The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the best all-around defensive College Football player. The award is sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football Writers Association of America. The award is named in honor of Bronko Nagurski, a former All-American at the University of Minnesota and NFL All-Pro player with the Chicago Bears.
Nagurski is considered by many as one of the greatest college players ever, the only man named as an All-American at two different positions in the same year (1929).
Previous winners[]
| Year | Winner | School |
| 1993 | Rob Waldorf | Arizona |
| 1994 | Warren Sapp | Miami (Fla.) |
| 1995 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern |
| 1996 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan |
| 1998 | Champ Bailey | Georgia |
| 1999 | Corey Moore | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Dan Morgan | Miami (Fla.) |
| 2001 | Roy Williams | Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Terrell Suggs | Arizona State |
| 2003 | Derrick Strait | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Derrick Johnson | Texas |
| 2005 | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville |