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Chuck Bednarik Award

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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.

Chuck Bednarik Award
Chuck Bednarik Award
Awarded forCollege defensive player of the year
CountryUnited States
Presented byMaxwell Football Club
History
First award1995
Most recentTexas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez
Websitemaxwellfootballclub.sportsengine-prelive.com/bednarik-award

Winners

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Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
YearPlayerPositionSchoolDraft Ref.
1995Pat Fitzgerald (2)LBNorthwesternUndrafted (1997)
1996Northwestern (2)
1997Charles WoodsonCBMichigan4th [1]
1998Dat NguyenDETexas A&M85th
1999LaVar ArringtonLBPenn State2nd
2000Dan MorganLBMiami (FL)11th
2001Julius PeppersDENorth Carolina2nd
2002E. J. HendersonLBMaryland40th
2003Teddy LehmanLBOklahoma37th
2004David PollackDEGeorgia17th
2005Paul Posluszny (2)LBPenn State (2)34th [2]
2006Penn State (3)
2007Dan ConnorLBPenn State (4)74th
2008Rey MaualugaLBUSC38th
2009Ndamukong SuhDTNebraska2nd
2010Patrick PetersonCBLSU5th [3]
2011Tyrann MathieuCBLSU (2)69th (2013) [4]
2012Manti TeʻoLBNotre Dame38th [5]
2013Aaron DonaldDTPittsburgh13th [6]
2014Scooby WrightLBArizona250th (2016) [7]
2015Tyler MatakevichLBTemple246th [8]
2016Jonathan AllenDTAlabama17th [9]
2017Minkah FitzpatrickSAlabama (2)11th [10]
2018Josh AllenLBKentucky7th [11]
2019Chase YoungDEOhio State2nd [12]
2020Zaven CollinsLBTulsa16th[13][14]
2021Jordan DavisDTGeorgia (2)13th[15]
2022Will Anderson Jr.LBAlabama (3)3rd[16][17]
2023Payton WilsonLBNC State98th[18]
2024Travis HunterCBColorado2nd[19][20]
2025Jacob RodriguezLBTexas Tech43rd[21]

See also

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References

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General
Footnotes
  1. ↑ "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award". Beaver County Times. December 9, 2005. p. B1. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "LSU's Patrick Peterson wins Chuck Bednarik, Jim Thorpe awards". The Times-Picayune. December 9, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "LSU has big night as college football awards are handed out". USA Today. Associated Press. December 9, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Scheuring, Ian. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald Wins Bednarik Award". Associated Press. December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Chuck Bednarik Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense". USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Alabama defensive lineman Allen wins Bednarik Award". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Minkah Fitzpatrick also takes home Chuck Bednarik Award". Bamaonline.com. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ Conway, Tyler. "Kentucky's Josh Allen Wins 2018 Bednarik Award as Top Defensive Player". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Tulsa's Zaven Collins Wins Bednarik Award". tulsahurricane.com. University of Tulsa. January 7, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Bama players take home several major awards". January 8, 2021.
  15. ↑ Morgan, James (December 10, 2021). "Jordan Davis joins elite company to win Outland, Bednarik awards". ugawire.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Will Anderson Jr. Wins Bednarik Award, Named First Team All-American". rolltide.com. The University of Alabama. December 8, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Alabama linebacker Will Anderson wins 2022 Bednarik Award". December 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Payton Wilson Wins Bednarik Award, Named First Team All-American". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. December 8, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  19. ↑ Snyder, Curtis (December 12, 2024). "Travis Hunter Wins Chuck Bednarik Award As Nation's Top Defensive Player". cubuffs.com. University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  20. ↑ Escarpio, Max (December 12, 2024). "Colorado's Travis Hunter Wins Major College Football Award on Thursday". Athlon Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Rodriguez collects Bednarik Award for fifth national honor". texastech.com. Texas Tech University. December 12, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
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