Texas State senior linebacker Bryan London II received a little more preseason recognition on Tuesday when the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) named him to the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List.
Nagurski was a College and Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback and defensive tackle who played for the University of Minnesota in the late 1920s and the Chicago Bears from 1930-1937 and in 1943, where he won three NFL championships. The FWAA has annually voted picked a National Defensive Player of the Year since 1993 and named the trophy after Nagurski in 1995.
London is one of 92 members on the award’s Watch List. Student-athletes can be added and removed from the list throughout the year. The FWAA will name a National Defensive Player of the Week every Tuesday during the 2019 season. Five finalists will be tabbed on Nov. 20, with the winner being revealed on Dec. 9 at the 25th Annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet at the Charlotte Convention Center.
