Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa has been named as one of 18 semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which honors college football's best defensive player.
The full list of semifinalists is as follows:
| NAME | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| MINKAH FITZPATRICK | DB | ALABAMA |
| DEXTER LAWRENCE | DT | CLEMSON |
| JOE GILES-HARRIS | LB | DUKE |
| DERWIN JAMES | S | FLORIDA STATE |
| ROQUAN SMITH | LB | GEORGIA |
| ED OLIVER | DT | HOUSTON |
| JOSEY JEWELL | LB | IOWA |
| JOSHUA JACKSON | CB | IOWA |
| MAURICE HURST | DT | MICHIGAN |
| JEFFERY SIMMONS | DT | MISSISSIPPI STATE |
| BRADLEY CHUBB | DE | N.C. STATE |
| SUTTON SMITH | DE | NORTHERN ILLINOIS |
| NICK BOSA | DE | OHIO STATE |
| OGBONNIA OKORONKWO | LB | OKLAHOMA |
| HARRISON PHILLIPS | DT | STANFORD |
| DUKE EJIOFOR | DE | WAKE FOREST |
| VITA VEA | DT | WASHINGTON |
| HERCULES MATA'AFA | DE | WASHINGTON STATE |
