Tuesday morning the preseason candidates for the 2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy were announced. The trophy is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding college defensive player.
Ninety standout defenders named to 2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List by @TheFWAA. https://t.co/kRsogBtTVG pic.twitter.com/9qcoa8gcyN
— Nagurski Trophy (@NagurskiTrophy) July 27, 2021
20 former All-American Bowl athletes were named to the watch list.
- LB Will Anderson (Alabama)
- S Bubba Bolden (Miami)
- DT Bryan Bresee (Clemson)
- DT Haskell Garrett (Ohio State)
- S Kyle Hamilton (Notre Dame)
- LB Christian Harris (Alabama)
- DE Zach Harrison (Ohio State)
- DE Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan)
- LB Drake Jackson (USC)
- CB Josh Jobe (Alabama)
- DE George Karlaftis (Purdue)
- DE DeMarvin Leal (Texas A&M)
- CB Trent McDuffie (Washington)
- S Malachi Moore (Alabama)
- CB Tiawan Mullen (Indiana)
- DE Myles Murphy (Clemson)
- CB Eli Ricks (LSU)
- CB Chris Steele (USC)
- CB Derek Stingley Jr. (LSU)
- LB Payton Wilson (N.C. State)
Watch the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 8, 2022, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The All-American Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation’s top 100 high school football players.
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