Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list released featuring several SEC defenders

Watch list season continues to roll as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy is the latest award to release its list of players to be featured as preseason candidates to win an award.

In total, 98 players have been selected on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given annually to the nation’s best defender, watch list this preseason.

Last season, Ohio State defensive end Chase Young won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Kentucky outside linebacker Josh Allen won the award in 2018.

Here is a complete list of every player on the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list:

SEC Players

LB Nick Bolton, Missouri
LB K.J. Britt, Auburn
DE Big Kat Bryant, Auburn
LB Buddy Johnson, Texas A&M
DB Richard LeCounte, Georgia
LB Dylan Moses, Alabama
DT LaBryan Ray, Alabama
LB Monty Rice, Georgia
DT Tyler Shelvin, LSU
DB JaCoby Stevens, LSU
DB Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
DB Eric Stokes, Georgia
DB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
LB Henry To’o To’o, Tennessee
DT Kobie Whiteside, Missouri

National Players

DB Paulson Adebo, Stanford
LB Blaze Alldredge, Rice
LB Rayshard Ashby, Virginia Tech
DE JaQuan Bailey, Iowa State
DE Carlos Basham, Wake Forest
LB Tavante Beckett, Marshall
LB Terrel Bernard, Baylor
DB Reed Blakenship, Middle Tennessee
LB Troy Brown, Central Michigan
DB Eric Burrell, Wisconsin
DB Andre Cisco, Syracuse
DT Tyler Davis, Clemson
DE Victor Dimukeje, Duke
DB Greg Eisworth, Iowa State
LB Diego Fagot, Navy
DB Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech
LB Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
DB Paris Ford, Pitt
DB Darrick Forrest, Cincinnati
DE Chauncey Golston, Iowa
DB Richie Grant, UCF
LB Jake Hansen, Illinois
DB Kolby Harvell-Peel, Oklahoma State
LB Treshaun Hayward, Western Michigan
DB Jevon Holland, Oregon
DE Wyatt Hubert, Kansas State
DB Talanoa Hufanga, USC
DE Drake Jackson, USC
DE Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina
DE Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern
DB Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State
DE Patrick Jones, Pitt
DB Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State
DE George Karlaftis, Purdue
DE Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo
LB Nate Landman, Colorado
DT Ifeanyi Maijeh, Temple
DE DeAngelo Malone, WKU
LB Carlton Martial, Troy
DB Trevon Moehrig, TCU
DB Elijah Molden, Washington
LB Kristopher Moll, UAB
DB Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State
DT Lorenzo Neal, Purdue
DT Dion Novil, North Texas
DT Levi Onwuzurike, Washington
LB Joseph Ossai, Texas
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame
LB Micah Parsons, Penn State
DE Kwity Paye, Michigan
DE Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma
DE Dom Peterson, Nevada
DB Antonio Phillips, Ball State
LB Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State
LB Justin Rice, Fresno State
LB Max Richardson, Boston College
DE Taylor Riggins, Buffalo
DB Aaron Robinson, UCF
DE Quincy Roche, Miami
DE Gregory Rousseau, Miami
DT Jordon Scott, Oregon
LB James Skalski, Clemson
DE Jordan Smith, UAB
LB Charles Snowden, Virginia
DB Caden Sterns, Texas
DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
DT Darius Stills, West Virginia
DB Corey Straughter, ULM
LB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
DE Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian State
DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
DT Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
DE Shaka Toney, Penn State
DT Khyiris Tonga, BYU
LB Joe Tryon, Washington
DT Jay Tufele, USC
DT Jaylen Twyman, Pitt
DB Shaun Wade, Ohio State
LB Garret Wallow, TCU
LB Drew White, Notre Dame
DB James Wiggins, Cincinnati
DT Marvin Wilson, Florida State
LB Jahad Woods, Washington State