB (2nd straight year for both)
Biletnikoff Award—Trebor Pena WR & Devonte Ross WR
Davey O’Brien Award—Drew Allar (2nd year in row/was semifinalist in 2024)
Mackey Award—Khalil Dinkins TE (Tyler Warren TE was 2024 winner of this award)
Bednarik Award—Dani Dennis-Sutton DE, AJ Harris CB, & Zane Durant DT
Lombardi Award—Vega Ioane OL & Zane Durant DT—Mid-season Watchlist-Ioane, Durant, & Dani Dennis-Sutton DE
Manning Award—Drew Allar QB (2nd year on watchlist)
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year—Vega Ioane OL—Named Finalist Dec. 9
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award—Drew Allar QB (2nd year in row/made top 10 in 2024)
2025 NFF Campbell Trophy nominee—Nick Dawkins C (Tyler Warren TE was Semifinalist in 2024)
Ray Guy Award Ongoing Watchlist-Riley Thompson P (who was not starting for PSU), Gabe Nwosu P (added Sept. 16)
Jason Witten College Man of the Year Award—Nick Dawkins (added Sept. 30)—Named Semifinalist on Oct. 15
