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Landman Named To Bednarik Award Watch List
July 13, 2020 | Football
BOULDER—Senior Nate Landman was one of 91 players on the preseason watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. The award is given to the best defensive player in college football and kicks off two weeks of watch list announcements.
Landman, who was on the Bednarik Award watch list last season, is returning for his senior season and has earned various levels of All-America and All-Pac-12 honors each of the last two years. He became just the sixth CU player to record 250 tackles in adjoining seasons (123 in 2018 and 137 in 2019), and he's the two-time defending defensive MVP for the Buffs.
He has played in 35 career games with 24 career starts, most on the team. He has 277 career tackles, 21st in CU history, including 25 for a loss, 12 pass breakups and three interceptions.
The National College Football Awards Association kicked off two weeks of watch list announcements with the Bednarik Award. The remaining schedule is as follows: Davey O'Brien (July 14), Doak Walker (July 15), Biletnikoff Award (July 16), John Mackey Award (July 17), Butkus Award (July 20), Jim Thorpe Award (July 20), Bronko Nagurski Trophy (July 21), Outland Trophy (July 21), Lou Groza Award (July 22), Ray Guy Award (July 22), Paul Hornung Award (July 23), Wuerffel Trophy (July 23) and the Maxwell Award (July 24).
Also Monday, Phil Steele's College Football announced it's All-Pac-12 team. Landman was on the first team. The other players mentioned were Alex Fontenot (third team), Brady Russell (third team), Will Sherman (fourth team), Mustafa Johnson (fourth team) and Jalen Sami (fourth team).
Landman, who was on the Bednarik Award watch list last season, is returning for his senior season and has earned various levels of All-America and All-Pac-12 honors each of the last two years. He became just the sixth CU player to record 250 tackles in adjoining seasons (123 in 2018 and 137 in 2019), and he's the two-time defending defensive MVP for the Buffs.
He has played in 35 career games with 24 career starts, most on the team. He has 277 career tackles, 21st in CU history, including 25 for a loss, 12 pass breakups and three interceptions.
The National College Football Awards Association kicked off two weeks of watch list announcements with the Bednarik Award. The remaining schedule is as follows: Davey O'Brien (July 14), Doak Walker (July 15), Biletnikoff Award (July 16), John Mackey Award (July 17), Butkus Award (July 20), Jim Thorpe Award (July 20), Bronko Nagurski Trophy (July 21), Outland Trophy (July 21), Lou Groza Award (July 22), Ray Guy Award (July 22), Paul Hornung Award (July 23), Wuerffel Trophy (July 23) and the Maxwell Award (July 24).
Also Monday, Phil Steele's College Football announced it's All-Pac-12 team. Landman was on the first team. The other players mentioned were Alex Fontenot (third team), Brady Russell (third team), Will Sherman (fourth team), Mustafa Johnson (fourth team) and Jalen Sami (fourth team).
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