College Football Awards: Bronko Nagurski Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the Bronko Nagurski award, which is given to the nation's most outstanding defensive player in college football by FWAA/Charlotte TD Club.
| Year | Player, School |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Will Anderson Jr., Alabama |
| 2021 | Will Anderson Jr., Alabama |
| 2020 | Zaven Collins, Tulsa |
| 2019 | Chase Young, Ohio State |
| 2018 | Josh Allen, Kentucky |
| 2017 | Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State |
| 2016 | Jonathan Allen, Alabama |
| 2015 | Tyler Matakevich, Temple |
| 2014 | Scooby Wright III, Arizona |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o, Notre Dame |
| 2011 | Luke Kuechly, Boston College |
| 2010 | Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson |
| 2009 | Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska |
| 2008 | Brian Orakpo, Texas |
| 2007 | Glenn Dorsey, LSU |
| 2006 | James Laurinaitis, Ohio State |
| 2005 | Elvis Dumervil, Louisville |
| 2004 | Derrick Johnson, Texas |
| 2003 | Derrick Strait, Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Terrell Suggs, Arizona State |
| 2001 | Roy Williams, Oklahoma |
| 2000 | Dan Morgan, Miami (FL) |
| 1999 | Corey Moore, Virginia Tech |
| 1998 | Champ Bailey, Georgia |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson, Michigan |
| 1996 | Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern |
| 1995 | Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern |
| 1994 | Warren Sapp, Miami (FL) |
| 1993 | Rob Waldrop, Arizona |
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