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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 elite edge rusher Abdul Carter was one of three finalists for the Bednarik Award, presented to college football’s top defensive player. Colorado cornerback Travis Hunter and Ohio ...

Hunter is a finalist for both the Chuck Bednarik, Maxwell and Biletnikoff Awards, while Jeanty is up for the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards. Hunter could walk away from Thursday with three ...

He won the Biletnikoff Award as the best receiver and the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player in college football. It was fitting for Hunter especially to win the Bednarik Award.

The Colorado defensive back and wide receiver became the first player to win the Bednarik Award and Biletnikoff Award on Thursday night. The Bednarik Award is given to the best defensive player in ...

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 ...

Hunter kept piling up the hardware later Thursday night. He won the Walter Camp Award as player of the year along with the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player and the Biletnikoff ...