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CollegeFootballNews.com
Aug 15, 2009

The Bednarik Award goes to the nation's top defensive player.



The 2009 Bednarik Preseason Watch List  
DE Rahim Alem, LSU, Sr.
LB Pat Angerer, Iowa, Sr.
DT Geno Atkins, Georgia, Sr.
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina, Jr.
DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma, Jr.
S Eric Berry, Tennessee, Jr.
LB Navorro Bowman, Penn State, Jr.
S Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech, Jr.
LB Reggie Carter, UCLA, Sr.
DT Terrence Cody, Alabama, Sr.
DE Antonio Coleman, Auburn, Sr.
LB Rennie Curran, Georgia, Jr.
DE Dexter Davis, Arizona State, Sr.
LB Ryan D’Imperio, Rutgers, Sr.
DE Carlos Dunlap, Florida, Jr.
DE Brandon Graham, Michigan, Sr.
DE Greg Hardy, Ole Miss, Sr.
DE Jerry Hughes, TCU, Sr.
DT Arthur Jones, Syracuse, Sr.
LB Greg Jones, Michigan State, Jr.
DE Sergio Kindle, Texas, Sr.
DE Jammie Kirlew, Indiana, Sr.
LB Keaton Kristick, Oregon State, Sr.
LB Sean Lee, Penn State, Sr.
LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma, So.
CB Trevard Lindley, Kentucky, Sr.
LB Scott Lutrus, Connecticut, Jr.
S Taylor Mays, USC, Sr.
LB Rolando McClain, Alabama, Jr.
DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma, Jr.
LB Rico McCoy, Tennessee, Sr.
LB Roddrick Muckelroy, Texas, Sr.
LB Eric Norwood, South Carolina, Sr.
DT Jared Odrick, Penn State, Sr.
DT Vince Oghobaase, Duke, Sr.
LB Joe Pawelek, Baylor, Sr.
DT Brian Price, UCLA, Jr.
DE Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh, Jr.
DE George Selvie, USF, Sr.
DT Malcolm Sheppard, Arkansas, Sr.
LB Brandon Spikes, Florida, Sr.
S Darrell Stuckey, Kansas, Sr.
LB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina, Jr.
DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, Sr.
DE Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, Washington, Sr.
CB Syd’Quan Thompson, California, Sr.
DE Will Tukuafu, Oregon, Sr.
CB Alterraun Verner, UCLA, Sr.
LB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri, Sr.
LB Reed Williams, West Virginia, Sr.
CB Kyle Wilson, Boise State, Sr.
DE Corey Wootton, Northwestern, Sr.
DE Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech, Jr.
LB Alex Wujciak, Maryland, Jr.
DE Willie Young, N.C. State, Sr.

CFN's Ranking Of The Top 50 Defensive Players 

1. FS Taylor Mays, Sr., USC
2. SS Eric Berry, Jr. Tennessee
3. LB Brandon Spikes, Sr., Florida
4. DT Gerald McCoy, Jr., Oklahoma
5. DT Ndamukong Suh, Sr. Nebraska
6. DE Jerry Hughes, Sr. TCU
7. DE George Selvie, Sr., South Florida
8. DE Greg Hardy, Sr., Ole Miss
9. LB Sean Weatherspoon, Sr. Missouri
10. DE Jason Worilds, Jr., Virginia Tech
11. DE/LB Sergio Kindle, Sr. Texas
12. DT Brian Price, Jr., UCLA
13. CB Trevard Lindley, Sr., Kentucky
14. DT Terrence Cody, Sr., Alabama
15. LB Navorro Bowman, Jr., Penn State
16. LB Greg Jones, Jr., Michigan State
17. LB Rolando McClain, Jr., Alabama
18. DT Marvin Austin, Jr., North Carolina
19. DE Greg Romeus, Jr. Pitt
20. NT Arthur Jones, Sr., Syracuse
21. DE Jermaine Cunningham, Sr., Florida
22. Eric Norwood, Sr., South Carolina
23. LB Sean Lee, Sr., Penn State
24. DE Carlos Dunlap, Jr., Florida 47.
25. LB Quan Sturdivant, Jr., North Carolina
26. LB Rennie Curran, Jr., Georgia
27. CB Myron Lewis, Sr., Vanderbilt
28. DT Jared Odrick, Sr., Penn State
29. DE C.J. Wilson, Sr., East Carolina
30. CB Joe Haden, Jr., Florida
31. CB Kyle Wilson, Sr., Boise State
32. DE Dexter Davis, Sr., Arizona State
33. LB Joe Pawelek, Sr. Baylor
34. S Morgan Burnett, Jr., Georgia Tech
35. CB Walter Thurmond, Sr., Oregon
36. DE Jammie Kirlew, Sr., Indiana
37. DE Antonio Coleman, Sr., Auburn
38. LB Bruce Carter, Jr., North Carolina
39. DE Corey Wootton, Jr., Northwestern
40. CB Alterraun Verner, Sr., UCLA
41. SS Reshad Jones, Jr., Georgia
42. DT Ian Williams, Jr. Notre Dame
43. LB Boris Lee, Sr. Troy
44. LB Reed Williams, Sr., West Virginia
45. DE Alex Carrington, Sr. Arkansas
46. CB Syd’Quan Thompson, Sr., Cal
47. LB Rico McCoy, Sr., Tennessee
48. DT Vince Oghobaase, Sr., Duke
49. LB Stevenson Sylvester, Sr., Utah
50. LB Reggie Carter, Sr., UCLA

Bednarik Award WinnersG
2008 Brian Orakpo, Texas
2007 Dan Connor, Penn State
2006 Paul Posluszny, Penn State
2005 Paul Posluszny, Penn State
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

 


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