Utah's senior, tough nosed lined backer, Jared Norris has been named to the 2015 Bednarik Award watch list. The Bednarik Award is given each year to the nations defensive player of the year. Norris joins Devontae Booker on a pre-season watch list, with Booker being named to the Maxwell list. Last year's Bednarik Award winner is fellow Pac-12er from Arizona Scooby Wright.
Here's an excerpt from the press release from the Utah AD:
Norris, Utah's leading tackler a year ago with 116 stops, finished third in the Pac-12 in tackles per game (8.9) and was fourth in total tackles (116).