Ted Hendricks Award
| Awarded for | The top defensive end in college football |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Ted Hendricks Foundation |
| History | |
| First award | 2002 |
| Most recent | Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College, 2024 |
| Website | tedhendricks |
The Ted Hendricks Award is given annually to college football's top defensive end. The award is named after Ted Hendricks, a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame, and is presented by his own foundation. In 2022, Caleb Murphy, of NCAA Division II Ferris State University, became the first non-FBS player to win the award. The most recent recipient of the award was Donovan Ezeiruaku from Boston College.