The Maxwell Football Club named UF junior cornerback Kaiir Elam to the Chuck Bednarik Award preseason watch list on Monday. The Bednarik Award honors the most outstanding defensive player in college football.
Elam enters the 2021 season with some mock drafts having him being selected among the top-10 picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. He started all 12 games in 2020 and recorded 39 tackles, two interceptions, 11 pass breakups, one tackle-for-loss and one fumble recovery.
The SEC’s coaches selected him to the All-SEC First Team after the season while the Associated Press named him to the second team.