The Football Writers Association of America ( FWAA ) is an organization of college football media members in the United States founded in 1941. It is composed of approximately 1,200 professional sports writers from both print and Internet media outlets. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game.
23-634: (Redirected from Nagurski Trophy ) Award to the best defensive player in US college football Bronko Nagurski Trophy [REDACTED] Awarded for The best defensive player in college football Country United States Presented by Charlotte Touchdown Club and Football Writers Association of America History First award 1993 Most recent Xavier Watts , Notre Dame Website www .touchdownclub .com The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to
46-1829: A similar award given by the Maxwell Football Club References [ edit ] General "Bronko Nagurski Award Winners" . Sports Reference . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . Footnotes ^ "College football: 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list announced" . NCAA.com . Football Writers Association of America. July 8, 2016 . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ Cranston, Mike (December 6, 2010). "Clemson DE Bowers wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy" . The Oklahoman . Associated Press . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ Reed, Steve (December 13, 2011). "Kuechly wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy" . USA Today . Associated Press . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ "Notre Dame's Te'o wins Nagurski Award for top defensive player" . USA Today . Associated Press. December 3, 2012 . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ Werner, Sam (December 9, 2013). "Pitt defensive tackle Donald wins Nagurski Trophy" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ "Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Nagurski Award" . USA Today . Associated Press. December 8, 2014 . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ Scarcella, Rich (December 8, 2015). "Temple's Matakevich wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy" . Reading Eagle . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ Potter, Charlie (December 6, 2016). "Alabama's Jonathan Allen wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy" . CBS Sports . Retrieved July 5, 2017 . ^ Reed, Steve (December 5, 2017). "NC State DE Bradley Chubb wins Nagurski Award as top defender" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 5, 2017 . ^ Pilgram, Jack (December 3, 2018). "Josh Allen wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy for Defensive Player of
69-685: Is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year , the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Outland Trophy winner, a freshman All-America team, and weekly defensive player of the week, as well as developing scholarship programs and surveys for better working conditions. From 1954 to 2013,
92-2698: 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 [ edit ] Year Winner School Position Ref 1993 Rob Waldrop Arizona DT 1994 Warren Sapp Miami (FL) DT 1995 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern LB 1996 Northwestern (2) LB 1997 Charles Woodson Michigan CB 1998 Champ Bailey Georgia CB 1999 Corey Moore Virginia Tech DE 2000 Dan Morgan Miami (FL) (2) LB 2001 Roy Williams Oklahoma S 2002 Terrell Suggs Arizona State DE 2003 Derrick Strait Oklahoma (2) CB 2004 Derrick Johnson Texas LB 2005 Elvis Dumervil Louisville DE 2006 James Laurinaitis Ohio State LB 2007 Glenn Dorsey LSU DT 2008 Brian Orakpo Texas (2) LB 2009 Ndamukong Suh Nebraska DT 2010 Da'Quan Bowers Clemson DE 2011 Luke Kuechly Boston College LB 2012 Manti Te'o Notre Dame LB 2013 Aaron Donald Pittsburgh DT 2014 Scooby Wright III Arizona (2) LB 2015 Tyler Matakevich Temple LB 2016 Jonathan Allen Alabama DE 2017 Bradley Chubb NC State DE 2018 Josh Allen Kentucky LB 2019 Chase Young Ohio State (2) DE 2020 Zaven Collins Tulsa LB 2021 Will Anderson Jr. Alabama (2) LB 2022 Alabama (3) LB 2023 Xavier Watts Notre Dame (2) S See also [ edit ] Chuck Bednarik Award ,
115-414: The line of scrimmage , to tackle ball carriers running to the far right or left side, and to defend against screen passes . Since the creation of zone blitz defenses in the late 1990s, defensive ends have sometimes been used in pass coverage, dropping back to cover routes run close to the line of scrimmage. In the 3–4 defense , defensive ends are used primarily as run stoppers and are much larger than
138-2837: The 1944 season; it is the second longest continuously-published team in major college football. Presented to a member of the FWAA for "outstanding contribution to the organization". 