Nagurski Award History

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Posted Dec 8, 2011


The Bronko Nagurski Award goes to the nation's best defensive player.


Nagurski Award

Best Defensive Player

History and Watch Lists
- Bednarik | Biletnikoff | Butkus | Davey O'Brien | Doak Walker
- Lou Groza | | Lombardi | Mackey | Maxwell | Nagurski | Outland
- Ray Guy | Rimington | Thorpe | Walter Camp

Heisman History
- 2000-2010 | 1990-1999 | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 
- 1960-1969 | 1950-1959 | 1940-1949 | 1935-1939

Winners
2011 COMING
2010 Da'Quan Bowers, DE Clemson
2009 Ndamukong Suh, DT Nebraska
2008 Brian Orakpo, DE Texas
2007 Glenn Dorsey, DT LSU
2006 James Laurinaitis, LB Ohio State
2005 Elvis Dumervil, DE Louisville
2004 Derrick Johnson, LB Texas
2003 Derrick Strait, CB Oklahoma
2002 Terrell Suggs, DE Arizona State
2001 Roy Williams, S Oklahoma
2000 Dan Morgan, LB Miami
1999 Corey Moore, DE Virginia Tech
1998 Champ Bailey, CB Georgia
1997 Charles Woodson, CB Michigan
1996 Pat Fitzgerald, LB Northwestern
1995 Pat Fitzgerald, LB Northwestern
1994 Warren Sapp, DT Miami
1993 Rob Waldrop, DL Arizona