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MSU’s Xavier Henderson listed on Bednarik Award preseason watch list

Michigan State’s leader on the defensive side of the ball has been named to another preseason watch list

Michigan State’s leader on the defensive side of the ball has been named to another preseason watch list.

Safety Xavier Henderson was named to the Bednarik Award preseason watch list on Monday. The Bednarik Award is annually presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year.

Henderson leads the Spartans defense in career tackles with 235, and has appeared in 46 career games at Michigan State.

This is the fourth preseason watch list Henderson has been added to leading up to the upcoming season. He has also been named to watch lists for the Jim Thorpe Award (nation’s best defensive back), the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation’s best defensive player) and the Lott IMPACT Trophy.

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Photo Gallery: Michigan State football at Big Ten Media Day

Check out some of the best photos of the Spartans at this year’s Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis

Michigan State football was at the Big Ten Media Days on Wednesday, with head coach Mel Tucker and a trio of Spartans players in attendance.

Check out some of the best photos from the event below:

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Michigan State football safety Xavier Henderson named to Nagurski Trophy watchlist

Michigan State football safety Xavier Henderson named to Nagurski Trophy watchlist

Yesterday, it was announced that Xavier Henderson was named to the Jim Thorpe Award watchlist, which is given to the best defensive back in the country. On Tuesday, he made another watchlist, this time for the Nagurski Trophy, which is given to the top defensive player in college football.

Xavier Henderson came back to school for one more year, and now he’ll have the chance to show that he is one of the best players in the country.

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Michigan State football S Xavier Henderson named to Jim Thorpe Award watchlist

Xavier Henderson named to Jim Thorpe Award watchlist, given to the best DB in the country

The Jim Thorpe Award is given annually to the top defensive back in college football, so it’s not a huge surprise that Michigan State’s leader in the defensive backfield, Xavier Henderson, was named to the Thorpe Award watchlist.

Many thought Henderson had the talent to test the NFL next year, but he decided to run it back for one more season with the Spartans and could emerge as one of the best safeties in the game.

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Michigan State announces participants for upcoming Big Ten Media Days next week

Michigan State football has revealed who will be heading to Indianapolis to participate in next week’s Big Ten Media Days event

Michigan State football has revealed who will be heading to Indianapolis to participate in next week’s Big Ten Media Days event.

The annual preseason event will take place on July 26 and 27, and be held at Lucas Oil Stadium. The event will again this year be televised by the Big Ten Network. Click here to see the complete schedule and details for the event.

Below are the participants from Michigan State that will be in attendance next week:

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Handful of Spartans listed on Phil Steele’s preseason All-Big Ten teams

See which Spartans that made Phil Steele’s preseason All-Big Ten teams

The college football season is getting closer and closer, with opening kickoff only a few months away at this point.

In preparation for the upcoming season, longtime college football analyst and reporter Phil Steele has released his batch of preseason All-Big Ten teams. To no surprise, there were quite a few Spartans who cracked his list.

See which Michigan State players were listed on Steele’s preseason All-Big Ten teams below:

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Pair of Spartans make Phil Steele’s preseason All-American teams

See which two Spartans cracked Phil Steele’s preseason All-American teams

Two Spartans are considered All-Americans heading into the 2022 season, according to Phil Steele.

The longtime college football reporter and analyst recently released his preseason All-American teams and a pair of Spartans made the list. Those two Spartans are wide receiver Jayden Reed and safety Xavier Henderson.

Reed was listed as an All-American first-teamer for Special Teams, and Henderson was a fourth-teamer on the defense.

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Top five returning tackles for loss leaders in the Big Ten

Top five returning tackle for loss leaders in the Big Ten #GoBucks

The NFL draft is in the books and the annual spring games have come to an end across the Big Ten and it is time to start diving into who to watch and what to expect during the 2022 season. We already dove into the top five returning rushers, passers, receivers, overall scorers, kick return leaders,  offensive yardage leaders, all-purposes leaders, punt return leaders, and touchdown scorers returning in the Big Ten.

Next, I wanted to dive into the defense and who are the top five returning tacklers for loss (solo) in the Big Ten.

Many of the names on this list are going to be familiar, but a few may surprise you.

Off we go …

Top five returning solo tackle leaders in the Big Ten

Top five returning solo tackle leaders in the Big Ten #GoBucks

The NFL draft is in the books and the annual spring games have come to an end across the Big Ten and it is time to start diving into who to watch and what to expect during the 2022 season. We already dove into the top five returning rushers, passers, receivers, overall scorers, kick return leaders,  offensive yardage leaders, all-purposes leaders, punt return leaders and touchdown scorers returning in the Big Ten.

Next, I wanted to dive into the defense and who are the top five returning tacklers (solo) in the Big Ten.

Many of the names on this list are going to be familiar, but a few may surprise you.

Let’s get into it.

Michigan State football safety Xavier Henderson named to Lott IMPACT Trophy watchlist

Michigan State football safety Xavier Henderson named to Lott Trophy watchlist

Michigan State football safety Xavier Henderson decided to return for one more season, and he is already being considered for some of the more prestigious awards in college football.

On Friday, it was announced that Henderson has made the watchlist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. The award is given annually to the defensive player who shows the greatest excellence both on and off the field, taking into account the character of the individual as well as their on-field prowess.

Established by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The Lott IMPACT Trophy honors college football’s best in character and performance. The award is unique because it represents the first college football award to give equal weight to personal character as well as athletic performance from a defensive college player and is the first national college football award based on the West Coast.

The IMPACT award is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate excellence in the field of athletics and recognizes college football’s Defensive Player of the Year who best exemplifies the IMPACT acronym: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.

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