Kentucky Wildcats running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. has been named to the 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List. This award is presented annually to the outstanding player in college football.
Rodriguez, a 5-foot-11, 224-pounder from McDonough (GA), led the Cats in rushing in 2020 with 785 yards and 11 touchdowns, despite missing two games due to COVID-19 protocols. He still finished with four 100-yard rushing games, including three of the final four games for which he was available.
More impressively, Rodriguez had 105-straight carries without being tackled behind the line of scrimmage and gained positive yardage on 116 of his 119 total attempts.