Bednarik Award Winners

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1995 Pat Fitzgerald LB Northwestern

1996 Pat Fitzgerald LB Northwestern

1997 Charles Woodson DB Michigan

1998 Dal Nguyen LB Texas AM

1999 LaVar Arrington LB Penn Sate

2000 Dan Morgan LB Miami FL

2001 Julius Peppers LB North Carolina

2002 EJ Henderson LB Maryland

2003 Teddy Lehman LB Oklahoma

2004 David Pollock LB UGA

2005 Paul Posluszny LB Penn State

2006 Paul Posluszny LB Penn State

2007 Dan Connor LB Penn State

2008 Rey Maualuga LB USC

2009 Ndamukong Shu DT Nebraska

2010 Patrick Perterson CB LSU

2011 Tyrann Mathieu CB LSU

2012 Manti Te'o LB Norte Dame

2013 Aaron Donald DT Pitt

2014 Scooby Wright LB Arizona

2015 Tyler Matakevich LB Temple

2016 Jonathan Allen DE Alabama 

2017 Minkah Fitzpatrick S Alabama

2018 Josh Allen LB Kentucky

2019 Chase Young DE Ohio State

2020 Zaven Collins DE Tulsa

2021 Jordan Davis DL UGA

2022 Will Anderson LB Alabama

2023 Peyton Wilson LB NC State