TROY, Alabama – Despite playing in just one full game last season due to injury, Troy senior running back B.J. Smith has been named to the watch list for the 84th annual Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Friday. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football.
Smith, the 2019 Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, missed the bulk of last season due to a knee injury sustained in the first quarter of Troy's second game. In his lone full game, Smith rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries.