Chuck Bednarik Award Winners
Defensive Player of the Year
Award Winners
- * indicates bowl stats included
Year | Player | School | Summary |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Travis Hunter | Colorado | 21 Solo, 11 Ast, 0.0 Sk, 4 Int |
2023 | Payton Wilson* | North Carolina State | 69 Solo, 69 Ast, 6.0 Sk, 3 Int |
2022 | Will Anderson Jr.* | Alabama | 24 Solo, 27 Ast, 10.0 Sk, 1 Int |
2021 | Jordan Davis* | Georgia | 17 Solo, 15 Ast, 2.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2020 | Zaven Collins* | Tulsa | 36 Solo, 18 Ast, 4.0 Sk, 4 Int |
2019 | Chase Young* | Ohio State | 32 Solo, 14 Ast, 16.5 Sk, 0 Int |
2018 | Josh Allen* | Kentucky | 56 Solo, 32 Ast, 17.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2017 | Minkah Fitzpatrick* | Alabama | 38 Solo, 22 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 1 Int |
2016 | Jonathan Allen* | Alabama | 33 Solo, 36 Ast, 10.5 Sk, 0 Int |
2015 | Tyler Matakevich* | Temple | 77 Solo, 61 Ast, 4.5 Sk, 5 Int |
2014 | Scooby Wright* | Arizona | 99 Solo, 64 Ast, 14.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2013 | Aaron Donald* | Pitt | 43 Solo, 16 Ast, 11.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2012 | Manti Te'o* | Notre Dame | 55 Solo, 58 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 7 Int |
2011 | Tyrann Mathieu* | LSU | 59 Solo, 17 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 2 Int |
2010 | Patrick Peterson* | LSU | 29 Solo, 13 Ast, 0.0 Sk, 4 Int |
2009 | Ndamukong Suh* | Nebraska | 52 Solo, 33 Ast, 12.0 Sk, 1 Int |
2008 | Rey Maualuga* | USC | 51 Solo, 28 Ast, 0.0 Sk, 2 Int |
2007 | Dan Connor* | Penn State | 69 Solo, 76 Ast, 6.5 Sk, 1 Int |
2006 | Paul Posluszny* | Penn State | 69 Solo, 47 Ast, 3.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2005 | Paul Posluszny* | Penn State | 64 Solo, 52 Ast, 3.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2004 | David Pollack* | Georgia | |
2003 | Teddy Lehman* | Oklahoma | 1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD |
2002 | E.J. Henderson* | Maryland | 2 Int, 20 Yds, 0 TD |
2001 | Julius Peppers | North Carolina | 3 Int, 42 Yds, 1 TD |
2000 | Dan Morgan | Miami (FL) | 2 Int, 34 Yds, 0 TD |
1999 | Lavar Arrington | Penn State | 1 Int, 27 Yds, 0 TD |
1998 | Dat Nguyen | Texas A&M | 2 Int, 28 Yds, 0 TD |
1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | 7 Int, 7 Yds, 0 TD |
1996 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | 2 Int, 25 Yds, 0 TD |
1995 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | 1 Int, 7 Yds, 0 TD |
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