AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football LB Anthony Hill Jr., EDGE Colin Simmons and DB Michael Taaffe were named to the Bronko Nagurski preseason watch list, the Football Writers Association of America and Charlotte Touchdown Club announced Tuesday morning. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is presented annually to nation's top defensive player.
Hill has been selected to the award's watch list for the second-consecutive season while Simmons and Taaffe are both first-time selections. Texas' three selections tie for the second-most with Alabama, Oregon and Clemson, while Georgia has four nominees. All three UT players previously landed on the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list on May 28 and received preseason First-Team All-SEC praise on defense on July 18.