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

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| 1993 || || DT || Arizona ||

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| 1994 || || DT || Miami (FL) ||

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| 1995 || || LB || Northwestern ||

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| 1996 || (2) || LB || Northwestern (2) ||

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| 1997 || || CB || Michigan ||

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| 1998 || || CB || Georgia ||

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| 1999 || || DE || Virginia Tech ||

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| 2000 || || LB || Miami (FL) (2) ||

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| 2001 || || SS || Oklahoma ||

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| 2002 || || DE || Arizona State ||

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| 2003 || || CB || Oklahoma (2) ||

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| 2004 || || LB || Texas ||

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| 2005 || || DE || Louisville ||

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| 2006 || || LB || Ohio State ||

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| 2007 || || DT || LSU ||

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| 2008 || || DE || Texas (2) ||

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| 2009 || || DT || Nebraska ||

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| 2010 || || DE || Clemson ||

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| 2011 || || LB || Boston College ||

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| 2012 || || LB || Notre Dame ||

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| 2013 || || DT || Pittsburgh ||

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| 2014 || || LB || Arizona (2) ||

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| 2015 || || LB || Temple ||

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| 2016 || || DE || Alabama ||

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| 2017 || || DE || NC State ||

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| 2018 || || LB || Kentucky ||

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| 2019 || || DE || Ohio State (2) ||

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| 2020 || || LB || Tulsa ||

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| 2021 || || LB || Alabama (2) ||

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| 2022 || (2) || LB || Alabama (3) ||

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| 2023 || || S || Notre Dame (2) ||

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| 2024 || || DE || South Carolina ||

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| 2025 || || LB || Texas Tech ||

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See also

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

References

;General

;Footnotes

  • The Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club