Badgers inside linebacker Jack Sanborn celebrates a tackle during the first half against Michigan. Mjs Uwgrid Uwgrid22 01869
The Chuck Bednarik Watch List has been released and there is a Wisconsin football player on the list. Senior linebacker Jack Sanborn returned to Madison for one final season and has appeared on the Chuck Bednarik Watch List, the award for the nation’s best defensive player.
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) July 19, 2021
The Chuck Bednarik Award has been around since 1995. The winner of the award the first two years was Northwestern linebacker, and now each coach, Pat Fitzgerald, won the award both in 1995 and 1996.