Bronko Nagurski Award Winners
Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Award Winners
- * indicates bowl stats included
Year | Player | School | Summary |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Xavier Watts* | Notre Dame | 30 Solo, 22 Ast, 0.5 Sk, 7 Int |
2022 | Will Anderson Jr.* | Alabama | 24 Solo, 27 Ast, 10.0 Sk, 1 Int |
2021 | Will Anderson Jr.* | Alabama | 58 Solo, 44 Ast, 17.5 Sk, 0 Int |
2020 | Zaven Collins* | Tulsa | 36 Solo, 18 Ast, 4.0 Sk, 4 Int |
2019 | Chase Young* | Ohio State | 32 Solo, 14 Ast, 16.5 Sk, 0 Int |
2018 | Josh Allen* | Kentucky | 56 Solo, 32 Ast, 17.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2017 | Bradley Chubb* | North Carolina State | 40 Solo, 33 Ast, 10.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2016 | Jonathan Allen* | Alabama | 33 Solo, 36 Ast, 10.5 Sk, 0 Int |
2015 | Tyler Matakevich* | Temple | 77 Solo, 61 Ast, 4.5 Sk, 5 Int |
2014 | Scooby Wright* | Arizona | 99 Solo, 64 Ast, 14.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2013 | Aaron Donald* | Pitt | 43 Solo, 16 Ast, 11.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2012 | Manti Te'o* | Notre Dame | 55 Solo, 58 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 7 Int |
2011 | Luke Kuechly | Boston College | 102 Solo, 89 Ast, 0.0 Sk, 3 Int |
2010 | Da'Quan Bowers* | Clemson | 41 Solo, 26 Ast, 15.5 Sk, 1 Int |
2009 | Ndamukong Suh* | Nebraska | 52 Solo, 33 Ast, 12.0 Sk, 1 Int |
2008 | Brian Orakpo* | Texas | 32 Solo, 8 Ast, 11.5 Sk |
2007 | Glenn Dorsey* | LSU | 34 Solo, 35 Ast, 7.0 Sk |
2006 | James Laurinaitis* | Ohio State | 53 Solo, 62 Ast, 4.0 Sk, 5 Int |
2005 | Elvis Dumervil* | Louisville | 36 Solo, 27 Ast, 20.0 Sk, 1 Int |
2004 | Derrick Johnson* | Texas | 1 Int, 18 Yds, 0 TD |
2003 | Derrick Strait* | Oklahoma | 3 Int, 127 Yds, 0 TD |
2002 | Terrell Suggs* | Arizona State | 1 Int, 22 Yds, 0 TD |
2001 | Roy Williams | Oklahoma | 2 FR, 25 Yds, 1 TD |
2000 | Dan Morgan | Miami (FL) | 2 Int, 34 Yds, 0 TD |
1999 | Corey Moore | Virginia Tech | |
1998 | Champ Bailey | Georgia | 47 Rec, 744 Yds, 15.8 Avg, 5 TD |
1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | 11 Rec, 231 Yds, 21.0 Avg, 2 TD |
1996 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | 2 Int, 25 Yds, 0 TD |
1995 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | 1 Int, 7 Yds, 0 TD |
1994 | Warren Sapp | Miami (FL) | |
1993 | Rob Waldrop | Arizona |
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