College Football
2022 Bednarik Award: 5 SEC standouts listed as semifinalists
By Ethan Stone
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The semifinalists for the 2022 Bednarik Award are here!
Five SEC standouts cracked the list for the nation’s best defender, as judged by the Maxwell Football Club. The SEC selections include Alabama’s Will Anderson and Kool-Aid McKinstry, Arkansas’ Drew Sanders, Georgia’s Christopher Smith and Mississippi State’s Emmanuel Forbes.
Here are the remainder of the names on the list:
- Ivan Pace Jr, Cincinnati
- Tyler Davis, Clemson
- Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
- Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
- Jack Campbell, Iowa
- Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
- Mike Morris, Michigan
- Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
- Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
- Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
- Calijah Kancey, Pitt
- Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
- Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
- Clark Phillips III, Utah
- John Torchio, Wisconsin
That’s an impressive list. Will an SEC player come out on top?
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
