Mark Barron, Alabama -S
BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD
First presented in 1993 to honor the nation’s top collegiate defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte (N.C.) Touchdown Club. The award is named after Bronko Nagurski, consensus all- America tackle and running back at Minnesota in 1929, and a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
History of other Major College FB awards
| Year | Winner | Finalist |
| 2024 | Kyle Kennard-South Carolina |
Jahdae Barron-Texas Adbul Carter -Penn State Mason Graham-Michigan |
| 2023 | Xavier Watts-Notre Dame |
Cooper
DeJean-Iowa
Jer’Zhan Newton-Illinois Malaki Starks-Georgia Payton Wilson-N.C.State |
| 2022 | Will Anderson Jr-Alabama |
Ivan Pace -Cincinnati Tuli Tuipulotu-DE-USC |
| 2021 | Will Anderson - Alabama |
Jordan Davis -Georgia-DT Kayvon Thibodeaux.Oregon-DE |
| 2020 | Zaven Collins-Tulsa |
Tarron Jackson -Coastal Carolina-DEDaviyon Nixon-Iowa DT 0eremiah Owusu-Koramoah,Notre Dame LBPatrick Surtain II,Alabama DB
|
| 2019 |
Chase Young-Ohio State-DE
|
Antoine Winfield Jr.-Minnesota-DBIsaiah Simmons-Clemson-LBJ.R. Reed, Georgia-SDerrick Brown, Auburn-DT
|
| 2018 |
Josh Allen-Kentucky-LB |
Devin Bush -Michigan-LB
Grant Delpit-LSU-S Christian Wilkins-Clemson-DT Quinnen Williams-Alabama-NG |
| 2017 |
Bradley Chubb -North Carolina State -DE |
Minkah
Fitzpatrick-Alabama-S Josey Jewell-Iowa LB Ed Oliver-Houston-DT Roquan Smith-Georgia-LB |
| 2016 |
Jonathan Allen-.-Alabama -DE
|
Reuben Foster-Alabama-LBTarvarus McFadden-Florida State-CBJabrill Peppers-Michigan-LBChristian Wilkins-Clemson,-DE |
| 2015 |
Tyler Matakevich-Temple-LB |
Jeremy Cash-Duke-CB Shaq Lawson-Clemson -DE Carl Nassib-Penn State -DE Reggie Ragland.-Alabama -LB |
| 2014 |
Scooby Wright III-Arizona-LB |
Malcom Brown,
Texas , DT Landon Collins, Alabama , SS Senquez Golson , Mississippi , CB Gerod Holliman. Louisville , SS |
| 2013 |
Aaron Donald , Pittsburgh -DT |
Darqueze Dennard,
Michigan State-CB LaMarcus Joyner-Florida State-CB C.J. Mosley-Alabama-LB Michael Sam -Missouri -DE |
| 2012 |
Manti Te'o , Notre Dame-LB |
Jadeveon Clowney ,
South Carolina-DE
Jarvis Jones, Georgia-LB Dee Milliner,Alabama-CB Bjoern Werner.-Florida State-DE |
| 2011 | Luke Kuechly-Boston College-LB |
Morris Claiborne,
LSU.-CB
Whitney Mercilus, Illinois -DE
Devon Still, Penn State
-DT
|
| 2010 | Da'Quan Bowers-Clemson-DE |
Luke Kuechly-Boston College-LB Justin Houston-Georgia-LB Patrick Peterson-LSU-CB Nick Fairley-Auburn-DT |
| 2009 | Ndamukong Suh-Nebraska-DT |
Jerry Hughes-Texas Christian-DE Pat Angerer-Iowa-LB Eric Berry-Tennessee-CB Terrence Cody Alabama- DT |
| 2008 | Brian Orakpo-Texas-DE |
Jerry Hughes-Texas Christian-DE Rey Maualuga- Southern California-LB Brandon Spikes-Florida-LB Alphonso Smith-Wake Forest-CB |
| 2007 | Glenn Dorsey-Louisiana State-DT |
James Laurinaitis-Ohio St-LB
Chris Long- George Selvie-South Florida-DE
Aqib Talib- |
| 2006 |
James Laurinaitis-Ohio St-LB |
Gaines Adams-Clemson-DE Leon Hall-Michigan-CB Reggie Nelson-Florida-S Patrick Willis-Mississippi-S |
| 2005 |
Elvis Dumervil-Louisville-DE |
Jimmy Williams-Virginia Tech-DB Demeco Ryans-Alabama-LB Haloti Ngata-Oregon-DT Tamba Hali-Penn State-DE |
| 2004 |
Derrick Johnson-Texas-LB |
Carlos Rogers-Auburn-DB Jonathan Goddard-Marshall-DE Erasmus James-Wisconsin-DE David Pollack-Georgia-DE |
| 2003 | Derrick Strait-Oklahoma-DB | Tommie Harris-Oklahoma-DT Dave Ball-UCLA-DE Grant Wiley-West Virginia-LB Chad Lavalis-LSU-DT |
| 2002 | Terrell Suggs, Arizona State , DE | E.J. Henderson - Maryland-LB Terence Newman - Kansas St.-CB David Pollack - Georgia-DE Shane Walton - Notre Dame-CB |
| 2001 | Roy Williams, Oklahoma, DB | Dwight Freeney-Syracuse-DE Rocky Calmus-Oklahoma-LB Alex Brown-Florida-DE Julius Peppers-North Carolina-DE . |
| 2000 | Dan Morgan, Miami (Fla.), LB | |
| 1999 | Corey Moore, Virginia Tech, DE | Corey Simon-Florida
State-NG Tyrone Carter-Minnesota-Safety LaVar Arrington-Penn State-LB Courtney Brown-Penn State-DE. |
| 1998 | Champ Bailey, Georgia, DB | |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson, Michigan, CB | |
| 1996 | Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, LB | |
|
1995 |
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, LB | |
| 1994 | Warren Sapp, Miami (Fla.), DT | |
| 1993 | Rob Waldrop, Arizona, DL |