2026 CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST REVEALED 📷
The Maxwell Football Club has officially released its preseason Watch List for the Chuck Bednarik Award—college football’s premier honor presented annually to the Defensive Player of the Year!
Named in honor of Chuck "Concrete Charlie" Bednarik, the legendary Hall of Famer from Penn and the Philadelphia Eagles known as the sport's last true 60-minute "Iron Man"- the award recognizes the single most dominant, physical, and relentless defensive playmaker.
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The winner of the 32nd Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced at the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 10, 2026. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Saturday, March 13, 2027, at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theater in Atlanta,
Georgia.
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