IU football has three returning All-Americans on the defensive side of the ball.
And all three are on the radar for national defensive player of the year honors.
Defensive lineman Mikail Kamara, linebacker Aiden Fisher and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds are all on the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
The Football Writers Association of America released the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List today, selecting 60 defensive standouts as contenders for the national defensive player of the year. The list contains players from 41 different schools in eight Division I FBS conferences plus Independents. Just over half of the selections are from the Southeastern (18) and Big Ten (14) Conferences.
Indiana is tied for the school with the second most players on the list.
The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce four finalists for the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy in mid-to-late November, and the winner will be revealed at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet on Dec. 8 in Charlotte, N.C.
By position, the list includes 21 linebackers, 11 defensive ends/edge rushers, 10 cornerbacks, 10 defensive tackles and the eight safeties.
See also:
- IU football’s Sarratt and Mendoza are on 2025 Maxwell Award preseason watch list
- IU football’s Fernando Mendoza nominated to 2025 AFCA Good Works Team
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