Bronko Nagurski Trophy | |
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![]() The Bronko Nagurski Trophy
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Award details | |
Given for | best defensive player in NCAA college football |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Charlotte Touchdown Club and Football Writers Association of America |
History | |
First award | 1993 |
Most recent | Jonathan Allen, Alabama |
Website | www |
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA. The award is named for Bronko Nagurski, who played football for the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears.