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Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
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The Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Given forThe best defensive player in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byCharlotte Touchdown Club and Football Writers Association of America
History
First award1993
Most recentZaven Collins, Tulsa
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

Year Winner School Position Ref
1993 Rob Waldrop Arizona DT
1994 Warren Sapp Miami (FL) DT
1995 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern LB
1996 LB
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan CB
1998 Champ Bailey Georgia CB
1999 Corey Moore Virginia Tech LB
2000 Dan Morgan Miami (FL) LB
2001 Roy Williams Oklahoma S
2002 Terrell Suggs Arizona State DE
2003 Derrick Strait Oklahoma CB
2004 Derrick Johnson Texas LB
2005 Elvis Dumervil Louisville DE
2006 James Laurinaitis Ohio State LB
2007 Glenn Dorsey LSU DT
2008 Brian Orakpo Texas LB
2009 Ndamukong Suh Nebraska DT
2010 Da'Quan Bowers Clemson DE [2]
2011 Luke Kuechly Boston College LB [3]
2012 Manti Te'o Notre Dame LB [4]
2013 Aaron Donald Pittsburgh DT [5]
2014 Scooby Wright III Arizona LB [6]
2015 Tyler Matakevich Temple LB [7]
2016 Jonathan Allen Alabama DE [8]
2017 Bradley Chubb NC State DE [9]
2018 Josh Allen Kentucky LB [10]
2019 Chase Young Ohio State DE [11]
2020 Zaven Collins Tulsa LB [12]

See also

References

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

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