Bednarik Award

Chuck Bednarik Award
Awarded for	College defensive player of the year
Country	United States
Presented by	Maxwell Football Club
First awarded	1995
Currently held by	Jonathan Allen, Alabama
Official website	Chuck Bednarik Award

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

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