Arguably the best defense in the country has the most representatives on the preseason watch list for an award given to the nation's top defensive player.

Alabama had a nation-best four players selected to the preseason watch list for the Bednarik Award, which was released Tuesday.

Those players: senior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, senior inside linebacker Reuben Foster, senior safety Eddie Jackson and senior outside linebacker Tim Williams.

There are only six other schools with more than two players on the list, which consists of 90 players.