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Notre Dame defense sends a loud message with dual Nagurski nods

It's officially Award Watch List season, and the Notre Dame football team has two defensive players in Drayk Bowen and Leonard Moore, on the 2025 Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list.

The trophy, which is named after famed defender Bronco Nagurski, is given out to the national defensive player of the year.

Being on the Nagurski Award Watch List is becoming quite the Notre Dame football tradition. The last Notre Dame player to win the award is safety Xavier Watts. Watts, who took home the award in 2023, is now with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.