The Ted Hendricks Award is given annually to college football's top defensive end.[1] The award is named after Ted Hendricks, a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame, and is presented by his own foundation. In 2022, Caleb Murphy, of NCAA Division II Ferris State University, became the first non-FBS player to win the award.[2] The most recent recipient of the award was Rueben Bain Jr. from Miami (FL).

Winners

YearWinnerSchool
2002Terrell SuggsArizona State
2003David PollackGeorgia
2004David Pollack (2)Georgia
2005Elvis DumervilLouisville
2006LaMarr WoodleyMichigan
2007Chris LongVirginia
2008Brian OrakpoTexas
2009Jerry HughesTCU
2010Da'Quan BowersClemson
2011Whitney MercilusIllinois
2012Jadeveon ClowneySouth Carolina
2013Jackson Jeffcoat[3]Texas
2014Nate Orchard[4]Utah
2015Carl Nassib[5]Penn State
2016Jonathan Allen[6]Alabama
2017Bradley Chubb[7]NC State
2018Clelin Ferrell[8]Clemson
2019Chase Young[9]Ohio State
2020No award given[a]
2021Aidan Hutchinson[10]Michigan
2022 Caleb Murphy[2] Ferris State
2023Laiatu Latu[11]UCLA
2024Donovan Ezeiruaku[12]Boston College
2025Rueben Bain Jr.[13]Miami (FL)
  1. ↑ Attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. ↑ Makrides, Alex (August 22, 2017). "Two FSU defensive ends named to Ted Hendricks Award watch list". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Ferris State's Caleb Murphy Becomes First-Ever Non-FBS Player To Win Prestigious Ted Hendricks Award". Ferris State Bulldogs. 2022-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Texas Longhorns Jackson Jeffcoat named 2013 Hendricks Award winner for top DE". Dallas Morning News. December 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Goodbread, Chase (December 10, 2014). "Utah's Nate Orchard announced as Ted Hendricks Award winner". NFL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Carl Nassib wins Ted Hendricks Award for top defensive end". Centre Daily Times. December 9, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Potter, Charlie (December 7, 2016). "Alabama's Jonathan Allen wins 2016 Ted Hendricks Award". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Smith, R. Cory (December 6, 2017). "Bradley Chubb Wins 2017 Ted Hendricks Award". 247sports. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Clelin Ferrell Wins Ted Hendricks Award". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. December 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Clay, Jarrod (11 December 2019). "Chase Young wins 2019 Ted Hendricks Award". WSYX. Columbus, OH. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad. "Hutchinson Named Ted Hendricks Award Winner, FWAA First Team All-American". mgoblue.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Williams, James (7 December 2023). "UCLA's Laiatu Latu wins Lombardi, Ted Hendricks award". Los Angeles Daily News. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  12. ↑ Ezeiruaku, Donovan (21 December 2024). "Ted Hendricks Award". Ted Hendricks. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ Bain, Rueben (28 January 2026). "Ted Hendricks Award". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hendricks_Award