A year after exceeding all expectations, Nate Landman and Mustapha Johnson are expected to shine even brighter in their year campaigns. The two Colorado Buffaloes were named on Monday to the Bednarik Award watch list, a most prestigious award that goes to the most outstanding defensive player in college football.
Landman earned that preseason distinction by becoming a superstar in his first year starting. Before the 2018 season, we didn’t even know how much Landman would play, but the Buffs moved Drew Lewis to outside linebacker and started Landman next to Rick Gamboa.