Bednarik Award
Presented to the college defensive player of the year by the Maxwell Football Club
Alabama's Will Anderson Jr., 2022 Bednarik Award winner
2023 Preseason Watch List
- David Bailey, Stanford
- Levelle Bailey, Fresno State
- Yam Banks, South Alabama
- Jaishawn Barham, Maryland
- Aaron Beasley, Tennessee
- Chico Bennett, Virginia
- Cole Bishop, Utah
- LaMiles Brooks, Georgia Tech
- Cobee Bryant, Kansas
- Javon Bullard, Georgia
- Calen Bullock, USC
- Aubrey Burks, West Virginia
- Ben Bywater, BYU
- Abdul Carter, Penn State
- Andre Carter, Indiana
- Barrett Carter, Clemson
- DeWayne Carter, Duke
- Junior Colson, Michigan
- Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
- Tyler Davis, Clemson
- Cooper DeJean, Iowa
- M.J. Devonshire, Pitt
- Shaun Dolac, Buffalo
- Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
- Ethan Downs, Oklahoma
- Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia
- Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
- JaQues Evans, WKU
- Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
- Jaylan Ford, Texas
- Easton Gibbs, Wyoming
- Cedric Gray, North Carolina
- Cal Haladay, Michigan State
- Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
- Ty'Ron Hopper, Missouri
- Jack Howell, Colorado State
- Jaylon Hutchings, Texas Tech
- D.J. James, Auburn
- Kris Jenkins, Michigan
- Patrick Jenkins, Tulane
- Cedric Johnson, Ole Miss
- Jason Johnson, UCF
- Layton Jordan, Temple
- Kam Kinchens, Miami
- Kalen King, Penn State
- Tyrice Knight, UTEP
- Laiatu Latu, UCLA
- Aaron Lewis, Rutgers
- Leo Lowin, Army
- Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- Fish McWilliams, UAB
- Jackson Mitchell, UConn
- Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo
- Jarius Monroe, Tulane
- Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame
- Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois
- Josh Newton, TCU
- Maema Njongmeta, Wisconsin
- Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- Kitan Oladapo, Oregon State
- Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State
- Harold Perkins Jr., LSU
- Owen Porter, Marshall
- Keith Randolph Jr., Illinois
- Chop Robinson, Penn State
- Kobe Savage, Kansas State
- DJ Schramm, Boise State
- Jackson Sirmon, California
- Jay Stanley, Southern Miss
- Reddy Steward, Troy
- T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
- Trey Taylor, Air Force
- Leonard Taylor III, Miami
- Bralen Trice, Washington
- Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson
- JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
- Dallas Turner, Alabama
- Princely Umanmielen, Florida
- Jared Verse, Florida State
- Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
- Marlowe Wax, Syracuse
- J.J. Weaver, Kentucky
- Aydan White, N.C. State
- Payton Wilson, N.C. State
- Rashad Wisdom, UTSA
