CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College graduate student linebacker Max Richardson was named to the watch list of the 26th annual Chuck Bednarik Award, presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football.
The Maxwell Football Club has been presented the award to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik a former standout at the University of Pennsylvania and with the Philadelphia Eagles. Bednarik is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the NFL Hall of Fame's Class of '67.