NEW ORLEANS - The Maxwell Football Club 2020 watch list for the 26th annual Chuck Bednarik Award features five standouts from the Sun Belt Conference. App State defensive end Demetrius Taylor and cornerback Shaun Jolly, Coastal Carolina defensive end Tarron Jackson, Louisiana-Monroe cornerback Corey Straughter, and Troy linebacker Carlton Martial all earned spots on the list.
The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik an all-time great at the University of Pennsylvania and with the Philadelphia Eagles.