Chuck Bednarik Award

Chuck Bednarik Award
Awarded forCollege defensive player of the year
CountryUnited States
Presented byMaxwell Football Club
History
First award1995
Most recentJordan Davis, Georgia
Websitewww.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bednarik/bednarik_m.htm

The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player 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

Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Year Player Position School Draft Ref
1995 Pat Fitzgerald LB Northwestern Undrafted
1996
1997 Charles Woodson CB Michigan 4th
1998 Dat Nguyen LB Texas A&M 85th
1999 LaVar Arrington LB Penn State 2nd
2000 Dan Morgan LB Miami 11th
2001 Julius Peppers DE North Carolina 2nd
2002 E. J. Henderson LB Maryland 40th
2003 Teddy Lehman LB Oklahoma 37th
2004 David Pollack LB Georgia 17th
2005 Paul Posluszny LB Penn State 34th
2006
2007 Dan Connor LB Penn State 74th
2008 Rey Maualuga LB USC 38th
2009 Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska 2nd
2010 Patrick Peterson CB LSU 5th
2011 Tyrann Mathieu CB LSU 69th
2012 Manti Te'o LB Notre Dame 38th
2013 Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh 13th
2014 Scooby Wright III LB Arizona 250th
2015 Tyler Matakevich LB Temple 246th
2016 Jonathan Allen DT Alabama 17th
2017 Minkah Fitzpatrick CB Alabama 11th
2018 Josh Allen LB Kentucky 7th
2019 Chase Young DE Ohio State 2nd
2020 Zaven Collins LB Tulsa 16th
2021 Jordan Davis DT Georgia N/A

See also


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