Monday, BYU, Utah and Utah State were represented on the Bednarik Award Watch List. This award annually honors the college defensive player of the year and is sponsored by the Maxwell Football Club.
The representatives are as follows:
BYU
senior defensive lineman Tyler Batty (5.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 9 tackles for a loss last season)
Utah
senior defensive tackle Junior Tafuna (1.5 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss, forced fumble last season)
Utah State
senior safety Ike Larsen (4 interceptions, 6 passes defensed, forced fumble, 4.5 tackles for a loss last season)
