Bronko Nagurski Trophy
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Awarded forThe best defensive player in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byCharlotte Touchdown Club and Football Writers Association of America
History
First award1993
Most recentXavier Watts, Notre Dame
Websitewww.touchdownclub.com

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The award is named for Bronko Nagurski, who played football for the University of Minnesota and Chicago Bears, and is presented by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and FWAA.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerSchoolPositionRef
1993Rob WaldropArizonaDT
1994Warren SappMiami (FL)DT
1995Pat FitzgeraldNorthwesternLB
1996 Northwestern (2)LB
1997Charles WoodsonMichiganCB
1998Champ BaileyGeorgiaCB
1999Corey MooreVirginia TechLB
2000Dan MorganMiami (FL) (2)LB
2001Roy WilliamsOklahomaS
2002Terrell SuggsArizona StateDE
2003Derrick StraitOklahoma (2)CB
2004Derrick JohnsonTexasLB
2005Elvis DumervilLouisvilleDE
2006James LaurinaitisOhio StateLB
2007Glenn DorseyLSUDT
2008Brian OrakpoTexas (2)LB
2009Ndamukong SuhNebraskaDT
2010Da'Quan BowersClemsonDE[2]
2011Luke KuechlyBoston CollegeLB[3]
2012Manti Te'oNotre DameLB[4]
2013Aaron DonaldPittsburghDT[5]
2014Scooby Wright IIIArizona (2)LB[6]
2015Tyler MatakevichTempleLB[7]
2016Jonathan AllenAlabamaDE[8]
2017Bradley ChubbNC StateDE[9]
2018Josh AllenKentuckyLB[10]
2019Chase YoungOhio State (2)DE[11]
2020Zaven CollinsTulsaLB [12]
2021Will Anderson Jr.Alabama (2)LB
2022Alabama (3)LB
2023Xavier WattsNotre Dame (2)S

See also

References

General
  • "Bronko Nagurski Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. ↑ "College football: 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list announced". NCAA.com. Football Writers Association of America. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Cranston, Mike (December 6, 2010). "Clemson DE Bowers wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy". The Oklahoman. Associated Press. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Reed, Steve (December 13, 2011). "Kuechly wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Notre Dame's Te'o wins Nagurski Award for top defensive player". USA Today. Associated Press. December 3, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Werner, Sam (December 9, 2013). "Pitt defensive tackle Donald wins Nagurski Trophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Nagurski Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Scarcella, Rich (December 8, 2015). "Temple's Matakevich wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy". Reading Eagle. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Potter, Charlie (December 6, 2016). "Alabama's Jonathan Allen wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ Reed, Steve (December 5, 2017). "NC State DE Bradley Chubb wins Nagurski Award as top defender". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ Pilgram, Jack (December 3, 2018). "Josh Allen wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy for Defensive Player of the Year". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ Taylor, John (December 9, 2019). "Heisman finalist Chase Young named the 2019 Nagurski Trophy winner". College Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Jaylon. "Zaven Collins wins Bronko Nagurski Award". 247 Sports. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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