PHILADELPHIA (August 1, 2022) – Washington State EDGE Ron Stone Jr. was named to the 2022 Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday.
The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Stone Jr. is the first Cougar to be named to the Bednarik Award Watch List since Jahad Woods prior to the 2020 season.
Stone Jr. earned his first career All-Pac-12 Conference honor last season after making 11.5 tackles-for-loss, tied for fourth in the conference, and tied for eighth in the league with five sacks.