The Charlotte Touchdown Club has released its preseason watch list for the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is presented to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is named after Bronko Nagurski, an All-American defensive tackle and fullback in 1929, according to the Charlotte Touchdown Club. He went on to play for the Chicago Bears and is member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame’s.
The winner will be announced live on December 10 at The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.
Florida HS Football Alumni on the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list:
| NAME | POS | COLLEGE | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Joey Bosa | DE | Ohio State | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| James Burgess | LB | Louisville | Homestead |
| Jeremy Cash | S | Duke | Plantation |
| Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | Florida | Wharton |
| Karl Joseph | S | West Virginia | Edgewater |
| William Likely | CB | Maryland | Glades Central |
| Luther Maddy | DT | Virginia Tech | Atlantic (Delray Beach) |
| Curt Maggitt | LB | Tennessee | Dwyer |
| Fabian Moreau | DB | UCLA | Western |
| Dadi Nicholas | DE | Virginia Tech | Atlantic (Delray Beach) |
| Eric Striker | LB | Oklahoma | Armwood |
| Ronald Zamort | DB | Western Michigan | Atlantic (Delray Beach) |
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