2022 NewsTribune Defensive Football Player of the Year

College Football's Defensive Player Of The Year Announced

TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 08: A general view of Bryant-Denny Stadium as Alabama's Million Dollar Band performs during a game between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Alabama Crimson Tide on September 8, 2012 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide defeated the Hilltoppers 35-0. (Photo by Lance King/Replay Photos via Getty Images)Replay Photos/Getty Images Will Anderson Jr. has again captured the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.Alabama's star li…

2022 NewsTribune Defensive Football Player of the Year

Princeton football coach Ryan Pearson said having a defensive back such as Teegan Davis was a luxury.“Teegan was tasked with always covering the other team’s best receiver,” Pearson said. “Most of the time, it allowed us to either keep more guys in the box or bring more defenders to a three-receiver side and things like that.”With Davis locking down the opponent’s top receiver, allowing Pearson to use the other defenders in different ways, the T…