Ben Burr-Kirven ('15) Named to FWAA Bronco Nagurski Trophy Watch List

7/25/2018

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Burr-Kirven named to prestigious Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list, awarded to the nation's most outstanding college defensive player

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Five more Huskies were named to preseason watch lists for national, college football awards Tuesday at the lists for the Outland Trophy and the Nagurski Award were revealed.

Trey Adams, Greg Gaines and Kaleb McGary were named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy, while Gaines, Taylor Rapp and Ben Burr-Kirven made the Nagurski list.

Gaines, a senior defensive lineman from La Habra, Calif., was a second-team All-Pac-12 and Academic All-Pac-12 selection last year. He has started all 27 games the last two years, as well as six more as a freshman in 2015. During that time, the Huskies have had the top defensive in the Pac-12, based on total defense and scoring defense, all three years. Along with the Nagurski and Outland, Gaines made the watch list for the Bednarik Award.

Adams, a senior offensive tackle from Wenatchee, Wash., started the first seven games last year before suffering a season-ending injury. In 2016, he started all 14 games en route to earning first-team All-Pac-12 and second-team All-America.

McGary, a senior offensive tackle from Fife, Wash., has started every game of the last two years at right tackle, after having made six starts as a redshirt freshman in 2015. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 last year.

The Outland Trophy is awarded to the nation's top interior lineman and was won by Washington's Steve Emtman in 1991.

Rapp, a junior defensive back from Bellingham, Wash., was the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2016 before earning first-team All-Pac-12 and Academic All-Pac-12 last year. He has started 22 of 27 games over the last two seasons and has 112 career tackles. He has also been watch-listed by the Bednarik and Jim Thorpe Awards.

Burr-Kirven, a senior linebacker from Menlo Park, Calif., has played in all but one game of his three-year career, staring eight last season as an inside linebacker. In 2017, he earned Academic All-District VIII and first-team Academic All-Pac-12 for the second year in a row, while also earning second-team All-Pac-12 by leading the Huskies with 84 total tackles.

The Nagurski Award is presented each year to the nation's top defensive player.

2018 Watch List Calendar

Mon., July 16: Maxwell Award/Bednarik Award
Tue., July 17: Davey O'Brien Award
Wed., July 18: Doak Walker Award
Thu., July 19: Biletnikoff Award
Fri., July 20: Mackey Award/Rimington Trophy

Mon., July 23: Jim Thorpe Award/Butkus Award
Tue., July 24: Bronko Nagurski Trophy/Outland Trophy
Wed., July 25: Lou Groza Award/Ray Guy Award
Thu., July 26: Paul Hornung Award/Wuerffel Trophy
Fri., July 27: Walter Camp Award

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