Duke's Victor Dimukeje Named to Nagurski Watch List

Duke defensive end Victor Dimukeje was named to the preseason watch list for the Nagurski Trophy, given to the best defensive player in college football.

Dimukeje was also named to the watch lists for the LOTT Impact Award and the Bednarik Award earlier this offseason.

A total of 98 players from 66 different schools were named to the Nagurski list. A total of 17 ACC players were named to the list, most of any conference in the nation. The SEC (15) is just behind, with those two conferences making up almost one-third of the list. The Pac-12 (13), Big 12 (12) and Big Ten (10) also have double-digit representation, followed by Conference USA (7), the American Athletic (6), Sun Belt (6), Mid-American (5), Mountain West (4) and Independents (3). The list includes 31 linebackers, 28 backs, 23 ends and 16 tackles.

Dimukeje is tied for sixth on Duke’s career sacks list, nine away from breaking the school record.

Players may be added or removed from the watch list during the course of the season. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy.

DB Paulson Adebo, Stanford

LB Blaze Alldredge, Rice

LB Rayshard Ashby, Virginia Tech

DE JaQuan Bailey, Iowa State

DE Carlos Basham, Wake Forest

LB Tavante Beckett, Marshall

LB Terrel Bernard, Baylor

DB Reed Blakenship, Middle Tennessee

LB Nick Bolton, Missouri

LB K.J. Britt, Auburn

LB Troy Brown, Central Michigan

DE Big Kat Bryant, Auburn

DB Eric Burrell, Wisconsin

DB Andre Cisco, Syracuse

DT Tyler Davis, Clemson

DE Victor Dimukeje, Duke

DB Greg Eisworth, Iowa State

LB Diego Fagot, Navy

DB Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech

LB Paddy Fisher, Northwestern

DB Paris Ford, Pitt

DB Darrick Forrest, Cincinnati

DE Chauncey Golston, Iowa

DB Richie Grant, UCF

LB Jake Hansen, Illinois

DB Kolby Harvell-Peel, Oklahoma State

LB Treshaun Hayward, Western Michigan

DB Jevon Holland, Oregon

DE Wyatt Hubert, Kansas State

DB Talanoa Hufanga, USC

DE Drake Jackson, USC

DE Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina

LB Buddy Johnson, Texas A&M

DE Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern

DB Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State

DE Patrick Jones, Pitt

DB Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State

DE George Karlaftis, Purdue

DE Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo

LB Nate Landman, Colorado

DB Richard LeCounte, Georgia

DT Ifeanyi Maijeh, Temple

DE DeAngelo Malone, WKU

LB Carlton Martial, Troy

DB Trevon Moehrig, TCU

DB Elijah Molden, Washington

LB Kristopher Moll, UAB

LB Dylan Moses, Alabama

DB Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State

DT Lorenzo Neal, Purdue

DT Dion Novil, North Texas

DT Levi Onwuzurike, Washington

LB Joseph Ossai, Texas

LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame

LB Micah Parsons, Penn State

DE Kwity Paye, Michigan

DE Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma

DE Dom Peterson, Nevada

DB Antonio Phillips, Ball State

LB Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State

DT LaBryan Ray, Alabama

LB Justin Rice, Fresno State

LB Monty Rice, Georgia

LB Max Richardson, Boston College

DE Taylor Riggins, Buffalo

DB Aaron Robinson, UCF

DE Quincy Roche, Miami

DE Gregory Rousseau, Miami

DT Jordon Scott, Oregon

DT Tyler Shelvin, LSU

LB James Skalski, Clemson

DE Jordan Smith, UAB

LB Charles Snowden, Virginia

DB Caden Sterns, Texas

DB JaCoby Stevens, LSU

DT Dante Stills, West Virginia

DT Darius Stills, West Virginia

DB Derek Stingley Jr., LSU

DB Eric Stokes, Georgia

DB Corey Straughter, ULM

LB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina

DB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama

DE Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian State

DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon

DT Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

LB Henry To'o To'o, Tennessee

DE Shaka Toney, Penn State

DT Khyiris Tonga, BYU

LB Joe Tryon, Washington

DT Jay Tufele, USC

DT Jaylen Twyman, Pitt

DB Shaun Wade, Ohio State

LB Garret Wallow, TCU

LB Drew White, Notre Dame

DT Kobie Whiteside, Missouri

DB James Wiggins, Cincinnati

DT Marvin Wilson, Florida State

LB Jahad Woods, Washington State