2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List

Photo - Oregon safety Patrick Chung

Football Writers Association of America announced the Watch List for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded to the best defensive player in college football and sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
Included on the list is Ohio St senior linebacker James Laurinaitis, the 2006 Nagurski Trophy winner and a 2007 finalist, and South Florida junior defensive end George Selvie, another 2007 finalist.
The FWAA All-America Committee selects the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner from the association's 11-man All-America defensive team in November. The watch list was developed by the FWAA All-America committee with the help of the schools and conferences.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been presented since 1993 and is awarded in memory of the legendary Nagurski, a former All-America lineman at Minnesota in 1927-29 and a star for professional football's Chicago Bears in the 1930s.
The 2007 Nagurski Trophy winner, LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, was selected No. 5 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2008 NFL Draft. The two other 2007 Nagurski finalists also fared well in the NFL Draft: Virginia end Chris Long went # 2 overall to the St. Louis Rams and Kansas cornerback Aqib Talib was the #20 overall selection by the Tampa Bay Bucs

Nominee List
Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia
Antonio Baker, DB, Louisiana Tech
Darry Beckwith, MLB, LSU
Ted Bentler,DL, Army
Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee
Dirayl Briggs, DE, Bowling Green
Everette Brown,DL, Florida St
David Bruton, FS Notre Dame
Joe Burnett, DB, UCF
Terrill Byrd, DT, Cincinnati
Ian Campbell, DE, Kansas St
Reggie Carter, LB UCLA
Jamar Chaney, LB Mississippi St
Patrick Chung, DB, Oregon
Barry Church, S, Toledo
Antonio Coleman, DE Auburn
Emanuel Cook, SS, South Carolina
Maurice Crum, LB, Notre Dame
Jermaine Cunningham, DL, Florida
Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
Brian Cushing, LB, USC
Dexter Davis, DE, Arizona St
Vontae Davis, DB, Illinois
Wil Dunbar, FS, UAB
Solomin Elimimian, LB, Hawaii
Dannell Ellerbe, LB, Georgia
Kevin Ellison, DB, USC
Auston English, DE, Oklahoma
Larry English, DE, Northern Illinois
Maurice Evans, DE, Penn St
Zack Follett, LB, California
Marcus Freeman, LB, Ohio St
Londen Fryar, DB, Western Michigan
John Gill, DT, Northwestern
DeMarcus Granger, DT, Oklahoma
Courtney Greene, S, Rutgers
Michael Hamlin, DB, Clemson
Greg Hardy, DE, Mississippi
Nic Harris, DB, Oklahoma
Victor Harris, DB, Virginia Tech
Daniel Holtzclaw, LB, Eastern Michigan
Phillip Hunt, DE, Houston
George Hypolite, DT, Colorado
Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
Malcom Jenkins, DB, Ohio St
Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
Rashad Johnson, DB, Alabama
Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse
Jan Jorgensen, DL, BYU
Frantz Joseph, LB, Florida Atlantic
Mitch King, DT, Iowa
James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio St
Trevard Lindley, CB, Kentucky
Sen'Derrick Marks, DT, Auburn
Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
Taylor Mays, S, USC
Albert McClellan, DE, Marshall
Scott McKillop, LB, Pittsburgh
Gerald McRath, LB, Southern Miss
Mike Mickens, CB, Cincinnati
Greg Middleton, DE, Indiana
Fili Moala, DT, USC
William Moore, S, Missouri
DJ Moore, CB, Vanderbilt
Joe Mortensen, LB, Kansas
Clayton Mullins, LB, Miami (Oh)
Captain Munnerlyn, DB, South Carolina
Andre Neblett, DT, Temple
Troy Nolan, DB, Arizona St
Eric Norwood, DE, South Carolina
Vince Oghobaase, DT, Duke
Jeff Owens, DT, Georgia
Derek Pegues, DB, Mississippi St
Dave Philistin, LB, Maryland
Nick Reed, DE, Oregon
Myron Rolle, DB, Florida St
George Selvie, DE, South Florida
Matt Shaughnessy, DE, Wisconsin
Clint Sintim, LB, Virginia
Alphonso Smith, DB, Wake Forest
D'Anthony Smith, DT, Louisiana Tech
Clinton Snyder, LB, Stanford
Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
Terrance Taylor, DT, Michigan
Brian Toal, LB, Boston College
Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri
Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise St
DeAndre Wright, DB, New Mexico

Players may be added or deleted from the list before or during the season