The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Kindle named to Nagurski Trophy watch list
08.18.2009 | Football
Aug. 18, 2009
Austin -- Senior DE/LB Sergio Kindle has been named to the watch list for the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, honoring the nation's top defensive player, the Charlotte Touchdown Club has announced.
Already a member of the Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award and Hendricks Award watch lists, Kindle has appeared in 32 career games, starting 11, at linebacker, defensive end and on special teams. He has tallied 106 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 21 TFL, 20 pressures, three PBU, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries during his career.
In 2008, he saw action in all 13 games, starting 11, and posted 53 tackles, 10 sacks, 14 TFL, 15 pressures, two PBU, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. Tabbed honorable mention All-America by SI.com and first-team All-Big 12 last season, he finished tied for 21st nationally with .77 sacks per game.
Two Longhorns have won the Nagurski Trophy in the last five years, including DE Brian Orakpo in 2008 and LB Derrick Johnson in 2004.
The Nagurski Trophy has been presented since 1993 and is awarded in memory of the legendary Bronko Nagurski, an All-America lineman at Minnesota in 1927-29 and a star for professional football's Chicago Bears in the 1930s.
The Bronko Nagurski Watch List is fluid. Players may be added or removed during the season. After the first four games of the season, the FWAA will revise the list and at that time school sports information directors may submit names for players not on the list to the FWAA and their conference's FWAA All-America Committee representative.
Each week during the 2009 season, the FWAA will choose a Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week. If the selected player is not on the watch list, he automatically will be added. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy on November 18 or 19.
The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet will be on Dec. 7 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C.
