Bowling Green State University Athletics
Woods Named to Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
July 12, 2012 | Football
DALLAS (FWAA) - The 2012 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List features the best and brightest of the upcoming season's defensive players and Bowling Green State University's Dwayne Woods was named to the 84-player list.
One of 84 players on the list most likely will receive the Bronko Nagurski Trophy that is awarded annually to the nation's best defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
Woods, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been a tackling machine over the past two years. In 2011 he led the Falcons with 111 tackles and in 2010 was sixth in the country with 134 stops. The senior has 269 career tackles, 100 tackles shy of cracking into the top-10 in BGSU history.
To go along with his 111 tackles, Woods added 14.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception in 2011 alone. He had at least 10 tackles in six games, and recorded a tackle for loss in 10 of 12 contests his junior season. Woods had 12 tackles versus Wyoming to earn MAC East Defensive Player of the Week honors last season, an award he won twice in 2010.
Players may be added or deleted from the Bronko Nagurski Watch List during the season. For the 12th consecutive season, the FWAA will choose a Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week. If a recipient is not on the Watch List, he will be added. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Nov. 15.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner is chosen from five finalists who are part of the FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects the 25-man team and eventually the Bronko Nagurski finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner, the best defensive player in America.
The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet presented by ACN will be Dec. 3 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. Besides the 2012 winner being announced, the banquet will also celebrate the recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award presented by Florida East Coast Railway. Nebraska's Larry Jacobson, an end from the FWAA's 1971 All-American team, will be honored. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly will be the keynote speaker at the banquet.
Complete Watch List
CB Johnny Adams, Michigan State
CB Ricardo Allen, Purdue
CB David Amerson, N.C. State
LB Dion Bailey, USC
CB Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin
S John Boyett, Oregon
LB Travis Brown, Fresno State
LB Jonathan Brown, Illinois
LB Arthur Brown, Kansas State
CB Brodrick Brown, Oklahoma State
DE Michael Buchanan, Illinois
LB Max Bullough, Michigan State
CB Carrington Byndom, Texas
DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
LB Jamie Collins, Southern Miss
S Matt Elam, Florida
DT Sharrif Floyd, Florida
CB Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
DE William Gholston, Michigan State
LB Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
LB Steve Greer, Virginia
DT Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
LB Gerald Hodges, Penn State
S Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh
CB Demontre Hurst, Oklahoma
CB Micah Hyde, Iowa
LB Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky
DE Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
S Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
DE Brandon Jenkins, Florida State
DL John Jenkins, Georgia
LB Nico Johnson, Alabama
DE Travis Johnson, San Jose State
LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia
DE Dion Jordan, Oregon
S Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State
LB A.J. Klein, Iowa State
LB Jake Knott, Iowa State
S Jordan Kovacs, Michigan
DE Corey Lemonier, Auburn
S Robert Lester, Alabama
DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, Notre Dame
DT Rob Lohr, Vanderbilt
LB Travis Long, Washington State
DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
LB Khalil Mack, Buffalo
LB Trent Mackey, Tulane
CB Nigel Malone, Kansas State
DE Stansly Maponga, TCU
CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
S Dexter McCoil, Tulsa
S T.J. McDonald, USC
CB Leon McFadden, San Diego State
CB Dee Milliner, Alabama
DE Barkevious Mingo, LSU
DE Sam Montgomery, LSU
LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama
DT Roosevelt Nix, Kent State
DE Alex Okafor, Texas
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College
LB Sean Porter, Texas A&M
CB Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
LB Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
S Eric Reid, LSU
CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
CB Nickell Robey, USC
DT Kawann Short, Purdue
DE John Simon, Ohio State
LB Shayne Skov, Stanford
S Hakeem Smith, Louisville
DE Devin Taylor, South Carolina
LB Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech
LB Mike Taylor, Wisconsin
LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
LB Chase Thomas, Stanford
S Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
DT Joe Vellano, Maryland
DE Bjoern Werner, Florida State
DL Jesse Williams, Alabama
DE Trevardo Williams, Connecticut
LB Dwayne Woods, Bowling Green
LB Tom Wort, Oklahoma
By conference: SEC (19), Big Ten (14), Big 12 (13), ACC (11), Pac-12 (10), Big East (4), Conference USA (3), Independents (3), MAC (3), Mountain West (2), Sun Belt (1), WAC (1).
