SEC has 18 players named to the Chuck Bednarik Watch List
The Maxwell Football Club released their preseason watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the nation's most dominant defensive player, and the SEC had 18 players named to this year's list.
The award is annually voted on by a collection of college football head coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club, sportswriters and sportscasters from around the world of college football. Last season's winner of the Chuck Bednarik Award was Scooby Wright of Arizona.
The SEC players named to the 2015 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List:
Derek Barnett, Tennessee Volunteers
Kendell Beckwith, LSU Tigers
Kentrell Brothers, Missouri Tigers
Leonard Floyd, Georgia Bulldogs
Josh Forrest, Kentucky Wildcats
Myles Garrett, Texas A&M Aggies
Vernon Hargreaves, Florida Gators
Jordan Jenkins, Georgia Bulldogs
Chris Jones, Mississippi State Bulldogs
Curt Maggitt, Tennessee Volunteers
Cassanova McKinzy, Auburn Tigers
Jalen Mills, LSU Tigers
Antonio Morrison, Florida Gators
Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss Rebels
Reggie Ragland, Alabama Crimson Tide
Will Redmond, Mississippi State Bulldogs
A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama Crimson Tide
Cam Sutton, Tennessee Volunteers