6 Former Florida HS Football players land on Bednarik Award watch list

The Maxwell Football Club released the Bednairk Award watch list today as part of a group of college football awards watch lists to be released over the next couple of weeks. The Bednairk Award is awarded annually to the best defensive collegiate football player in the country after being judge by the Maxwell Football Club.

The Bednairk Award is named after Chuck Bednairk who started at the University of Pennsylvania as a center and linebacker and later on the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.

These six former Florida HS Football players made the watch list and should be commended for their efforts on the field and getting recognized for it.

• CB Ricardo Allen / Daytona Beach Mainland / Purdue
• CB Ray-Ray Armstrong  / Sanford Seminole / Miami (FL)
• DE Brandon Jenkins / Tallahassee Florida High / Florida State
• S Lamarcus Joyner / Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas / Florida State
• CB Xavier Rhodes / Miami Norland / Florida State
• CB Nickell Robey / Frostproof / USC