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
Winners
| 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 |
Copyright ©
Scout.com and CollegeFootballNews.com
|