PHILADEPHIA, Pa. – Cal senior quarterback Davis Webb was named Tuesday to the 80th annual Maxwell Award Watch List for the honor given annually to the nation's College Player of the Year since 1937. The award is named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell for his extensive contributions to the game including time as a player, sportswriter and official.

Webb is a graduate transfer who received his bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science from Texas Tech in May of 2016 in his first season at Cal. He was previously on the Maxwell Award Watch List during his 2014 sophomore season with the Red Raiders and recently was the top senior quarterback for the 2017 NFL Draft by ESPN's Mel Kiper in May.

Webb completed 459-of-747 passes (61.4%) for 5,557 yards with 46 touchdowns and 22 interceptions for a 138.4 passer efficiency rating in 23 games played and 14 starts over the last three seasons at Texas Tech from 2013-15. He ranks eighth among the school's all-time leaders in passing touchdowns, 10th in passing yards and touchdowns responsible for (49), and 11th in passing completions, passing attempts and total offense (5,567).

Webb began his collegiate career with a stellar true freshman season in 2013 when he helped lead Texas Tech to an 8-5 overall record including an upset victory over No. 14 Arizona State in the National University Holiday Bowl. Webb played in 10 games with six starts and threw for 2,718 yards on 226-of-361 passing (62.6%) with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions for a 139.1 passer efficiency rating. Webb also set seven Big 12 freshman records and four school marks for rookies. Webb was an honorable mention Freshman All-American selection of College Football News and won a host of other honors in his 2013 rookie campaign that he capped by earning National University Holiday Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player recognition after completing 28-of-41 passes for 403 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in a 37-23 win over the Sun Devils. Webb threw for over 400 yards on four occasions and over 300 yards six times to set freshman school marks in both categories, including a Big 12 and school freshman record 462 yards at West Virginia.

In addition to starting his 2014 sophomore campaign on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, he was also on watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award and Manning Award. He would finish the season completing 211-of-345 passes (61.2%) for 2,539 yards with 24 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a 138.4 passer efficiency mark. His 317.4 passing yards per game led the Big 12 and ranked sixth nationally while his 24 scoring throws were third in the conference and 20th in the country. He was also second in the league with an average of 319.4 yards of total offense per contest.

Webb was limited to five games off the bench as a 2015 junior, completing 22-of-41 passes for 300 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 131.22 passer efficiency rating.

Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced October 31, 2016, while the three finalists will be unveiled November 21, 2016. The winners of the 2016 Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 8, 2016. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 10, 2017.

The Maxwell Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 22 awards boast over 722 years of tradition-selected excellence. The members of the NCFAA are unveiling their preseason watch lists over a 12-day period this month. Sixteen of the association's 22 awards select a preseason watch list and the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort to promote each award's preseason candidates.