The Chuck Bednarik Award is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding defensive player as voted on by a panel of coaches, media, and members of the Maxwell Football Club.
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| 1995
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Pat Fitzgerald
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Northwestern
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linebacker
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| 1996
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Pat Fitzgerald
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Northwestern
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linebacker
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| 1997
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Charles Woodson
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Michigan
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cornerback
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| 1998
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Dat Nguyen
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Texas A&M
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linebacker
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| 1999
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LaVar Arrington
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Penn State
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linebacker
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| 2000
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Dan Morgan
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Miami (FL)
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linebacker
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| 2001
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Julius Peppers
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North Carolina
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defensive end
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| 2002
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E.J. Henderson
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Maryland
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linebacker
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| 2003
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Teddy Lehman
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Oklahoma
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linebacker
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| 2004
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David Pollack
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Georgia
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linebacker
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| 2005
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Paul Posluszny
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Penn State
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linebacker
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| 2006
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Paul Posluszny
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Penn State
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linebacker
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| 2007
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Dan Connor
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Penn State
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linebacker
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| 2008
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Rey Maualuga
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Southern California
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linebacker
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| 2009
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Ndamukong Suh
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Nebraska
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def. tackle
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| 2010
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Patrick Peterson
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Louisiana State
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cornerback
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| 2011
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Tyrann Mathieu
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Louisiana State
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cornerback
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