May 12, 2008

Oregon Media Services
DALLAS ? The Football Writers Association of America named Oregon seniors Patrick Chung and Nick Reed to the watch list for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded to the best defensive player in college football and sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.

Chung (6-0, 210), a three-year starting rover from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., was the Ducks' leading tackler in 2007 and earned second team All-America honors along with first team All-Pac-10. His 117 tackles were the most by a UO defensive back in 13 years.

Reed (6-2, 255), who is also on the watch list for the 2008 Lott Trophy, led the Pac-10 with 12 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss last season and garnered second-team All-America honors (SI.com). The Trabuco, Calif., native picked up ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team honors in 2007 as well.

The FWAA All-America Committee selects the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner from the association's 11- man All-America defensive team in November. The watch list was developed by the FWAA All-America committee with the help of the schools and conferences.

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been presented since 1993 and is awarded in memory of the legendary Nagurski, a former All-America lineman at Minnesota in 1927-29 and a star for professional football's Chicago Bears in the 1930s.

The Ducks open 2008 with a Pac-10 home contest against the University of Washington on Aug. 30.

2008 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST
Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia	Malcom Jenkins, DB, Ohio State
Antonio Baker, DB, Louisiana Tech	Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
Darry Beckwith, MLB, LSU	Rashad Johnson, DB, Alabama
Ted Bentler,DL, Army	Arthur Jones, DT, Syracuse
Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee	Jan Jorgensen, DL, BYU
Dirayl Briggs, DE, Bowling Green	Frantz Joseph, LB, Florida Atlantic
Everette Brown,DL, Florida State	Mitch King, DT, Iowa
David Bruton, FS Notre Dame	James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State
Joe Burnett, DB, UCF	Trevard Lindley, CB, Kentucky
Terrill Byrd, DT, Cincinnati	Sen'Derrick Marks, DT, Auburn
Ian Campbell, DE, Kansas State	Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
Reggie Carter, LB UCLA	Taylor Mays, S, USC
Jamar Chaney, LB Mississippi State	Albert McClellan, DE, Marshall
Patrick Chung, DB, Oregon	Scott McKillop, LB, Pittsburgh
Barry Church, S, Toledo	Gerald McRath, LB, Southern Miss
Antonio Coleman, DE Auburn	Mike Mickens, CB, Cincinnati
Emanuel Cook, SS, South Carolina	Greg Middleton, DE, Indiana
Maurice Crum, LB, Notre Dame	Fili Moala, DT, USC
Jermaine Cunningham, DL, Florida	William Moore, S, Missouri
Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest	DJ Moore, CB, Vanderbilt
Brian Cushing, LB, USC	Joe Mortensen, LB, Kansas
Dexter Davis, DE, Arizona State	Clayton Mullins, LB, Miami (Ohio)
Vontae Davis, DB, Illinois	Captain Munnerlyn, DB, South Carolina
Wil Dunbar, FS, UAB	Andre Neblett, DT, Temple
Solomin Elimimian, LB, Hawaii	Troy Nolan, DB, Arizona State
Dannell Ellerbe, LB, Georgia	Eric Norwood, DE, South Carolina
Kevin Ellison, DB, USC	Vince Oghobaase, DT, Duke
Auston English, DE, Oklahoma	Jeff Owens, DT, Georgia
Larry English, DE, Northern Illinois	Derek Pegues, DB, Mississippi State
Maurice Evans, DE, Penn State	Dave Philistin, LB, Maryland
Zack Follett, LB, California	Nick Reed, DE, Oregon
Marcus Freeman, LB, Ohio State	Myron Rolle, DB, Florida State
Londen Fryar, DB, Western Michigan	George Selvie, DE, South Florida
John Gill, DT, Northwestern	Matt Shaughnessy, DE, Wisconsin
DeMarcus Granger, DT, Oklahoma	Clint Sintim, LB, Virginia
Courtney Greene, S, Rutgers	Alphonso Smith, DB, Wake Forest
Michael Hamlin, DB, Clemson	D'Anthony Smith, DT, Louisiana Tech
Greg Hardy, DE, Mississippi	Clinton Snyder, LB, Stanford
Nic Harris, DB, Oklahoma	Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
Victor Harris, DB, Virginia Tech	Terrance Taylor, DT, Michigan
Daniel Holtzclaw, LB, Eastern Michigan	Brian Toal, LB, Boston College
Phillip Hunt, DE, Houston	Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri
George Hypolite, DT, Colorado	Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State
Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU	DeAndre Wright, DB, New Mexico
Players may be added or deleted from the list before or during the season