The Maxwell Football Club released its preseason watch list for the 2015 Bednarik Award, which is awarded to the best college defensive player of the year.
The Bednarik Award is named after Chuck Bednarik, who was a three-time All-American at the University of Pennsylvania.
The winner will be announced live on December 10 at The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.
Florida HS Football Alumni on the 2015 Bednairk Award preseason watch list:
| NAME | POS | COLLEGE | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Mackensie Alexander | CB | Clemson | Immokalee |
| Joey Bosa | DE | Ohio State | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Jeremy Cash | S | Duke | Plantation |
| Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | Florida | Wharton |
| Karl Joseph | S | West Virginia | Edgewater |
| William Likely | CB | Maryland | Glades Central |
| Curt Maggitt | LB | Tennessee | Dwyer |
| Dadi Nicholas | DE | Virginia Tech | Atlantic (Delray Beach) |
| Eric Striker | LB | Oklahoma | Armwood |
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