2021 Alabama Football Awards Week Tracker

Like usual, numerous Crimson Tide players are up for national honors this season. Check out who, and when the winners will be announced.

Christopher Walsh | Dec 9, 2021

It's awards week in college football, which means it's time to hand out some hardware and honors for the 2021 season.

The two main things Crimson Tide fans need to know is that the Home Depot Awards Show is Thursday night at 6 p.m. CT (ESPN). The Heisman Trophy winner will be announced Saturday at 7 p.m. (ESPN).

Monday

Bronko Nagurski Award

Most outstanding defensive player; Charlotte Touchdown Club

Winner: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama (LB) 6-4, 243, So., Hampton, Ga.

Jordan Davis, Georgia (DT) 6-6, 340, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.

Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon (DE) 6-5, 258, So., Los Angeles, Calif.

Thursday

Bednarik Award

Defensive Player of the Year; Maxwell Club

Will Anderson Jr., Alabama (LB), 6-4, 243, So., Hampton, Ga.

Winner: Jordan Davis, Georgia (DT), 6-6, 340, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.

Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame (S), 6-4, 220, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.

Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon (DE), 6-5, 258, So., Los Angeles, Calif.

Biletnikoff Award

Nation's outstanding receiver; Tallahassee Quarterback Club

Winner: Jordan Addison, Pitt, 6-0, 175, So., Frederick, Md.

David Bell, Purdue, 6-2, 205, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.

Jameson Williams, Alabama, 6-2, 189, Jr., St. Louis, Mo.

Davey O'Brien Award

Nation's best quarterback; Davey O'Brien Foundation

Kenny Pickett, Pitt, 6-3, 220, Sr., Oakhurst, N.J.

CJ Stroud, Ohio State, 6-3, 218, Fr., Inland, Empire, Calif.

Winner: Bryce Young, Alabama, 6-0, 194, So., Pasadena, Calif.

Maxwell Award

College Player of the Year; Maxwell Club

Kenny Pickett, Pitt (QB), 6-3, 220, Sr., Oakhurst, N.J.

Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State (RB), 5-10, 210, Jr., Arlington, Tenn.

Winner: Bryce Young, Alabama (QB) 6-0, 194, So., Pasadena, Calif.

Walter Camp

Nation's most outstanding player; Walter Camp Foundation

Jordan Davis, Georgia (DT), 6-6, 340, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.

Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan (DE), 6-6, 265, Sr., Plymouth, Mich.

Kenny Pickett, Pitt (QB), 6-3, 220, Sr., Oakhurst, N.J.

Winner: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State (RB), 5-10, 210, Jr., Arlington, Tenn.

Bryce Young, Alabama (QB), 6-0, 194, So., Pasadena, Calif.

Saturday

Heisman Trophy

Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan (DE), 6-6, 265, Sr., Plymouth, Mich.

Kenny Pickett, Pitt (QB), 6-3, 220, Sr., Oakhurst, N.J.

CJ Stroud, Ohio State, 6-3, 218, Fr., Inland, Empire, Calif.

Bryce Young, Alabama (QB), 6-0, 194, So., Pasadena, Calif.

January

Manning Award

Best quarterback (bowls included); Allstate Sugar Bowl

Brennan Armstrong (Virginia)
Matt Corral (Ole Miss)
Sam Hartman (Wake Forest)
Kenny Pickett (Pittsburgh)
Desmond Ridder (Cincinnati)
Will Rogers (Mississippi State)
Carson Strong (Nevada)
C.J. Stroud (Ohio State)
Bryce Young (Alabama)
Bailey Zappe (Western Kentucky)

This story will be updated as necessary.

Published Dec 9, 2021

CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.