SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Graduate defensive lineman Howard Cross III, junior cornerback Benjamin Morrison and graduate safety Xavier Watts have all been named to the 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List.

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.

Semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced on November 12, 2024, with the winner being revealed during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 12, 2024.

The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1994 and is named in honor of Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik, who was an All-American player at the ...

PHILADELPHIA - Texas A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper was added to the Chuck Bednarik Award Midseason Watch List, presented to the outstanding defensive player in college football, announced by the Maxwell ...

STORRS, Conn. - UConn senior linebacker Jackson Mitchell (Ridgefield, CT) picked-up another preseason honor on Monday, earning a spot on the preseason watch list for the 29 th Chuck Bednarik Award ...

Semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced Nov. 13, 2023, while the three finalists for the Bednarik Award will be unveiled Nov. 28, 2023.

The winners of the 30th Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 12, 2024. The formal presentations of the Chuck Bednarik Award ...

Semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced Nov. 13, 2023, while the three finalists for the Bednarik Award will be unveiled November 28, 2023.

Semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced Nov. 12, 2024, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled Nov. 26, 2024.

Travis Hunter, Colorado's two-way standout, was recognized for his efforts at both cornerback and receiver. Hunter was the recipient of the Chuck Bednarik Award, which is given annually to college ...