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Anthony Hill, Jahdae Barron added to the Nagurski Trophy watch list

Joe Cookby:Joe Cook•07/30/24•

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Anthony Hill (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and defensive back Jahdae Barron were named to the Nagurski Trophy watch list, the FWAA announced on Tuesday. The Nagurski Trophy is awarded annually to the national defensive player of the year.

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Barron, a fifth-year senior with 23 starts and 41 career appearances, was recently named a second-team preseason All-SEC selection. He played in 14 games with 12 starts in 2023, often as the Star. He tallied 61 tackles, 4.5 TFL, one interception, one fumble recovery, and six pass break ups.

Hill, a sophomore, was a FWAA freshman All-American last year. He played in 14 games last year with six starts and tallied 66 tackles, 8.0 TFL, five sacks, one forced fumble, four hurries, and two PBUs.

Texas has two Nagurski Trophy winners in its history. Derrick Johnson took home the honor in 2004 and Brian Orakpo earned the distinction in 2008.

According to a release, players may be added or removed from the watch list during the course of the season. As in previous years, the FWAA will announce a National Defensive Player of the Week each Tuesday this season. If not already on the watch list, each week’s honored player will be added at that time.

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2024 BRONKO NAGURSKI PRESEASON WATCH LIST

DT Bear Alexander, USCLB Anthony Hill, TexasLB Harold Perkins, LSU
S Jahdae Barron, TexasS Maxen Hook, ToledoLB Colin Ramos, Navy
LB Jeffrey Bassa, OregonS Jack Howell, Colorado StateCB Shavon Revel, East Carolina
DE Tyler Batty, BYUDT Lee Hunter, UCFDE Kaimon Rucker, North Carolina
LB CJ Bazile, LibertyCB Travis Hunter, ColoradoLB Matt Salopek, Miami (Ohio)
S Billy Bowman, OklahomaDE Landon Jackson, ArkansasS Jonas Sanker, Virginia
CB Cobee Bryant, KansasLB Nick Jackson, IowaDE Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
CB Denzel Burke, Ohio StateDT Patrick Jenkins, TulaneS Malaki Starks, Georgia
DE Abdul Carter, Penn StateLB Nate Johnson, App StateLB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
CB Sebastian Castro, IowaCB Will Johnson, MichiganDT Junior Tafuna, Utah
S Jeremiah Cooper, Iowa StateS Ike Larsen, Utah StateS Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
DT Dontay Corleone, CincinnatiLB Deontae Lawson, AlabamaDE JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
DT Howard Cross III, Notre DameLB Jacob Manu, ArizonaDE Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
CB Tacario Davis, ArizonaLB Chandler Martin, MemphisS Jaden Voisin, South Alabama
S Caleb Downs, Ohio StateLB Nick Martin, Oklahoma StateDT Deone Walker, Kentucky
DE Joe Evans, UTSALB Francisco Mauigoa, MiamiDE Johnny Walker, Missouri
DT Joshua Farmer, Florida StateLB Smael Mondon, GeorgiaLB Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern
S Beau Freyler, Iowa StateS Malachi Moore, AlabamaS Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
DE Ashton Gillotte, LouisvilleLB Xander Mueller, NorthwesternDE Maurice Westmoreland, UTEP
DT Mason Graham, MichiganCB Jabbar Muhammad, OregonLB Debo Williams, South Carolina
S Brylan Green, LibertyDT Walter Nolen, Ole MissDE Mykel Williams, Georgia
CB Maxwell Hairston, KentuckyDE CJ Nunnally IV, AkronDT Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
DE Ahmed Hassanein, Boise StateLB Collin Oliver, Oklahoma StateS Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin
LB Jason Henderson, Old DominionDE James Pearce, TennesseeLB Jackson Woodard, UNLV
LB Jay Higgins, IowaDT Aeneas Peeples, Virginia Tech (TR Duke)DE Peter Woods, Clemson

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