LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o has won the Maxwell Award, given to the nation's most outstanding player. Te'o was presented with the award Thursday at the Home Depot College Football Awards show at Disney World. He beat out finalists and quarterbacks Johnny Manziel from Texas A&M and Collin Klein from Kansas State. He is the first defensive player to win the award since 1980, ending a string of nine straight quarterbacks. It's the sixth national award that Te'o has won since the end of the regular season. The Fighting Irish senior has also has won the Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and Walter Camp national player of the year award. Te'o is also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented on Saturday.
Notre Dame's Te'o wins Maxwell Award
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Notre Dame's Manti Te'o talks with reporters as he arrives at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Southern California receiver Marqise Lee displays his trophy for the Biletnikoff Award after being named the nation's outstanding receiver at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Alabama's Dee Milliner signs autographs for fans as he arrives at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, center right, and his wife Shalin arrive at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel displays his trophy for the Davey O'Brien Award after being named the nation's best quarterback at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel arrives at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Faron Kelley, left, director of marketing for Disney Sports, presents the Disney Sports Spirit Award to Texas long snapper Nate Boyer, right, at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Boyer earned a Bronze Star for his service in the U.S. Army Special Forces. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel displays the Outland Trophy Award after being named the nation's outstanding interior lineman at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Baylor wide receiver Terrance Williams arrives at the Home Depot College Football Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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