BATON ROUGE – Three LSU standouts – safety Jacoby Stevens, cornerback Derek Stingley, Jr. and defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin – have been named to the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America, in conjunction with the Charlotte Touchdown Club, announced on Tuesday.
The Nagurski Trophy Watch List includes 98 defensive standouts from 66 schools in all 10 Division I FBS conferences plus independents. The award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football.
As a true freshman in 2019, Stingley was the top rookie in college football, earning consensus All-America honors in helping the Tigers to a 15-0 mark and the national title.