Chuck Bednarik Award

Chuck Bednarik Award
Awarded for	College defensive player of the year
Country	United States
Presented by	Maxwell Football Club
History
First award	1995
Most recent	Payton Wilson, NC State
Website	www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bednarik/bednarik_m.htm

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

	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 (2)	Undrafted
1996	Pat Fitzgerald	LB	Northwestern (2)	Undrafted
1997	Charles Woodson	CB	Michigan	4th	^[1]
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	^[2]
2006	Paul Posluszny	LB	Penn State	34th	^[2]
2007	Dan Connor	LB	Penn State (4)	74th
2008	Rey Maualuga	LB	USC	38th
2009	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Nebraska	2nd
2010	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	5th	^[3]
2011	Tyrann Mathieu	CB	LSU (2)	69th	^[4]
2012	Manti Te'o	LB	Notre Dame	38th	^[5]
2013	Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh	13th	^[6]
2014	Scooby Wright III	LB	Arizona	250th	^[7]
2015	Tyler Matakevich	LB	Temple	246th	^[8]
2016	Jonathan Allen	DT	Alabama	17th	^[9]
2017	Minkah Fitzpatrick	CB	Alabama (2)	11th	^[10]
2018	Josh Allen	LB	Kentucky	7th	^[11]
2019	Chase Young	DE	Ohio State	2nd	^[12]
2020	Zaven Collins	LB	Tulsa	16th	^[13]
2021	Jordan Davis	DT	Georgia (2)	13th
2022	Will Anderson Jr.	LB	Alabama (3)	3rd	^[14]
2023	Payton Wilson	LB	NC State	98th
2023	Payton Wilson	LB	NC State	98th

References

General

"Chuck Bednarik Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 8, 2017.

Footnotes

^ "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
^ "Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award". Beaver County Times. December 9, 2005. p. B1. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "LSU's Patrick Peterson wins Chuck Bednarik, Jim Thorpe awards". The Times-Picayune. December 9, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "LSU has big night as college football awards are handed out". USA Today. Associated Press. December 9, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ Scheuring, Ian. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald Wins Bednarik Award". Associated Press. December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Chuck Bednarik Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
^ "Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense". USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
^ "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.
^ "Minkah Fitzpatrick also takes home Chuck Bednarik Award". Bamaonline.com. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^ Conway, Tyler. "Kentucky's Josh Allen Wins 2018 Bednarik Award as Top Defensive Player". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
^ "Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. 12 December 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
^ "Bama players take home several major awards". 8 January 2021.
^ "Alabama linebacker Will Anderson wins 2022 Bednarik Award". 8 December 2022.

External links

Official website

[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 2018-12-07.

[12] "Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. 12 December 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[13] "Bama players take home several major awards". 8 January 2021.

[14] "Alabama linebacker Will Anderson wins 2022 Bednarik Award". 8 December 2022.

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v t e College football awards
Overall trophies	Heisman Trophy (winners) (Most outstanding) Maxwell Award (Player of the year) Walter Camp Award (Player of the year) Defunct: Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable) Chic Harley Award (Best player)
Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year
Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Manning Award (Quarterback) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Joe Moore Award (Offensive line) Rimington Trophy (Center) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Butkus Award (Linebacker) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper) Jet Award (Return specialist) Peter Mortell (Holder)
Other national player awards	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Lombardi Award (Best performance) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker) Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award (Best player of Polynesian descent) Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player)
All-Americans	College Football All-America Team (unanimous selections) Little All-America team
Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)
Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards
Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)
Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA) Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports) Fred Mitchell Award (non-Div. I FBS placekicker) Defunct: Melberger Award (Div. III)
Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)
Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award
Regional awards	Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion) Conerly Trophy (Mississippi) Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian NCAA player) Dudley Award (Virginia) Norris Cup (North Carolina, school's best athlete) Porter Cup (South, school's best athlete) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi; offensive lineman) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)
Awards organizations	Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus (defunct) Walter Camp Football Foundation Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

Winners

See also

References

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