Iowa State, Oklahoma Each Place Three on Nagurski Watch List
The Iowa State Cyclones and the Oklahoma Sooners each placed three players on the 2021 Nagurski Trophy Watch List, which was released on Tuesday.
For the Cyclones, linebacker Mike Rose, defensive end Will McDonald and safety Greg Eisworth II made the list. Rose is the reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
For the Sooners, linebacker Nik Bonitto, defensive end Isaiah Thomas and defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey made the list.
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Other Big 12 players include Baylor linebacker Terrel Bernard, Baylor safety Jalen Pitre, Oklahoma State linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez, TCU defensive end Ochaun Mathis, TCU cornerback Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson and West Virginia defensive tackle Dante Stills.
The Football Writers Association of America has chosen a National Defensive Player of the Year since 1993. In 1995, the FWAA named the award in honor of the legendary two-way player from the University of Minnesota. Bronislaw “Bronko” Nagurski dominated college football, then became a star for professional football’s Chicago Bears in the 1930s. He is a charter member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
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2021 Nagurski Award Watch List
(Big 12 Players in Bold)
B Blaze Alldredge, Missouri
LB Christian Harris, Alabama
LB Grant Morgan, Arkansas
LB Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
DE Zach Harrison, Ohio State
LB Darius Muasau, Hawaii
CB Sevyn Banks, Ohio State
CB Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
CB Tiawan Mullen, Indiana
LB Terrel Bernard, Baylor
DT Ralph Holley, Western Michigan
DE Myles Murphy, Clemson
S Bubba Bolden, Miami
DE Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
DT Dion Novil, North Texas
LB Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
DE Drake Jackson, USC
DE Scott Patchan, Colorado State
DE Thomas Booker, Stanford
DE Trajan Jeffcoat, Missouri
S Jalen Pitre, Baylor
DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson
CB Josh Jobe, Alabama
DT Jaxon Player, Tulsa
DT C.J. Brewer, Coastal Carolina
DT Desjuan Johnson, Toledo
CB Eli Ricks, LSU
S Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
DE Durrell Johnson, Liberty
LB Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State
LB Troy Brown, Central Michigan
DE Tyler Johnson, Arizona State
LB Mike Rose, Iowa State
S Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
S Brandon Joseph, Northwestern
LB Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin
DT Will Choloh, Troy
DT Calijah Kancey, Pitt
DE Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
DT Nolan Cockrill, Army
DE George Karlaftis, Purdue
LB James Skalski, Clemson
DT D.J. Dale, Alabama
LB Nate Landman, Colorado
S Tykee Smith, Georgia
DT Jordan Davis, Georgia
DE DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
CB Chris Steele, USC
LB Nakobe Dean, Georgia
LB Devin Lloyd, Utah
DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
LB JoJo Domann, Nebraska
DE DeAngelo Malone, WKU
CB Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
DT Jamare Edwards, Marshall
LB Carlton Martial, Troy
DE Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, Notre Dame
S Greg Eisworth II, Iowa State
LB Brandon Martin, Ball State
DE Demetrius Taylor, App State
CB Kaiir Elam, Florida
DE Ochaun Mathis, TCU
DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
DE Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
DT Phidarian Mathis, Alabama
DE Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
LB Diego Fagot, Navy
LB Zakoby McClain, Auburn
DE Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma
LB Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers
LB Caden McDonald, San Diego State
S Bralen Trahan, Louisiana
CB Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
DE Will McDonald, Iowa State
S Nolan Turner, Clemson
DT Haskell Garrett, Ohio State
CB Trent McDuffie, Washington
LB Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington
LB Tyler Grubbs, Louisiana Tech
LB Micah McFadden, Indiana
DT Raymond Vohasek, North Carolina
DE Cade Hall, San Jose State
LB Kristopher Moll, UAB
LB Payton Wilgar, BYU
S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
S Smoke Monday, Auburn
LB Payton Wilson, N.C. State
LB Jake Hansen, Illinois
S Malachi Moore, Alabama
DT Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
