Official Twitter feed of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, presented to the nation's most outstanding college defensive player by
@TheFWAA
and
@ctouchdownclub
.
He had 20 tackles and the Hogs ended a 20-game SEC losing streak with a 21-14 upset of Mississippi State. LB Bumper Pool (
@bumperpool10
) of
@RazorbackFB
is our National Player of the Week, as selected by
@TheFWAA
Senior safety Jahron McPherson of
@KStateFB
had a career day with 11 tackles, a forced fumble and game-sealing pick in the 38-35 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma to earn our National Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Linebacker Terrel Bernard of
@BUFootball
racked up 19 tackles, three sacks and an interception to help the Bears remain unbeaten with a dramatic 29-23 win at TCU. He is
@TheFWAA
's latest Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week.
Linebacker Nick Bolton (
@_nickbolton2
) of
@MizzouFootball
had 11 tackles and sparked a goal-line stand in a dramatic win over LSU to earn our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist: DE Tuli Tuipulotu (
@TuipulotuTuli
) of
@USCFB
... He's second in the nation in sacks with 11.5, most at USC since 2003.
With his knack for the big play,
@TheFWAA
has chosen linebacker
@ZavenCollins
of
@TulsaFootball
as the winner of the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy as college football's national defensive player of the year.
Linebacker Dele Harding of
@IlliniFootball
ran an interception back 54 yards for a score and forced a fumble to go with 12 tackles in a win over Rutgers to earn our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
Junior CB of Emmanuel Forbes of
@HailStateFB
had himself a day: two interceptions, a TD and a blocked field goal to earn our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as chosen by
@TheFWAA
A school-record four sacks and two forced fumbles to lead
@KStateFB
to a convincing 31-12 win over TCU earned Felix Anudike-Uzomah (
@fanudike
) our National Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
Three interceptions, including a pick-six and one in overtime of an upset win at Georgia, lands
@GamecockFB
DB Israel Mukuamu our National Player of the Week honor from
@TheFWAA
.
With 18 tackles and a key fumble recovery in the win over Colorado State, middle linebacker Jack Campbell of
@HawkeyeFootball
is our National Defensive Player of the Week, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
The Ducks shocked the Bucks and Verone McKinley III (
@vmckinley3
) sealed the deal. The
@OregonFootball
safety is our National Defensive Player of the Week, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
Ten tackles and a hand in three key turnovers earns you our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
. Linebacker Jaylan Ford of
@TexasFootball
helped the 'Horns to a quick start and a dramatic finish in the 34-27 win at K-State.
Two picks and a forced fumble by
@KhouryBethley
helped
@HawaiiFootball
end a 13-game skid against ranked foes. That earns the senior safety our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
When you intercept three passes and take two to the house,
@TheFWAA
makes you our National Defensive Player of the Week. Steven Jones Jr. of
@AppState_FB
is tied for the national lead with five picks.
Will Anderson Jr. of
@AlabamaFTBL
is just the second repeat winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's best defensive player, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
Alijah Halliburton of
@Wyo_Football
is
@TheFWAA
's first Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week. His 17 tackles and fumble recovery helped the Pokes upset Mizzou last Saturday.
Tonight in Charlotte,
@TheFWAA
and the
@CTouchdownClub
, we will present the 2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy to college football's national defensive player of the year.
2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist: DT Calijah Kancey (
@Ckancey8
) of
@Pitt_FB
... He has 14 TFL's and 7 sacks for a defense that leads the nation in sacks.
.
@TulsaFootball
linebacker Zaven Collins (far right) received his 2020
@NagurskiTrophy
presented by
@LendingTree
and selected by
@TheFWAA
. John Hoover, a member of the FWAA All-America Committee, handed it off to college football's best defensive player football on Thursday.
Four interceptions. Two touchdowns. Quinyon Mitchell of
@ToledoFB
did that in one game. He's our National Defensive Player of the Week, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
Linebacker Zaven Collins of
@TulsaFootball
helped stifle No. 19 SMU and open the door for 21-point comeback and a 28-24 win to earn the our National Defensive player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
A bandit off the bench. Jared Bartlett (
@BARTLITTT
) of
@WVUFootball
spent much of last Saturday in the Virginia Tech backfield, recording three sacks and a forced and recovered fumble to earn our National Player of the Week honor from
@TheFWAA
.
The Buckeyes stifled Notre Dame in the season-opener and linebacker Tommy Eichenberg of
@OhioStateFB
has earned our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist: FS Chris Smith (
@cpsmithdb
) of
@GeorgiaFootball
... The fourth-leading tackler on nation's top-ranked team and second-best scoring defense.
Along with
@CTouchdownClub
and
@LendingTree
,
@TheFWAA
is proud to unveil the five finalists for the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to college football's National Defensive Player of the Year
A 159-minute rain delay didn't stop Evan Weaver from making 18 tackles to help
@CalFootball
upset Washington. Throw in a forced fumble and you have
@TheFWAA
's Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.
Texas Tech linebacker Colin Schooler's crushing hit on Baylor QB Charlie Brewer saved a TD at the goal line, and then the Red Raiders came back to win by a point:
Senior linebacker Blake Gallagher of
@NUFBFamily
is our National Player of the Week, as selected by
@TheFWAA
. Another 14-tackle game and another win for the Wildcats as they moved to 5-0 after stuffing Wisconsin, 17-7.
In rout of Cal, Keisean Lucier-South (
@klsouth11
) of
@UCLAFootball
creates three turnovers and scores a TD to earn our National Defensive Player of the Week honor
His three interceptions sparked the
@UBFootball
rally in a key 34-27 win over Toledo. That earns Marcus Fuqua our National Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
This morning’s answer to
#WhereInTheWorldIsChristianWilkins
is back in Charlotte, N.C., where he and other
@NagurskiTrophy
finalists are sharing their insight with the next generation at the High School Leadership Forum.
Along with
@CTouchdownClub
and
@LendingTree
,
@TheFWAA
will present the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy to the nation's defensive player of the year tonight in Charlotte.
He must have a nose for the ball. Amik Robertson of
@LATechFB
picks off three passes to earn our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
:
As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we bring you our preseason watch list, featuring 92 outstanding defensive players vying for National Defensive Player of the Year honors
After helping stifle Clemson in a 10-3 season-opening win, senior DT Jordan Davis of
@GeorgiaFootball
is the season's first Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.
DE JT Tuimoloau of
@OhioStateFB
may have had the game of the year in the 44-31 win at Penn State. He had a hand in four turnovers to go with six tackles, two sacks and a TD to earn our National Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
The Buffs opened the season with a bang in Texas. And we open by rewarding
@CUBuffsFootball
DB/WR Travis Hunter with our National Player of the Week honor.
Senior cornerback Matt Hankins (
@Matt_Hankins1
) of
@HawkeyeFootball
led a staunch defensive effort in a 23-20 comeback win over Penn State to earn our National Defensive Player of the Week honor, as selected by
@TheFWAA
.
2021
@seniorbowl
Gameday Spotlight: Western Kentucky EDGE DeAngelo Malone will become a household name the closer we get to next April’s draft and today’s game against Louisville will be the first tape NFL teams will watch in draft meetings. 📈
#TheDraftStartsInMOBILE