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Chuck Bednarik Award Information

The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former collegiate and professional American football player. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA 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

For more information visit the official website at - https://maxwellfootballclub.org/chuck-bednarik-award

Chuck Bednarik Award Winners

Season	Award Winner	School
2025	Jacob Rodriguez, LB	Texas Tech
2024	Travis Hunter, CB	Colorado
2023	Payton Wilson, LB	NC State
2022	Will Anderson Jr., LB	Alabama (3)
2021	Jordan Davis, DT	Georgia (2)
2020	Zaven Collins, LB	Tulsa
2019	Chase Young, DE	Ohio State
2018	Josh Allen, LB	Kentucky
2017	Minkah Fitzpatrick, S	Alabama (2)
2016	Jonathan Allen, DT	Alabama
2015	Tyler Matakevich, LB	Temple
2014	Scooby Wright III	Arizona
2013	Aaron Donald	Pittsburgh
2012	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame
2011	Tyrann Mathieu	LSU
2010	Patrick Peterson	LSU
2009	Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska
2008	Ray Maualuga	USC
2007	Dan Connor	Penn State
2006	Paul Posluszny	Penn State
2005	Paul Posluszny	Penn State
2004	David Pollack	Georgia
2003	Teddy Lehman	Oklahoma
2002	E.J. Henderson	Maryland
2001	Julius Peppers	North Carolina
2000	Dan Morgan	Miami FL
1999	LaVar Arrington	Penn State
1998	Dat Nguyen	Texas A&M
1997	Charles Woodson	Michigan
1996	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1995	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1994	Warren Sapp	Miami FL
1993	Rob Waldrop	Arizona