The Wisconsin Badgers have been pretty well represented this Watch List SZN and safety Eric Burrell has been more well represented than most. The Bronko Nagurski Award watch list was announced on Tuesday and Burrell made the cut. The Nagurski Award is given to the best defensive player in the country and 98 players are on the initial list.
In his first season as a full-time starter, Burrell had an outstanding junior season last year with 55 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three interceptions, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.