Bronko Nagurski Trophy

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.^[1]

Bronko Nagurski Trophy

Awarded for	The best defensive player in college football
Country	United States
Presented by	Charlotte Touchdown Club and Football Writers Association of America
History
First award	1993
Most recent	Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
Website	www.touchdownclub.com

Winners

Year	Winner	Position	School	Ref
1993	Rob Waldrop	DT	Arizona
1994	Warren Sapp	DT	Miami (FL)
1995	Pat Fitzgerald	LB	Northwestern
1996		LB	Northwestern (2)
1997	Charles Woodson	CB	Michigan
1998	Champ Bailey	CB	Georgia
1999	Corey Moore	DE	Virginia Tech
2000	Dan Morgan	LB	Miami (FL) (2)
2001	Roy Williams	S	Oklahoma
2002	Terrell Suggs	DE	Arizona State
2003	Derrick Strait	CB	Oklahoma (2)
2004	Derrick Johnson	LB	Texas
2005	Elvis Dumervil	DE	Louisville
2006	James Laurinaitis	LB	Ohio State
2007	Glenn Dorsey	DT	LSU
2008	Brian Orakpo	LB	Texas (2)
2009	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Nebraska
2010	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	[2]
2011	Luke Kuechly	LB	Boston College	[3]
2012	Manti Te'o	LB	Notre Dame	[4]
2013	Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh	[5]
2014	Scooby Wright III	LB	Arizona (2)	[6]
2015	Tyler Matakevich	LB	Temple	[7]
2016	Jonathan Allen	DE	Alabama	[8]
2017	Bradley Chubb	DE	NC State	[9]
2018	Josh Allen	LB	Kentucky	[10]
2019	Chase Young	DE	Ohio State (2)	[11]
2020	Zaven Collins	LB	Tulsa	[12]
2021	Will Anderson Jr.	LB	Alabama (2)
2022		LB	Alabama (3)
2023	Xavier Watts	S	Notre Dame (2)
2024	Kyle Kennard	EDGE	South Carolina

See also

• Chuck Bednarik Award, a similar award given by the Maxwell Football Club