Ted Hendricks Award Explained

Ted Hendricks Award
Description:	The top defensive end in college football
Presenter:	Ted Hendricks Foundation
Country:	United States
Year:	2002
Holder:	Laiatu Latu, UCLA, 2023

The Ted Hendricks Award is given annually to college football's top defensive end.^[1] The award is named after Ted Hendricks, a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame, and is presented by his own foundation. In 2022, Caleb Murphy, of NCAA Division II Ferris State University, became the first non-FBS player to win the award.^[2]

Winners

Year	Winner	School
		Arizona State
		Georgia
		Louisville
		Michigan
		Virginia
		Texas
		TCU
		Clemson
		Illinois
		South Carolina
	Jackson Jeffcoat^[3]	Texas
	Nate Orchard^[4]	Utah
	Carl Nassib^[5]	Penn State
	Jonathan Allen^[6]	Alabama
	Bradley Chubb^[7]	NC State
	Clelin Ferrell^[8]	Clemson
	Chase Young^[9]	Ohio State
	No award given
	Aidan Hutchinson^[10]	Michigan
2022	Caleb Murphy	Ferris State
	Laiatu Latu^[11]	UCLA

Notes and References

1. News: Alex. Makrides. Two FSU defensive ends named to Ted Hendricks Award watch list. August 22, 2017. The Palm Beach Post. December 8, 2023.
2. Web site: 2022-12-21 . Ferris State's Caleb Murphy Becomes First-Ever Non-FBS Player To Win Prestigious Ted Hendricks Award . Ferris State Bulldogs. en.
3. News: Texas Longhorns Jackson Jeffcoat named 2013 Hendricks Award winner for top DE. January 8, 2017. Dallas Morning News. December 2013.
4. News: Goodbread. Chase. Utah's Nate Orchard announced as Ted Hendricks Award winner. January 8, 2017. NFL.com. December 10, 2014.
5. News: Carl Nassib wins Ted Hendricks Award for top defensive end. January 8, 2017. Centre Daily Times. December 9, 2015.
6. News: Potter. Charlie. Alabama's Jonathan Allen wins 2016 Ted Hendricks Award. January 8, 2017. CBS Sports. December 7, 2016.
7. News: Smith. R. Cory. Bradley Chubb Wins 2017 Ted Hendricks Award. December 6, 2017. 247sports. December 6, 2017.
8. Web site: Clelin Ferrell Wins Ted Hendricks Award. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. December 6, 2018.
9. Web site: Clay . Jarrod . Chase Young wins 2019 Ted Hendricks Award . WSYX . 11 December 2019 . Columbus, OH . January 3, 2020.
10. Web site: Ablauf . Dave . Shepard . Chad . Hutchinson Named Ted Hendricks Award Winner, FWAA First Team All-American . mgoblue.com . 12 April 2022.
11. Web site: Williams . James . UCLA’s Laiatu Latu wins Lombardi, Ted Hendricks award . Los Angeles Daily News . 7 December 2023 . Los Angeles, CA . December 7, 2023.