1974 Charley Johnson, Minneapolis Star 1975 Wilfrid Smith, Chicago Tribune 1976 Paul Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times 1977 Dick Cullum, Minneapolis Tribune 1978 Wilbur Evans, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association 1979 Tom Siler, Knoxville News-Sentinel 1980 Maury White, Des Moines Register 1981 Fred Russell , Nashville Banner 1982 Furman Bisher, Atlanta Journal 1983 John Mooney, Salt Lake Tribune 1984 Si Burick, Dayton News 1985 Blackie Sherrod, The Dallas Morning News 1986 Raymond Johnson, Nashville Tennessean 1987 Tim Cohane, Look Magazine 1988 Dave Campbell, Waco Tribune Herald 1989 Jim Brock, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association 1990 Jack Hairston, Gainesville Sun 1991 Murray Olderman , Newspaper Enterprise Association 1992 Volney Meece, The Daily Oklahoman 1993 Bob Hentzen, Topeka Capital Journal 1994 Edgar Allen, Nashville Journal 1995 Dick Herbert, Raleigh News & Observer 1996 Bob Hammel, Bloomington Herald-Times 1997 Bill Lumpkin, Birmingham Post-Herald 1998 Don Bryant, University of Nebraska 1999 Field Scovell, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association 2000 Jimmie McDowell, All-American Football Foundation 2001 Edwin Pope, Miami Herald 2002 Orville Henry, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2003 Dan Foster, Greenville News 2004 Pat Harmon, Cincinnati Post 2005 Steve Richardson, FWAA Executive Director 2006 John Junker, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 2007 Mark Blaudschun, Boston Globe 2008 Claude Felton, University of Georgia 2009 Tony Barnhart , Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2010 Tom Mickle, Florida Citrus Sports 2011 Beano Cook , ESPN/ University of Pittsburgh 2012 Dave Sittler, Tulsa World 2013 Dick Weiss, New York Daily News 2014 Tim Tessalone, University of Southern California 2015 Steve Hatchell, National Football Foundation 2016 Ivan Maisel, ESPN .com 2017 Charlie Fiss, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association 2018 Steve Wieberg , USA Today (1982–2012) 2019 Blair Kerkhoff, The Kansas City Star 2020 Wally Hall, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 2021 John Heisler, University of Notre Dame 2022 Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports 2023 Chris Dufresne , Los Angeles Times 2024 Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman Selected by
161-674: The FWAA sponsors seven awards and those are affiliated with the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Beginning in 2014 , 26 members of the FWAA will vote in a new poll in partnership with the National Football Foundation . It is called the FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll . Defensive end Defensive end ( DE ) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football . This position has designated
184-2041: The Football Writers Association of America for the centennial year of college football in 1969. An Early Era team was chosen that featured Jim Thorpe, a modern team (1919–68) and a Quarter-Century team that was chosen in 1993, 25 years after the college football centennial celebration. Offense C – Dave Rimington , Nebraska G – John Hannah , Alabama G – Dean Steinkuhler , Nebraska T – Bill Fralic , Pittsburgh T – Jerry Sisemore , Texas TE – Keith Jackson , Oklahoma WR – Anthony Carter , Michigan WR – Jerry Rice , Mississippi Valley QB – John Elway , Stanford RB – Tony Dorsett , Pittsburgh RB – Herschel Walker , University of Georgia K – Tony Franklin , Texas A&M University KR – Johnny Rodgers , Nebraska Defense DE – Lee Roy Selmon , Oklahoma DE – Jack Youngblood , Florida DT – Steve Emtman , Washington DT – Randy White , Maryland LB – Hugh Green , Pittsburgh LB – Lawrence Taylor , North Carolina MLB – Mike Singletary , Baylor DB – Deion Sanders , Florida State DB – Ronnie Lott , Southern California DB – Jack Tatum , Ohio State DB – Kenny Easley , UCLA P – Ray Guy – Southern Mississippi E – Bennie Oosterbaan , Michigan E – Don Hutson , Alabama L – Bronko Nagurski , Minnesota L – Bruiser Kinard , Mississippi L – Jim Parker , Ohio State L – Bob Suffridge , Tennessee C – Mel Hein , Washington State B – Sammy Baugh , Texas Christian B – Jay Berwanger , Chicago B – Ernie Nevers , Stanford B – Red Grange , Illinois E – Frank Hinkey , Yale E – Huntington Hardwick , Harvard T – Josh Cody , Vanderbilt T – Wilbur Henry , Washington and Jefferson G – Pudge Heffelfinger , Yale G – Truxtun Hare , Pennsylvania C – Germany Schulz , Michigan B – Jim Thorpe , Carlisle B – Elmer Oliphant , Purdue B – Willie Heston , Michigan B – Walter Eckersall , Chicago Currently
207-599: The United States Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles with hCards Football Writers Association of America The FWAA works to govern areas that include game day operations, and strives for better working conditions for sports writers in college football press boxes , and deals with access issues to college athletes and coaches . The FWAA also sponsors scholarships for aspiring writers and an annual writing contest. The FWAA
230-1375: The Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award Regional awards Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion) Conerly Trophy (Mississippi) Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian NCAA player) Dudley Award (Virginia) Norris Cup (North Carolina, school's best athlete) Porter Cup (South, school's best athlete) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi; offensive lineman) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship) Awards organizations Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus ( defunct ) Walter Camp Football Foundation Washington D.C. Touchdown Club Halls of fame College Football Hall of Fame Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bronko_Nagurski_Trophy&oldid=1252896885 " Categories : College football national player awards Awards established in 1993 1993 establishments in
253-602: The Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach) Other divisions/associations Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA) Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports) Fred Mitchell Award (non-Div. I FBS placekicker) Defunct: Melberger Award (Div. III) Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards Academic All-America of
