Beth Maiman | NCAA.com | August 9, 2017 2017 college football awards watch lists Share College football season is approaching fast. And with a new season, that also means a new set of award watch lists to keep an eye out for. RELATED: When does college football season start? Sixteen different award watch lists were announced over a 10-day span in July, starting with the Bednarik and Maxwell Awards on July 10 and ending with the Walter Camp Award on July 21. Watch lists will be shortened throughout the season and this year's winners will be announced on Dec. 7 at the annual Home Depot College Football Awards, hosted by the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. Here is the full list of 2017 preseason watch lists, as they were announced: AWARD WATCH LISTS: Bednarik | Maxwell | Mackey | Rimington | Lou Groza | Ray Guy | Nagurski | Outland | Thorpe | Butkus | Hornung | Biletnikoff | Wuerffel | O'Brien | Doak Walker | Walter Camp Click here to check out the 2016 winners. Way-too-early 2022 FCS playoff bracket predictions It's May and the FCS playoffs aren't until November, but that doesn't matter because we predicted the 24-team 2022 FCS playoff field anyway. READ MORE 9 potential breakout FCS football teams in the 2022 season Here's a look at the potential breakout FCS teams for the 2022 season. READ MORE Colleges and conferences with the most players drafted in the 2022 NFL draft Georgia had 15 players selected in the NFL draft, eclipsing the previous modern-era record of 14 picks, which was set by Ohio State in the 2004 NFL draft and later tied by LSU in 2020. The Bulldogs have five defensive players selected in the first round from a unit that allowed a national-best 10.2 points per game last season. READ MORE