Bednarik Award
Nation's Top Defender
History and Watch Lists
- Bednarik |
Biletnikoff |
Butkus |
Davey O'Brien |
Doak Walker
- Lou Groza |
|
Lombardi |
Mackey |
Maxwell |
Nagurski |
Outland
- Ray Guy |
Rimington |
Thorpe |
Walter Camp
Heisman History
- 2000-2010 |
1990-1999 |
1980-1989 |
1970-1979
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1960-1969 |
1950-1959 |
1940-1949 |
1935-1939
Bednarik Award
Winners
| 2011 |
Tyrann Mathieu, LSU |
| 2010 |
Patrick Peterson, LSU |
| 2009 |
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska |
| 2008 |
Brian Orakpo, Texas |
| 2007 |
Dan Connor, Penn
State |
| 2006 |
Paul Posluszny, Penn
State |
| 2005 |
Paul Posluszny, Penn
State | G
| 2004 |
David Pollack,
Georgia |
| 2003 |
Teddy Lehman,
Oklahoma |
| 2002 |
E.J. Henderson,
Maryland |
| 2001 |
Julius Peppers,
North Carolina |
| 2000 |
Dan Morgan, Miami |
| 1999 |
LaVar Arrington,
Penn State |
| 1998 |
Dat Nguyen, Texas
A&M |
| 1997 |
Charles Woodson,
Michigan |
| 1996 |
Pat Fitzgerald,
Northwestern |
| 1995 |
Pat Fitzgerald,
Northwestern |