Chuck Bednarik Award

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{{Short description|College football award}}
{{infobox sports award
| name = Chuck Bednarik Award
| current_awards =
| image = Chuck Bednarik Award.png
| imagesize =
| caption = Chuck Bednarik Award
| description = College defensive player of the year
| presenter = [[Maxwell Football Club]]
| country = [[United States]]
| location =
| year = 1995
| holder = CB [[Travis Hunter]], [[2024 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
| website = {{url|https://maxwellfootballclub.sportsengine-prelive.com/bednarik-award}}
}}
The '''Chuck Bednarik Award''' is presented annually to the [[defence (sport)|defensive]] player of the year in [[college football]] as judged by the [[Maxwell Football Club]] to be the best in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|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==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ffe6bd; text-align:center;" |
| colspan="5" | Made at least one [[Pro Bowl]] during career
|-
| style="background:#FFCC00; text-align:center;" |
| colspan="5" | [[List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees|Inducted]] into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Year !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Player !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" | Position !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| School !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Draft
!Ref
|-
| 1995 || rowspan="2" | [[Pat Fitzgerald]] || rowspan="2" | [[Linebacker|LB]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] (2) || rowspan="2" | Undrafted
|-
| 1996
|- style="background:#FFCC00"
| 1997 || [[Charles Woodson]] || [[Cornerback|CB]]|| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 4th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Manning, Woodson earn football honors|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19971212&id=Z_JPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dwgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1907,6700069|access-date=December 5, 2016|work=Ocala Star-Banner|agency=Associated Press|date=December 12, 1997|page=3C}}</ref>
|-
| 1998 || [[Dat Nguyen]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 85th
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
| 1999 || [[LaVar Arrington]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] ||2nd||
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
| 2000 || [[Dan Morgan]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] ||11th||
|-style="background:#ffcc00;"
| 2001 || [[Julius Peppers]] || [[Defensive end|DE]]|| [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] || 2nd||
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
| 2002 || [[E. J. Henderson]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]] || 40th||
|-
| 2003 || [[Teddy Lehman]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] ||37th||
|-
| 2004 || [[David Pollack]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] ||17th||
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
| 2005 || rowspan="2" | [[Paul Posluszny]] || rowspan="2" | [[Linebacker|LB]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] (3) || rowspan="2" | 34th
|rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=04UyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aLUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3340%2C2278222|access-date=October 17, 2016|work=Beaver County Times|date=December 9, 2005|page=B1}}</ref>
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
| 2006
|-
|2007 || [[Dan Connor (American football player)|Dan Connor]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] (4) || 74th||
|-
|2008 || [[Rey Maualuga]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || 38th||
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2009 || [[Ndamukong Suh]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]]|| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 2nd||
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2010 || [[Patrick Peterson]] || [[Cornerback|CB]]|| [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 5th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=LSU's Patrick Peterson wins Chuck Bednarik, Jim Thorpe awards|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2010/12/patrick_peterson_wins_jim_thor.html|access-date=January 8, 2017|work=The Times-Picayune|date=December 9, 2010}}</ref>
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2011 || [[Tyrann Mathieu]] || [[Cornerback|CB]]|| [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (2) || 69th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=LSU has big night as college football awards are handed out|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2011-12-09/lsu-leads-college-football-awards/51754928/1|access-date=January 8, 2017|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|2012 || [[Manti Te'o]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] || 38th
|<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scheuring|first1=Ian|title=Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20283664/manti-teo-wins-maxwell-bednarik-walter-camp-player-of-the-year-awards|access-date=January 8, 2017|work=Hawaii News Now}}</ref>
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2013 || [[Aaron Donald]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]]|| [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] || 13th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald Wins Bednarik Award|url=http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/pittsburgh-dt-aaron-donald-wins-bednarik-award|access-date=January 8, 2017|agency=Associated Press|date=December 12, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|2014 || [[Scooby Wright|Scooby Wright III]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] || 250th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Chuck Bednarik Award|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/12/11/arizona-lb-scooby-wright-wins-chuck-bednarik-award/20279215/|access-date=December 10, 2016|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2015 || [[Tyler Matakevich]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Temple Owls football|Temple]] || 246th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/12/10/temples-tyler-matakevich-wins-bednarik-award-for-defense/77125998/|access-date=December 10, 2016|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2016 || [[Jonathan Allen]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]]|| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 17th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Alabama defensive lineman Allen wins Bednarik Award|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/alabama-defensive-lineman-allen-wins-bednarik-award-021649146--ncaaf.html|access-date=December 10, 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Yahoo Sports|date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220230224/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/alabama-defensive-lineman-allen-wins-bednarik-award-021649146--ncaaf.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2017 || [[Minkah Fitzpatrick]] || [[Cornerback|CB]]|| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (2) || 11th
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Minkah Fitzpatrick also takes home Chuck Bednarik Award|url=https://247sports.com/college/alabama/article/alabama-crimson-tide-football-minkah-fitzpatrick-also-takes-home-2017-chuck-bednarik-award-111926416/|access-date=December 7, 2017|publisher=Bamaonline.com|date=December 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2018 || [[Josh Hines-Allen|Josh Allen]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] || 7th
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2809447-clemsons-christian-wilkins-wins-2018-bednarik-award-as-top-defensive-player|title=Kentucky's Josh Allen Wins 2018 Bednarik Award as Top Defensive Player|last=Conway|first=Tyler|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|access-date=2018-12-07}}</ref>
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2019 || [[Chase Young]] || [[Defensive end|DE]]|| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 2nd
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/chase-young-wins-2019-bednarik-award/ |website=OhioStateBuckeyes.com |date=12 December 2019 |access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020 || [[Zaven Collins]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]] || 16th
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30670450/alabama-crimson-tide-players-take-home-several-major-college-football-awards|title = Bama players take home several major awards|date = 8 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2021 || [[Jordan Davis (defensive tackle)|Jordan Davis]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]]||[[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (2) ||13th
|-style="background:#ffe6bd;"
|2022 || [[Will Anderson Jr.]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] (3)||3rd
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/alabama/Article/Alabama-Football-LB-Will-Anderson-wins-2022-Chuck-Bednarik-Award-199990948/|title = Alabama linebacker Will Anderson wins 2022 Bednarik Award|date = 8 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Payton Wilson]]
|[[Linebacker|LB]]
|[[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]]
|98th
|
|-
|2024
|[[Travis Hunter]]
|[[Cornerback|CB]]
|[[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] || 2nd
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Escarpio |first=Max |date=2024-12-12 |title=Colorado's Travis Hunter Wins Major College Football Award on Thursday |url=https://athlonsports.com/college/colorado-buffaloes/colorados-travis-hunter-wins-major-college-football-award-on-thursday |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Athlon Sports |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]], a similar award given by the Football Writers Association of America

==References==
;General
* {{cite web|title=Chuck Bednarik Award Winners|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/bednarik.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=January 8, 2017}}

;Footnotes
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081203101607/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bednarik/bednarik_m.htm Official website]

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