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DALLAS (FWAA) – The Football Writers Association of America
has announced the Watch List for the 2007 Bronko Nagurski Trophy,
which is awarded to the best defensive player in college football
and is sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
 The
FWAA All-America Committee selects the Bronko Nagurski 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 Charlotte Touchdown Club will hold the 2007 banquet on Monday,
Dec. 3, at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte. Ohio State linebacker
James Laurinaitis won the 2006 Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
For the seventh straight season, the FWAA will also select a Bronko Nagurski
National Defensive Player of the
Week beginning with games on Sept. 1 through mid-November.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy 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.
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2007 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST |
| Player, School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Xavier Adibi,
Virginia Tech |
LB |
Sr. |
Hampton, Va. |
| Josh Barrett,
Arizona State |
S |
Sr. |
Reno, Nev. |
| Tommy Blake, TCU |
DE |
Sr. |
Aransas Pass, Texas |
| Alvin Bowen,
Iowa State |
LB |
Sr. |
East Orange, N.J. |
| Jasper Brinkley,
South Carolina |
LB |
Sr. |
Thomson, Ga. |
| Calais Campbell,
Miami |
DE |
Jr. |
Denver, Colo. |
| Ian Campbell,
Kansas State |
DE |
Jr. |
Cimarron, Kan. |
| Antoine Cason,
Arizona |
CB |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| Matt Castelo,
San Jose State |
LB |
Sr. |
San Jose, Calif. |
| Barry Church,
Toledo |
FS |
So. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Joe Clermond,
Pittsburgh |
DE |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| Tyler Clutts,
Fresno State |
DE |
Sr. |
Clovis, Calif. |
| Dan Connor, Penn
State |
LB |
Sr. |
Wallingford, Pa. |
| Shawn Crable,
Michigan |
LB |
Sr. |
Massillon, Ohio |
| Maurice Crum,
Notre Dame |
LB |
Sr. |
Riverview, Fla. |
| Bruce Davis, UCLA |
DE |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Quintin Demps,
UTEP |
FS |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Derrick Doggett,
Oregon State |
LB |
Sr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Glenn Dorsey,
LSU |
DT |
Sr. |
Gonzales, La. |
| Jolonn Dunbar,
Boston College |
LB |
Sr. |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
| Keilen Dykes,
West Virginia |
DT |
Sr. |
Youngstown, Ohio |
| Larry English,
Northern Illinois |
DE |
Jr. |
Aurora, Ill. |
| Eric Foster, Rutgers |
DT |
Sr. |
Homestead, Fla. |
| Drew Fowler, Air
Force |
LB |
Sr. |
Clayton, N.C. |
| Stanley Franks,
Idaho |
CB |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| Jonathan Goff,
Vanderbilt |
LB |
Sr. |
Lynn, Mass. |
| Adrian Grady,
Louisville |
DT |
Jr. |
Nichollsville, Ga. |
| Courtney Greene,
Rutgers |
S |
Jr. |
New Rochelle, N.Y. |
| Quentin Groves,
Auburn |
DE |
Sr. |
Greenville, Miss. |
| Vince Hall, Virginia
Tech |
LB |
Sr. |
Chesapeake, Va. |
| Erin Henderson,
Maryland |
LB |
Jr. |
Aberdeen, Md. |
| Matt Hines, Nevada |
DT |
Sr. |
Modesto, Calif. |
| Tyrell Johnson,
Arkansas State |
S |
Sr. |
Rison, Ark. |
| Jeremy Jones,
UTEP |
LB |
Sr. |
San Jose, Calif. |
| James Laurinaitis,
Ohio State |
LB |
Jr. |
Hamel, Minn. |
| Derek Lokey, Texas |
DT |
Sr. |
Denton, Texas |
| Chris Long, Virginia |
DE |
Sr. |
Ivy, Va. |
| Dwight Lowery,
San Jose State |
CB |
Sr. |
Santa Cruz, Calif. |
| Jameel McClain,
Syracuse |
DE |
Sr. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Albert McClellan,
Marshall |
DE |
Jr. |
Lakeland, Fla. |
| Gerald McRath,
Southern Miss |
LB |
So. |
Powder Springs, Ga. |
| Rey Maualuga,
USC |
LB |
Jr. |
Eureka, Calif. |
| Jerod Mayo, Tennessee |
LB |
Jr. |
Hampton, Va. |
| Ben Moffitt, South
Florida |
LB |
Sr. |
Bushnell, Fla. |
| Jesse Nading,
Colorado State |
DE |
Sr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| Chase Ortiz, TCU |
DE |
Sr. |
League City, Texas |
| Brian Raines,
Rice |
LB |
Jr. |
Missouri City, Texas |
| Keith Rivers,
USC |
LB |
Sr. |
Lake Mary, Fla. |
| Reggie Smith,
Oklahoma |
SS |
Jr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
| Aqib Talib, Kansas |
CB |
Jr. |
Richardson, Texas |
| Steve Tate, Utah |
FS |
Sr. |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Philip Wheeler,
Georgia Tech |
LB |
Sr. |
Columbus, Ga. |
| Eric Wicks,
West Virginia |
S |
Sr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Wesley Woodyard,
Kentucky |
LB |
Sr. |
LaGrange, Ga. |
| Tom Zbikowski,
Notre Dame |
S |
Sr. |
Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| Players
may be added or deleted from the list before or during the
season |
The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit
organization founded in 1941, consists of more than 900 men and
women across North America who cover college football for a living.
The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists,
as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game.
The FWAA works to govern areas that include gameday operations,
major awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team.
The Charlotte Touchdown Club is a non-profit organization
founded in 1990 for the purpose of promoting high school, collegiate,
and professional football in the Charlotte, N.C. region. The club's
activities and services focus community attention on the outstanding
citizenship, scholarship, sportsmanship, and leadership of area
athletes and coaches. For more information, contact John Rocco
(704-347-2918 or jrocco@touchdownclub.com).
The official website of the Charlotte Touchdown Club is
www.touchdownclub.com.
For more information on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, contact FWAA
executive director Steve Richardson (972-713-6198 or
tiger@fwaa.com).
| 2007 FWAA ALL-AMERICA
COMMITTEE |
| Mark Blaudschun |
Boston Globe |
ACC |
| Chip Brown |
The Dallas Morning News |
Big 12 |
| Bob Clark |
Eugene Register-Guard |
Pacific-10 |
| Buddy Davis |
Ruston Leader |
WAC |
| Dennis Dodd |
cbssports.com |
MAC, Independents |
| Bob Holt |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |
SEC, Sun Belt |
| Steve Irvine |
Birmingham News |
Conference USA |
| Michael Lewis |
Salt Lake Tribune |
Mountain West |
| Matt Markey |
Toledo Blade |
Big Ten |
| Brett McMurphy |
Tampa Tribune |
Big East |
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