RENO, Nev. – Nevada senior defensive end Dontay Moch has been selected to the Watch List for the Bronko Naguski Trophy, which was announced Monday by the Football Writers Association of America. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy that is awarded annually to the nation's best defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
Moch, a 6-foot-1, 245-pound senior from Chandler, Ariz., is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year in the Western Athletic Conference. He has accumulated 41 tackles for loss, including 21.5 sacks, in his career at Nevada. He holds the Wolf Pack’s single-season records in both sacks (11.5, in 2008) and tackles for loss (20.0, in 2009).
He is one 74 players on the initial Watch List and one of just three WAC players. Players may be added or deleted to the Bronko Nagurski Watch List during the season. Each week during the 2010 season, the FWAA will choose a Defensive Player of the Week. If that player is not on the Watch List, he automatically will be added. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy on November 18.
The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet will be on Dec. 6 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. Besides the 2010 winner being announced, the banquet will also celebrate the winner of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award, presented by CSX Intermodal. Defensive tackle Mike McCoy, a standout for Notre Dame, is being honored from the FWAA's 1969 All-America team.