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#1733085205373276-488: The Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational) Service awards Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of
299-529: The Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Assistant coaching awards Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of
322-433: The Year Award (Best player of Polynesian descent) Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player) All-Americans College Football All-America Team ( unanimous selections ) Little All-America team Head coaching awards AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of
345-1381: The Year" . Kentucky Sports Radio . Retrieved December 3, 2018 . ^ Taylor, John (December 9, 2019). "Heisman finalist Chase Young named the 2019 Nagurski Trophy winner" . College Football Talk . NBC Sports . Retrieved December 10, 2019 . ^ Thompson, Jaylon. "Zaven Collins wins Bronko Nagurski Award" . 247 Sports . Retrieved 24 December 2020 . External links [ edit ] The Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club v t e Bronko Nagurski Trophy winners 1993: Waldrop 1994: Sapp 1995: Fitzgerald 1996: Fitzgerald 1997: Woodson 1998: Bailey 1999: Moore 2000: Morgan 2001: Williams 2002: Suggs 2003: Strait 2004: Johnson 2005: Dumervil 2006: Laurinaitis 2007: Dorsey 2008: Orakpo 2009: Suh 2010: Bowers 2011: Kuechly 2012: Te'o 2013: Donald 2014: Wright 2015: Matakevich 2016: Jon. Allen 2017: Chubb 2018: Jos. Allen 2019: Young 2020: Collins 2021: Anderson 2022: Anderson 2023: Watts v t e College football awards Overall trophies Heisman Trophy ( winners ) (Most outstanding) Maxwell Award (Player of
368-742: The Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Conference awards ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards ( MVP ) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards Division I FCS awards Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of
391-724: The association awarded the Grantland Rice Trophy to the college football team they chose to be the National Champion. The Football Writers Association of America All-America Committee selects the 25-man All-America Team and the winners of the Bronko Nagurski and Outland trophies. In the spring, the committee selects the FWAA All-America Watch List and the watch lists for both of the FWAA's major player awards. The FWAA has chosen an All-America Team annually since
414-434: The backfield to disrupt plays, and "stand-up" or "waiting" ends, who played the more traditional containment style. Some teams would use both styles of end play, depending on game situations. Traditionally, defensive ends are in a three-point stance , with their free hand cocked back ready to "punch" an offensive lineman , or in a two-point stance like a strong safety so they can keep containment. Some defensive ends play
437-400: The inside. If they have an outside linebacker besides them that is not in pass coverage , this gives the defensive end more freedom to rush the quarterback. The defensive ends are fast for players of their size, often the fastest and smallest players on the defensive line . They must be able to shed blockers to get to the ball. Defensive ends are also often used to cover the outside area of
460-450: The normal size of a player at this position. Often, the position is played by a more agile or slightly undersized defensive tackle . Because of the increased popularity of the 3–4 defense, the value of a defensive tackle prospect that can possibly be used in this manner has increased. They are used to occupy an offensive lineman , on pass rushing plays to let the outside linebackers get a sack . They block screen passes and are put outside
483-464: The players at each end of the defensive line , but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played. Early formations, with six- and seven-man lines, used the end as a containment player, whose job was first to prevent an " end run " around his position, then secondarily to force plays inside. When most teams adopted a five-man line, two different styles of end play developed: "crashing" ends, who rushed into
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#1733085205373506-484: The position due to their size; they close down their gap so the running back has no hole to run through. Other ends play the position due to their speed and agility; they are used to rush the quarterback . These ends can time the snap of the ball in order to get a jump on the rush and stop the play. It is usually the job of the defensive end in run defense to keep outside or containment, which means that no one should get to their outside; they must keep everything to
529-1426: The year) Walter Camp Award (Player of the year) Defunct: Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Overall media awards AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year Positional awards Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Manning Award (Quarterback) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Joe Moore Award (Offensive line) Rimington Trophy (Center) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Butkus Award (Linebacker) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper) Jet Award (Return specialist) Peter Mortell (Holder) Other national player awards Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Lombardi Award (Best performance) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker) Polynesian Football Player of
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