UGA Sports Communications
Georgia senior nose guard Jordan Davis and junior linebacker Nakobe Dean have been included as two of 18 semifinalists for the 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award given to the outstanding defensive player of the year, according to an announcement by the Maxwell Football Club.
Davis, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dean, a native of Horn Lake, Mississippi, are two of six semifinalists from the Southeastern Conference and are the only two teammates on the list. Three finalists will be announced on November 23rd. The winner of the Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 9th.
Dean was named a Butkus Award semifinalist for the second consecutive year earlier in the day on Monday.
Former Dawg and current New York Giant Azeez Ojulari was a semifinalist for the 2020 Bednarik Award and former Dawg and current Chicago Bear Roquan Smith was a finalist in 2017. David Pollack is the only Georgia player to ever win the Bednarik Award in 2004.
Dean is the second-leading tackler for the Dawgs this season with 37 stops, including five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Davis has 20 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Together the Georgia duo has helped the Dawgs rank first nationally in Scoring Defense (6.6 points/game) and Red Zone Defense (57 percent) and second in Total Defense (226.6 yards/game), Passing Yards Allowed (151.0 y/g) and Rushing Defense (75.6 y/g).
No comments:
Post a Comment