The preseason watch lists keep rolling in for the fourth year from Charlottesville. Earlier today, Virginia Cavaliers safety Jonas Sanker was named to The Chuck Bednarik Award preseason watch list, an award given to the best defensive player in college football at the end of every year.
@UVAFootball's @JonasSanker has been named to the 2024 #BednarikAward Watch list.#MaxwellFootball@CFBDawgs pic.twitter.com/3Agw2td97t
— Maxwell Football (@MaxwellFootball) August 12, 2024
Sanker adds the Bednarik Award watch list to an already extensive list, with him also being on the Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, the Shrine Bowl 1,000 preseason watch list, CFB Network Preseason Honorable Mention All-American, and the Sports Info Solutions Preseason All-ACC Team.