One of 84 players on the list most likely will receive the Bronko Nagurski Trophy that is awarded annually to the nation's best defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
Woods, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been a tackling machine over the past two years. In 2011 he led the Falcons with 111 tackles and in 2010 was sixth in the country with 134 stops. The senior has 269 career tackles, 100 tackles shy of cracking into the top-10 in BGSU history.
To go along with his 111 tackles, Woods added 14.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception in 2011 alone. He had at least 10 tackles in six games, and recorded a tackle for loss in 10 of 12 contests his junior season. Woods had 12 tackles versus Wyoming to earn MAC East Defensive Player of the Week honors last season, an award he won twice in 2010.
Players may be added or deleted from the Bronko Nagurski Watch List during the season. For the 12th consecutive season, the FWAA will choose a Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week. If a recipient is not on the Watch List, he will be added. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Nov. 15.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner is chosen from five finalists who are part of the FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects the 25-man team and eventually the Bronko Nagurski finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner, the best defensive player in America.
The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet presented by ACN will be Dec. 3 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. Besides the 2012 winner being announced, the banquet will also celebrate the recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award presented by Florida East Coast Railway. Nebraska's Larry Jacobson, an end from the FWAA's 1971 All-American team, will be honored. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly will be the keynote speaker at the banquet.
Complete Watch List
CB Johnny Adams, Michigan State
CB Ricardo Allen, Purdue
CB David Amerson, N.C. State
LB Dion Bailey, USC
CB Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin
S John Boyett, Oregon
LB Travis Brown, Fresno State
LB Jonathan Brown, Illinois
LB Arthur Brown, Kansas State
CB Brodrick Brown, Oklahoma State
DE Michael Buchanan, Illinois
LB Max Bullough, Michigan State
CB Carrington Byndom, Texas
DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
LB Jamie Collins, Southern Miss
S Matt Elam, Florida
DT Sharrif Floyd, Florida
CB Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech
DE William Gholston, Michigan State
LB Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
LB Steve Greer, Virginia
DT Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
LB Gerald Hodges, Penn State
S Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh
CB Demontre Hurst, Oklahoma
CB Micah Hyde, Iowa
LB Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky
DE Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
S Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
DE Brandon Jenkins, Florida State
DL John Jenkins, Georgia
LB Nico Johnson, Alabama
DE Travis Johnson, San Jose State
LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia
DE Dion Jordan, Oregon
S Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State
LB A.J. Klein, Iowa State
LB Jake Knott, Iowa State
S Jordan Kovacs, Michigan
DE Corey Lemonier, Auburn
S Robert Lester, Alabama
DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, Notre Dame
DT Rob Lohr, Vanderbilt
LB Travis Long, Washington State
DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
LB Khalil Mack, Buffalo
LB Trent Mackey, Tulane
CB Nigel Malone, Kansas State
DE Stansly Maponga, TCU
CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
S Dexter McCoil, Tulsa
S T.J. McDonald, USC
CB Leon McFadden, San Diego State
CB Dee Milliner, Alabama
DE Barkevious Mingo, LSU
DE Sam Montgomery, LSU
LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama
DT Roosevelt Nix, Kent State
DE Alex Okafor, Texas
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College
LB Sean Porter, Texas A&M
CB Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
LB Kevin Reddick, North Carolina
S Eric Reid, LSU
CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
CB Nickell Robey, USC
DT Kawann Short, Purdue
DE John Simon, Ohio State
LB Shayne Skov, Stanford
S Hakeem Smith, Louisville
DE Devin Taylor, South Carolina
LB Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech
LB Mike Taylor, Wisconsin
LB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
LB Chase Thomas, Stanford
S Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
DT Joe Vellano, Maryland
DE Bjoern Werner, Florida State
DL Jesse Williams, Alabama
DE Trevardo Williams, Connecticut
LB Dwayne Woods, Bowling Green
LB Tom Wort, Oklahoma
By conference: SEC (19), Big Ten (14), Big 12 (13), ACC (11), Pac-12 (10), Big East (4), Conference USA (3), Independents (3), MAC (3), Mountain West (2), Sun Belt (1), WAC (1).
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