Chuck Bednarik Award
The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the best defensive player in college football . College football team coaches, journalists, and Maxwell Football Club members are eligible to vote . The chosen players are honored annually. The awarding of the prize increases the player's prestige. There is no monetary prize associated with the honor.
The prize is in honor of Chuck Bednarik a former -American football player the Philadelphia Eagles and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame awarded.
Award winners
| year | Surname | college |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern University |
| 1996 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern University |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | University of Michigan |
| 1998 | Dat Nguyen | Texas A&M University |
| 1999 | LaVar Arrington | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2000 | Dan Morgan | University of Miami |
| 2001 | Julius Peppers | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2002 | EJ Henderson | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 2003 | Teddy Lehman | University of Oklahoma |
| 2004 | David Pollack | University of Georgia |
| 2005 | Paul Posluszny | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2006 | Paul Posluszny | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2007 | Dan Connor | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2008 | Rey Maualuga | University of Southern California |
| 2009 | Ndamukong Suh | University of Nebraska |
| 2010 | Patrick Peterson | LSU |
| 2011 | Tyrant Mathieu | LSU |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh |
| 2014 | Scooby Wright III | Arizona |
| 2015 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple |
| 2016 | Jonathan Allen | Alabama |
| 2017 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama |
| 2018 | Josh Allen | Kentucky |