Chuck Bednarik Award Explained

Chuck Bednarik Award
Description:College defensive player of the year
Presenter:Maxwell Football Club
Country:United States
Year:1995
Holder:Payton Wilson, NC State

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

Year Player Position School DraftRef
1995 LB Northwestern (2) Undrafted
1996
1997 CB 4th[1]
1998 LB 85th
1999 LB 2nd
2000 LB 11th
2001 DE 2nd
2002 LB 40th
2003 LB 37th
2004 LB 17th
2005 LB 34th[2]
2006
2007 LB Penn State (4) 74th
2008 LB 38th
2009 DT 2nd
2010 CB 5th[3]
2011 CB LSU (2) 69th[4]
2012 LB 38th[5]
2013 DT 13th[6]
2014 LB 250th[7]
2015 LB 246th[8]
2016 DT 17th[9]
2017 CB Alabama (2) 11th[10]
2018 LB 7th[11]
2019 DE 2nd[12]
2020 LB 16th[13]
2021 DT Georgia (2) 13th
2022 LB Alabama (3)3rd[14]
2023Payton WilsonLBNC State98th

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Notes and References

  1. News: Manning, Woodson earn football honors. December 5, 2016. Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. 3C.
  2. News: Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award. October 17, 2016. Beaver County Times. December 9, 2005. B1.
  3. News: LSU's Patrick Peterson wins Chuck Bednarik, Jim Thorpe awards. January 8, 2017. The Times-Picayune. December 9, 2010.
  4. News: LSU has big night as college football awards are handed out. January 8, 2017. USA Today. Associated Press. December 9, 2011.
  5. News: Scheuring. Ian. Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards. January 8, 2017. Hawaii News Now.
  6. News: Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald Wins Bednarik Award. January 8, 2017. Associated Press. December 12, 2013.
  7. News: Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Chuck Bednarik Award. December 10, 2016. USA Today. Associated Press. December 11, 2014.
  8. News: Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense. December 10, 2016. USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2015.
  9. News: Alabama defensive lineman Allen wins Bednarik Award. December 10, 2016. Associated Press. Yahoo Sports. December 8, 2016. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220230224/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/alabama-defensive-lineman-allen-wins-bednarik-award-021649146--ncaaf.html. dead.
  10. News: Minkah Fitzpatrick also takes home Chuck Bednarik Award. December 7, 2017. Bamaonline.com. December 7, 2017.
  11. Web site: Kentucky's Josh Allen Wins 2018 Bednarik Award as Top Defensive Player. Conway. Tyler. Bleacher Report. en. 2018-12-07.
  12. Web site: Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award . OhioStateBuckeyes.com . 12 December 2019 . January 3, 2020.
  13. Web site: Bama players take home several major awards. 8 January 2021.
  14. Web site: Alabama linebacker Will Anderson wins 2022 Bednarik Award. 8 December 2022.