Tacario Davis On Bednarik Award Watch List
August 11, 2025 | Football
SEATTLE – Washington cornerback Tacario Davis has been tabbed to the Bednarik Award preseason watch list, The Maxwell Football Club announced today.
Davis is one of 90 players on the list with 20 from the Big Ten Conference.
In his career, Davis has appeared in 30 games, totaling 76 tackles, 22 pass breakups and an interception. Last season – while at Arizona – Davis notched 44 tackles and six pass breakups on his way to being named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors.
The Bednarik Award has been given to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. It is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, an NFL Hall of Fame linebacker and center who played his entire career with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced November 11, 2025, while the three finalists for the Bednarik Award will be unveiled November 25, 2025. The winner of the 31st Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 11, 2025. The formal presentations of the Bednarik Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Washington Preseason Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Jonah Coleman, Demond Williams Jr.
Butkus Award – Taariq "Buddah" Al-Uqdah
Wuerffel Trophy – Zach Durfee
Doak Walker Award – Jonah Coleman
Biletnikoff Award – Denzel Boston
John Mackey Award – Decker DeGraaf
Bednarik Award – Tacario Davis
Davis is one of 90 players on the list with 20 from the Big Ten Conference.
In his career, Davis has appeared in 30 games, totaling 76 tackles, 22 pass breakups and an interception. Last season – while at Arizona – Davis notched 44 tackles and six pass breakups on his way to being named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors.
The Bednarik Award has been given to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. It is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, an NFL Hall of Fame linebacker and center who played his entire career with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced November 11, 2025, while the three finalists for the Bednarik Award will be unveiled November 25, 2025. The winner of the 31st Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 11, 2025. The formal presentations of the Bednarik Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Washington Preseason Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Jonah Coleman, Demond Williams Jr.
Butkus Award – Taariq "Buddah" Al-Uqdah
Wuerffel Trophy – Zach Durfee
Doak Walker Award – Jonah Coleman
Biletnikoff Award – Denzel Boston
John Mackey Award – Decker DeGraaf
Bednarik Award – Tacario Davis
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