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Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez Wins Bronko Nagurski Award as Nation's Best College Defensive Player
Rodriguez led Texas Tech to a 12-1 record with 114 tackles and helped the team rank fifth nationally in defense, winning the top defensive player award.
- On Monday night, Texas Tech senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez won the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s top college defensive player at a banquet at the Charlotte Convention Center.
- After a season in which Rodriguez recorded 114 tackles and multiple takeaways, he was honored last week as Big 12 defensive player of the year and won the Butkus Award.
- Chosen from a group of elite finalists, Rodriguez prevailed over Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, Texas A&M defensive end Cashius Howell and Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore, joining past Nagurski winners like Will Anderson Jr. and Chase Young.
- Rodriguez also stayed in contention for additional national awards, remaining a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and Walter Camp national player of the year, and he and David Bailey will attend the Lombardi Award announcement in Houston on Wednesday.
- Rodriguez’s win makes him the first Tech Nagurski recipient and the first Big 12 winner since Ndamukong Suh in 2009, as the 12-1 Texas Tech Red Raiders prepare for the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez wins Bronko Nagurski Award as nation's best college defensive player
Texas Tech senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez has won the Bronko Nagurski Award given annually to the nation’s top college defensive player.
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Texas Tech's Jacob Rodriguez Wins 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Texas Tech senior linebacker Jacob Rodriguez added another major accolade to his historic season Monday night, becoming the first Red Raider ever to win the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Rodriguez is also the first Big 12 player to win the Nagurski Trophy since 2009. Learn More Here.
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