Official Site of the MAC · Aug 12, 2024
Four Defensive Standouts Represent MAC on Bednarik Award Watch List
PHILADELPHIA -- The Mid-American Conference was represented on the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List by Akron defensive lineman CJ Nunnally IV, Bowling Green cornerback Jordan Oladokun, Miami's Matt Salopek and Toledo's Maxen Hook. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding defensive player in the nation.
This marks the third preseason watch list selection for Oladokun (Jim Thorpe Award and Wuerffel Trophy) and Hook (Bronko Nagurski and Jim Thorpe), while Nunnally IV and Salopek reeled in their second preseason watch list nod after landing on the Bronko Nagurki Trophy watch list on July 30.