Bronko Nagurski Trophy

2026 Preseason Watch List

• Melkart Abou Jaoude, North Carolina, DE
• Xavier Atkins, Auburn, LB
• Rasheem Biles, Texas, LB
• KJ Bolden, Georgia, S
• Drayk Bowen, Notre Dame, LB
• Sammy Brown, Clemson, LB
• Taye Brown, Arizona, LB
• Zabien Brown, Alabama, CB
• Kemari Copeland, Virginia Tech, DT
• John Henry Daley, Michigan, DE
• CJ Doggette Jr., Florida Atlantic, DT
• Will Echoles, Ole Miss, DT
• Jaxton Eck, New Mexico, LB
• Koen Entringer, Louisville, S
• Tre’Quon Fegans, Jax State, CB
• Amare Ferrell, Indiana, S
• Brandon Finney Jr., Oregon, CB
• C.J. Fite, Arizona State, DT
• Bryce Fitzgerald, Miami, S
• Blake Fletcher, Air Force, LB
• Josh Franklin, Western Michigan, NB
• Isaiah Glasker, BYU, LB
• Brevin Hamblin, Utah State, S
• Rolijah Hardy, Indiana, LB
• Simeon Harris, Fresno State, S
• A.J. Holmes Jr., Texas Tech, DT
• Baron Hopson, Kennesaw State, LB
• Bray Hubbard, Alabama, S
• Kenyatta Jackson Jr., Ohio State, DE
• Will James, Houston, CB
• Jamel Johnson, TCU, S
• Isaiah Jones, Indiana, LB
• Kelley Jones, Mississippi State, CB
• Dylan LaBarbera, Nevada, DE
• Kip Lewis, Oklahoma, LB
• Bryce Llewellyn, Eastern Michigan, S
• Clev Lubin, Louisville, DE
• Zach Lutmer, Iowa, S
• Jaylen McClain, Ohio State, S
• Leonard Moore, Notre Dame, CB
• Ahmad Moten Sr., Miami, DT
• Koi Perich, Oregon, S
• Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss, LB
• Colton Phares, App State, LB
• Brice Pollock, Texas Tech, CB
• Marcus Ratcliffe, Texas A&M, S
• Ty Redmond, Tennessee, CB