Jalen Green Named Top-Three Finalist for Ted Hendricks Award

CHICAGO – James Madison defensive end Jalen Green was selected as a finalist for the 2023 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award, as announced Friday by the Ted Hendricks Foundation.

Green is one of three FBS players to be named a finalist, as he was joined by Utah's Jonah Elliss and UCLA's Laiatu Latu. This is the first time ever a JMU player has been a finalist for the award, which began in 2002.

The Baltimore, Md., native was a force up front in his nine games played, finishing the regular season as the nation's leader in total sacks and tackles for loss per game.

He recorded a Sun Belt Conference-record 15.5 sacks while tallying 21.0 tackles for loss, the most by a JMU player since 2019. In total, Green had 50 tackles to go with two forced fumbles, one breakup and a pick-six.

Green was also honored as the program's first Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist and was voted Midseason National Defensive Lineman of the Year by College Football Network. His season was highlighted by a record-setting night at Marshall, in which he turned in career highs of 5.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks, which tied both the JMU and SBC single-game mark.

The winner of the 21st Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award will be announced next week.

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