THE BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY is presented annually to the Top Defensive Player in college football. The nominees are selected from all Division I schools and voted on by members of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). It is hosted by the Charlotte Touchdown Club in Charlotte, N.C.
2021: Will Anderson Jr., University of Alabama
2020: Zaven Collins, University of Tulsa
2019: Chase Young, Ohio State
2018: Josh Allen, University of Kentucky
2017: Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State
2016: Jonathan Allen, University of Alabama
2015: Tyler Matakevich, Temple University
2014: Scooby Wright III, University of Arizona
2013: Aaron Donald, University of Pittsburgh
2012: Manti Te’o, Notre Dame University
2011: Luke Kuechly, Boston College
2010: Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson University
2009: Ndamukong Suh, University of Nebraska
2008: Brian Orakpo, University of Texas
2007: Glenn Dorsey, Louisiana State University
THE BRONKO NAGURSKI LEGENDS AWARD recognizes the best of the Best Defensive Players from the past 40 years. The recipient is selected by the Football Writers Association of America and the event is hosted by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
2018: Tom Cousineau, Ohio State University
2017: Ross Browner, University of Notre Dame
2016: Chet Moeller, Navy
2015: Randy Gradishar, Ohio State University
2014: Randy White, University of Maryland
2013: Randy Rhino, Georgia Tech
2012: Larry Jacobson, University of Nebraska
2011: Jack Youngblood, University of Florida
2010: Mike McCoy, University of Notre Dame
2009: Roger Wehrli, University of Missouri
2008: Ted Hendricks, University of Miami
2007: Alan Page, University of Notre Dame
THE BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD is presented annually by the University of Minnesota to the football team’s Most Valuable Player. It is the team’s most prestigious award and the 2011 winner was Junior quarterback MarQueis Gray.
2011: MarQueis Gray, QB (Transitioned to Wide Receiver)
2010: Adam Weber, QB
2009: Eric Decker, WR
2008: Willie VanDeSteeg, DE
2007: Dominique Barber, FS
THE BRONKO NAGURSKI DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK is a player selected each week by the FWAA for outstanding defensive play. He is then put on the watch list and considered for nomination for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
THE NAGURSKI-WOODSON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR was given out for the first time following the 2011 football season to the Top Defensive Player in the Big Ten. Charles Woodson, whose name is paired with Nagurski on this award, was All American at the University of Michigan in 1997 and is the first player to win both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Heisman Trophy.
2013: Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
2012: John Simon, DE, Ohio State
2011: Devon Still, DT, Penn State