Kentucky’s Maxwell Hairston and Deone Walker were named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List for the upcoming season on Monday.
The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1994 and is named in honor of Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik who was an All-American player at the University of Pennsylvania and later a multiple year All-Pro linebacker and center for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Here are more details from UK Athletics:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky defensive standouts Maxwell Hairston and Deone Walker have been named to the 30th Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, it was announced today by the Maxwell Football Club.