The Complete 2023 Bednarik Award Watch List

The Maxwell Football Club announced on Monday the nominees for the 2023 Bednarik Award. The award is presented annually to the top defensive player in college football, regardless of position. 

85 players were announced as ones to watch for this upcoming season. That complete list is below.

 2023 Bednarik Award 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

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