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{{short description|Award to the best defensive player in US college football}}
{{Infobox sports award
| name           = Bronko Nagurski Trophy
| current_awards = 
| image          = Nagurski.jpg
| imagesize      =
| caption        = 
| description    = The best defensive player in college football
| presenter      = Charlotte Touchdown Club and [[Football Writers Association of America]]
| country        = United States
| location       = 
| year           = 1993
| holder         = [[Kyle Kennard]], [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]
| website        = {{url|http://www.touchdownclub.com}}
}}

The '''Bronko Nagurski Trophy''' has been awarded annually since 1993 to the [[college football|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=College football: 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list announced|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2016-07-08/college-football-2016-bronko-nagurski-trophy-watch-list-announced|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=NCAA.com|publisher=Football Writers Association of America|date=July 8, 2016}}</ref>

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Position !! School !! class="unsortable" |Ref
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| [[1993 NCAA Division I-A football season|1993]] || {{sortname|Rob|Waldrop}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] ||
|-
| [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]] || {{sortname|Warren|Sapp}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] ||
|-
| [[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1995]] || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Pat|Fitzgerald}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] ||
|-
| [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]] ||[[Linebacker|LB]] 
|[[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] (2)||
|-
| [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]] || {{sortname|Charles|Woodson}} || [[Cornerback|CB]] || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] ||
|-
| [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] || {{sortname|Champ|Bailey}} || [[Cornerback|CB]] || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] ||
|-
| [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]] || {{sortname|Corey|Moore}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] ||
|-
| [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]] || {{sortname|Dan|Morgan}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] (2) ||
|-
| [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]] || {{sortname|Roy|Williams|dab=safety}} || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] ||
|-
| [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002]] || {{sortname|Terrell|Suggs}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] ||
|-
| [[2003 NCAA Division I-A football season|2003]] || {{sortname|Derrick|Strait}} || [[Cornerback|CB]] || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] (2) ||
|-
| [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004]] || {{sortname|Derrick|Johnson}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] ||
|-
| [[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005]] || {{sortname|Elvis|Dumervil}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]] ||
|-
| [[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006]] || {{sortname|James|Laurinaitis}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] ||
|-
| [[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]] || {{sortname|Glenn|Dorsey}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] ||
|-
| [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2008]] || {{sortname|Brian|Orakpo}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] (2) ||
|-
| [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]] || {{sortname|Ndamukong|Suh}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] ||
|-
| [[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]] || {{sortname|Da'Quan|Bowers}} || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cranston|first1=Mike|title=Clemson DE Bowers wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy|url=http://newsok.com/article/feed/220914|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=The Oklahoman|agency=Associated Press|date=December 6, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2011]] || {{sortname|Luke|Kuechly}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reed|first1=Steve|title=Kuechly wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2011-12-12-523478942_x.htm|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=December 13, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2012]] || {{sortname|Manti|Te'o||Teo}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Notre Dame's Te'o wins Nagurski Award for top defensive player|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/12/03/notre-dames-teo-wins-nagurski-award-for-top-defensive-player/1744549/|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]] || {{sortname|Aaron|Donald}} || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Werner|first1=Sam|title=Pitt defensive tackle Donald wins Nagurski Trophy|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2013/12/09/Donald-wins-Nagurski-Trophy/stories/201312090178|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=December 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]] || {{sortname|Scooby|Wright III|Scooby Wright}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] (2) ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Nagurski Award|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/12/09/arizona-linebacker-wright-wins-nagurski-award/20122341/|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2015]] || {{sortname|Tyler|Matakevich}}|| [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Temple Owls football|Temple]] ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scarcella|first1=Rich|title=Temple's Matakevich wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy|url=http://www.readingeagle.com/sports/article/temple-matakevich-wins-bronko-nagurski-trophy|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=Reading Eagle|date=December 8, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016]] || {{sortname|Jonathan|Allen}}|| [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Potter|first1=Charlie|title=Alabama's Jonathan Allen wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy|url=http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabamas-jonathan-allen-wins-bronko-nagurski-trophy/|access-date=July 5, 2017|work=CBS Sports|date=December 6, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017]] || {{sortname|Bradley|Chubb}}|| [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]] ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reed|first1=Steve|title=NC State DE Bradley Chubb wins Nagurski Award as top defender|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-nc-state-bradley-chubb-bronko-nagurski-award-20171204-story.html|access-date=December 5, 2017|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=December 5, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2018]] || {{sortname|Josh|Allen|Josh Hines-Allen}}|| [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pilgram|first1=Jack|title=Josh Allen wins Bronko Nagurski Trophy for Defensive Player of the Year|url=http://kentuckysportsradio.com/football-2/josh-allen-wins-bronko-nagurski-trophy-for-defensive-player-of-the-year/|access-date=December 3, 2018|publisher=Kentucky Sports Radio|date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2019]] || {{sortname|Chase|Young}}|| [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] (2) ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/12/09/heisman-finalist-chase-young-named-the-2019-nagurski-trophy-winner/ |title=Heisman finalist Chase Young named the 2019 Nagurski Trophy winner |first=John |last=Taylor |work=College Football Talk |publisher=NBC Sports |date=December 9, 2019 |access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2020]] || {{sortname|Zaven|Collins}}|| [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]] 
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Jaylon |title=Zaven Collins wins Bronko Nagurski Award |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Zaven-Collins-wins-Bronko-Nagurski-Award-Tulsa-Golden-Hurricane-157720948/ |website=247 Sports |access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2021]] || rowspan="2" | [[Will Anderson Jr.]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (2) ||
|-
| [[2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2022]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]|| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (3) ||
|-
| [[2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2023]] || [[Xavier Watts]] || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]|| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] (2) ||
|-
| [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024]] || [[Kyle Kennard]] || [[Edge rusher|EDGE]]|| [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] ||
|}

==See also==
* [[Chuck Bednarik Award]], a similar award given by the Maxwell Football Club

==References==
;General
* {{cite web|title=Bronko Nagurski Award Winners|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/nagurski.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=July 5, 2017}}

;Footnotes
{{Reflist|60em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.touchdownclub.com The Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club]

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