Orakpo Won the 2008 Nagurski Trophy
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is given to the best defensive player in the nation. Past winners have include: Warren Sapp, Charles Woodson, Champ Bailey, and Dan Morgan. Last year’s Nagurski Trophy winner was Brian Orakpo from the Univeristy of Texas.
The Players on the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Watch List are:
| Javier Arenas, DB, Alabama |
| Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia |
| Kevin Basped, DE, Nevada |
| Jeremy Beal, DE, Oklahoma |
| Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee |
| Navorro Bowman, LB, Penn State |
| Morgan Burnett, DB, Georgia Tech |
| Kam Chancellor, DB, Virginia Tech |
| Barry Church, DB, Toledo |
| Terrence Cody, DT, Alabama |
| Kurt Coleman, DB, Ohio State |
| Antonio Coleman, DE, Auburn |
| Rennie Curran, LB, Georgia |
| Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia |
| Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida |
| Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan |
| Joe Haden, DB, Florida |
| Greg Hardy, DE, Ole Miss |
| Jerry Hughes, DE, TCU |
| Micah Johnson, LB, Kentucky |
| Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State |
| Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse |
| Sergio Kindle, LB, Texas |
| Brandon Lang, DE, Troy |
| Sean Lee, LB, Penn State |
| Mark LeGree, DB, Appalachian State |
| Myron Lewis, CB, Vanderbilt |
| Trevard Lindley, DB, Kentucky |
| Taylor Mays, DB, USC |
| Rolondo McClain, LB, Alabama |
| Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma |
| Koa Misi, DE, Utah |
| Jerome Murphy, CB, USF |
| Andre Neblett, NT, Temple |
| Eric Norwood, LB, South Carolina |
| Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State |
| Vince Oghobaase, DT, Duke |
| Jeff Owens, DT, Georgia |
| Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State |
| Joe Pawelek, LB, Baylor |
| Brian Price, DT, UCLA |
| Boo Robinson, NG, Wake Forest |
| George Selvie, DE, USF |
| Malcolm Sheppard, DT, Arkansas |
| D’Anthony Smith, DT, Louisiana Tech |
| Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida |
| Darrell Stuckey, DB, Kansas |
| Quan Sturdivant, LB, North Carolina |
| Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska |
| Syd’Quan Thompson, DB, California |
| Walter Thurmond III, DB, Oregon |
| Torrell Troup, DT, UCF |
| Alterraun Verner, DB, UCLA |
| T.J. Ward, DB, Oregon |
| Daryl Washington, LB, TCU |
| Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri |
| Deunta Williams, FS, North Carolina |
| Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State |
| C.J. Wilson, DE, East Carolina |
| Corey Wootton, DE, Northwestern |
| Alex Wujciak, LB, Maryland |
| Willie Young, DE, N.C. State |
