Below are the Chuck Bednarik Award winners listed by year, with the most recent winner listed first. Chuck Bednarik Award Winners Listed by Year 2024 – Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado 2023 ...

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 ...

One thing the Chuck Bednarik Award does is shine a spotlight on the top defenders in all of college football. To kick off the year, 19 defenders from the Big Ten were on the Badnarik Award watchlist .

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.

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.

During the ESPN College Football Awards show, the Colorado Buffaloes’ star took home the Chuck Bednarik Award, one of the three major defensive player of the year honors; as well as the ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...