AUSTIN, Texas – Texas football sophomore linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. was added to the watch list for the 2024 Chuck Bednarik Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday. The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the most outstanding defensive player in college football.
Hill has anchored a Texas defense that leads the nation in scoring defense (9.7 ppg) and total defense (237.3 ypg), while ranking second nationally and first in the SEC in passing yards allowed (133.0 ypg) and team passing efficiency defense (88.59). UT also ranks sixth nationally in first down defense (96), seventh in red zone defense (.