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 (NCAA). 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.
Winners Year Winner Pos. School Ref 1993 DT Arizona 1994 DT Miami (FL) 1995 LB Northwestern 1996 (2) LB Northwestern (2) 1997 CB Michigan 1998 CB Georgia 1999 DE Virginia Tech 2000 LB Miami (FL) (2) 2001 SS Oklahoma 2002 DE Arizona State 2003 CB Oklahoma (2) 2004 LB Texas 2005 DE Louisville 2006 LB Ohio State 2007 DT LSU 2008 DE Texas (2) 2009 DT Nebraska 2010 DE Clemson 2011 LB Boston College 2012 LB Notre Dame 2013 DT Pittsburgh 2014 LB Arizona (2) 2015 LB Temple 2016 DE Alabama 2017 DE NC State 2018 LB Kentucky 2019 DE Ohio State (2) 2020 LB Tulsa 2021 LB Alabama (2) 2022 (2) LB Alabama (3) 2023 S Notre Dame (2) 2024 DE South Carolina 2025 LB Texas Tech
See also Chuck Bednarik Award, a similar award given by the Maxwell Football Club
References General
Footnotes
External links The Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club