2008 Bednarik Award Watch List
July 9, 2008
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official website of the Maxwell Football Club which oversees the Bednarik Award.
The Chuck Bednarik Award has been presented since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, a former University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Eagles great. Mr. Bednarik is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame 69’ and the NFL Hall of Fame 67’.
The list is comprised of sixty-five players who were selected based on their performance during the 2007 season.
Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced in early November and three finalists will be announced November 25th. The winners of the 2008 Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show in December. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah’s Entertainment Atlantic City on March 6, 2009.
The watch list candidates have been chosen by the Maxwell Football Club’s Selection Committee and the Maxwell Club reserves the right to make additions and subtractions to these lists as the 2008 season unfolds. All members of the Maxwell Football Club, NCAA Sports Information Directors, Head Coaches and selected national media are eligible to vote for these awards.
Antonio Appleby, Virginia, LB, Sr.
Geno Atkins, Georgia, DL, Sr.
Marvin Austin, North Carolina, DL, So.
Darryl Beckwith, LSU, LB, Sr.
Eric Berry, Tennessee, DB, So.
Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina, LB, Sr.
Everette Brown, Florida State, DB, Sr.
Joe Burnett, UCF, DB, Sr.
Jarius Byrd, Oregon, DB, Jr.
Terrill Byrd, Cincinnati, DL, Sr.
Ian Campbell, Kansas State, DE, Sr.
Reggie Carter, UCLA, LB, Jr.
Patrick Chung, Oregon, DB, Sr.
Antonio Coleman, Auburn, DE, Jr.
Maurice Crum, Notre Dame, LB, Sr.
Aaron Curry, Wake Forest, LB, Sr.
BRian Cushing, USC, LB, Sr.
Vontae Davis, Illinois, DB, Jr.
Solomon Elimimian, Hawaii, LB, Sr.
Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia, LB, Sr.
Kevin Ellison, USC, DB, Sr.
Austin English, Oklahoma, DE, Jr.
Maurice Evans, Penn State, DE, Jr.
Zach Follet, California, LB, Sr.
Marcus Freeman, Ohio State, LB, Sr.
DeMarcus Grainger, Oklahoma, DL, Jr.
Courtney Greene, Rutgers, DB, Sr.
Michael Hamlin, Clemson, DB, Sr.
Greg Hardy, Mississippi, DE, Jr.
Nic Harris, Oklahoma, DB, Sr.
Victor "Macho" Harris, Virginia Tech, DB, Sr.
Anthony Heygood, Purdue, LB, Sr.
George Hypolite, Colorado, DL, Sr.
Tyson Jackson, LSU, DE, Sr.
Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU, DL, Jr.
Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State, DB, Sr.
Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech, DE, Sr.
Mitch King, Iowa, DL, Sr.
James Laurinaitis, Ohio State, LB, Sr.
Trevard Lindley, Kentucky, DB, Jr.
Rey Maualuga, USC, LB, Sr.
Taylor Mays, USC, DB, Jr.
Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma, DL, So.
Rico, McCoy, Tennessee, LB, Jr.
Gerald McGrath, Southern Miss, LB, Jr.
Tyrone McKenzie, USF, LB, Sr.
Scott McKillop, Pitt, LB, Sr.
Mike Mickens, Cincinnati, DB, Sr.
Greg Middleton, Indiana, DE, Jr.
Roy Miller, Texas, DL, Sr.
Fili Moala, USC, DL, Sr.
William Moore, Missouri, DB, Sr.
Derek Nicholson, Florida State, LB, Sr.
Troy Nolan, Arizona State, DB, Sr.
Vince Oghobaase, Duke, DL, Jr.
Jeff Owens, Georgia, DL, Sr.
Derek Pegues, Mississippi State, DB, Sr.
Jerry Peria, Mississippi, DL, Sr.
Dave Philistin, Maryland, LB, Sr.
Ryan Reynolds, Oklahoma, LB, Jr.
Mike Rivera, Kansas, LB, Sr.
Antwain Robinson, Arkansas, DE, Sr.
Myron Rolle, Florida State, DB, Jr.
Ricky Sapp, Clemson, DE, Jr.
George Selvie, USF, DE, Jr.
Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest, DB, Sr.
Clinton Snyder, Stanford, LB, Jr.
Brandon Spikes, Florida, LB, Jr.
Terrance Taylor, Michigan, L, Sr.
Walter Thurmond, Oregon, DB, Jr.
Brian Toal, Boston College, LB, Sr.
Vance Walker, Georgia Tech, DL, Sr.
Jamaal Westerman, Rutgers, DE, Sr.
Worrell Williams, California, LB, Sr. |