The Chuck Bednarik Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in college football. It was established in 1995 by the Maxwell Football Club to honor Chuck Bednarik, a legendary player ...

In addition the Chuck Bednarik Award is given annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the outstanding defensive player in all of college football. Bednarik was an active lifelong member of the ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - University of Iowa senior linebacker Jay Higgins has been tabbed as a semifinalist for the 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award, it was announced Tuesday by the Maxwell Football Club.

An All-American during his 2023 freshman campaign, Thieneman found his name on the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, announced Monday (Aug. 12) by the Maxwell Football Club. The Chuck Bednarik Award ...

Travis Hunter has now won two others. The Colorado two/way superstar is the recipient of both the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Fred Biletnikoff Award. That makes him both the best defensive player ...

Advertisement Additionally, Hunter took home both the Bednarik Award for best defensive player and the Biletnikoff Award for the best receiver, an unprecedented feat. (He was not a finalist for ...

Penn State’s star pass rusher was named a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award on Tuesday, given annually to the nation’s best defensive player and presented by the Maxwell Football Club.

Winners of the Chuck Bednarik Award for the outstanding collegiate defensive player: 2024_Travis Hunter, Colorado 2023_Payton Wilson, NC State Advertisement Article continues below this ad 2022 ...

He wasn’t a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Travis Hunter has now won two others. The Colorado two/way superstar is the recipient of both the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Fred Biletnikoff Award.