DALLAS (July 26, 2022) – Washington State EDGE Ron Stone Jr. was named to the 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced Tuesday.
The Nagurski Trophy is presented annually to the Defensive Player of the Year in college football. Stone Jr., one of 85 players named to the list, is the first Cougar to be named to the Nagurski Trophy Watch List since Jahad Woods prior to the 2020 season.
Stone Jr. earned his first career All-Pac-12 honor last season after making 11.5 tackles-for-loss, tied for fourth in the conference, and tied for eighth in the league with five sacks.