STATE COLLEGE — Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar, senior running back Kaytron Allen and senior running back Nicholas Singleton were tabbed to the Maxwell Award Watch List on Monday.

The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert “Tiny” Maxwell who was a former standout at the Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter and football official.

Allar is entering his senior season and was All-Big Ten honorable mention in both 2023 and 2024 by coaches and media. He was a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist last season. Allar has completed 63% of his passes for 6,302 yards and 53 touchdowns while also rushing for 560 yards and 11 scores. He ranks first all-time at Penn State in completion percentage (62.9) and interception percentage (1.19).

The quarterback also is third at Penn State with 53 career touchdowns, fifth in completions (530), tied for fifth in 200-yard passing games (16), sixth in passing yards (6,302) and passing attempts (843) and is tied for ninth in yards per attempt (7.5). Allar is tied for sixth in rushing touchdowns among Penn State quarterbacks.

Allen earned All-Big Ten honorable mention last year and was a second-team All-Big Ten selection from coaches and third-team from the media in 2023.

In his Nittany Lion career, Allen has rushed for 2,877 yards and 24 touchdowns on 559 carries and averaged 5.1 yards per rush. He also had 52 receptions for 422 yards and four touchdowns.

Allen ranks ninth all-time at Penn State in rushing attempts (559), 11th in rushing yards (2,877) and tied for 15th in rushing touchdowns. In 2024, he rushed for 1,108 yards on 220 carries with eight touchdowns.

Singleton is tabbed a Walter Camp Football Foundation preseason All-American. He was voted All-Big Ten honorable mention as a running back and return specialist in 2024. He earned third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2023 and was Big Ten Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year.

Singleton owns 2,912 rushing yards, 32 rushing touchdowns, 78 receptions, 768 receiving yards, eight touchdowns and 993 kick return yards at Penn State.