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Chuck Bednarik Award

College football award

College football award

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nameChuck Bednarik Award
imageChuck Bednarik Award.png
captionChuck Bednarik Award
descriptionCollege defensive player of the year
presenterMaxwell Football Club
countryUnited States
year1995
holderCB Travis Hunter, Colorado
website

The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and professional American football player. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA head college football coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club, and sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country. The Maxwell Club is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the presentations are held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Club members are given voting privileges for the award.

Winners

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
YearPlayerPositionSchoolDraftRef
1995Pat FitzgeraldLBNorthwestern (2)Undrafted
1996
1997Charles WoodsonCBMichigan4th
1998Dat NguyenLBTexas A&M85th
1999LaVar ArringtonLBPenn State2nd
2000Dan MorganLBMiami11th
2001Julius PeppersDENorth Carolina2nd
2002E. J. HendersonLBMaryland40th
2003Teddy LehmanLBOklahoma37th
2004David PollackLBGeorgia17th
2005Paul PoslusznyLBPenn State (3)34th
2006
2007Dan ConnorLBPenn State (4)74th
2008Rey MaualugaLBUSC38th
2009Ndamukong SuhDTNebraska2nd
2010Patrick PetersonCBLSU5th
2011Tyrann MathieuCBLSU (2)69th
2012Manti Te'oLBNotre Dame38th
2013Aaron DonaldDTPittsburgh13th
2014Scooby Wright IIILBArizona250th
2015Tyler MatakevichLBTemple246th
2016Jonathan AllenDTAlabama17th
2017Minkah FitzpatrickCBAlabama (2)11th
2018Josh AllenLBKentucky7th
2019Chase YoungDEOhio State2nd
2020Zaven CollinsLBTulsa16th
2021Jordan DavisDTGeorgia (2)13th
2022Will Anderson Jr.LBAlabama (3)3rd
2023Payton WilsonLBNC State98th
2024Travis HunterCBColorado2nd

References

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References

  1. (December 12, 1997). "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner.
  2. (December 9, 2005). "Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award". Beaver County Times.
  3. (December 9, 2010). "LSU's Patrick Peterson wins Chuck Bednarik, Jim Thorpe awards". The Times-Picayune.
  4. (December 9, 2011). "LSU has big night as college football awards are handed out". USA Today.
  5. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now.
  6. (December 12, 2013). "Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald Wins Bednarik Award".
  7. (December 11, 2014). "Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Chuck Bednarik Award". USA Today.
  8. (December 10, 2015). "Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense". USA Today.
  9. (December 8, 2016). "Alabama defensive lineman Allen wins Bednarik Award". Yahoo Sports.
  10. (December 7, 2017). "Minkah Fitzpatrick also takes home Chuck Bednarik Award". Bamaonline.com.
  11. Conway, Tyler. "Kentucky's Josh Allen Wins 2018 Bednarik Award as Top Defensive Player".
  12. (12 December 2019). "Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award".
  13. (8 January 2021). "Bama players take home several major awards".
  14. (8 December 2022). "Alabama linebacker Will Anderson wins 2022 Bednarik Award".
  15. Escarpio, Max. (2024-12-12). "Colorado's Travis Hunter Wins Major College Football Award on Thursday".
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