Award watchlist season continues! On Monday morning, Miami Hurricanes S Jaquan Johnson and LB Shaquille Quarterman were named to the Bednarik Award watchlist for 2018.
Here’s more from Miami Athletics:
The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘69 and the NFL Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘67.
One of the best safeties in America a season ago, Johnson decided to return for his senior season after being named a Second-Team All-America bySports Illustrated and the AFCA in 2017.