Arkansas LB on Chuck Bednarik watch list

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PHILADELPHIA – The Maxwell Football Club announced Monday its watch list for the 24th annual Chuck Bednarik Award, which is presented annually to the College Defensive Player of the Year.

Arkansas junior linebacker De’Jon Harris was one of 85 student-athletes selected to the list.

An All-SEC selection last season, Harris led the Razorbacks in total tackles (115), tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (3.5). His 115 total tackles and 66 solo stops each ranked third in the Southeastern Conference. He recorded 10 or more tackles in seven games, including six in SEC play to tie for the league lead.

Harris and fellow Razorback Dre Greenlaw were the only SEC teammates to each record 100 or more tackles in 2017. Only six other Football Bowl Subdivision programs enter 2018 with multiple returning players who recorded at least 100 tackles last season.

Semifinalists for the award will be announced Oct. 29, while three finalists will be unveiled Nov. 19. The winner will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 6. The formal presentation of the award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 8, 2019.

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