DALLAS - The Football Writers Association of America, in conjunction with the Charlotte Touchdown Club, released its preseason watch list for the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy presented by LendingTree Tuesday, selecting 98 defensive standouts from 66 schools in all 10 Division I FBS conferences plus independents on a roster that includes five returning players from last season's FWAA All-America team and one from 2018. Georgia Southern senior defensive end Raymond Johnson III was one of the 98 players up for the award, which goes to the nation's best defensive player.
Johnson III, from Sumter, South Carolina, has been named a first-team all-conference this preseason by multiple outlets after earning first-team All-Sun Belt accolades last season from the conference.