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JAGS’ TOLBERT A CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR AWARD

PHILADELPHIA – University of South Alabama wide receiver Jalen Tolbert is among the 80 individuals included on the initial Watch List for the 85th Maxwell Award, which is presented annually to the outstanding player in college football. The announcement was made Monday by the Maxwell Football Club.

Having already been recognized on four preseason All-America teams and as a first-team preseason all-Sun Belt Conference selection by four different organizations, Tolbert is coming off a year in which he was named first-team all-league after concluding the 2020 campaign with 64 receptions for 1,085 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.