TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) � Five Alabama defenders are on the watch list for the Bronco Nagurski Trophy given to the nation's top defensive player.
The 87-player preseason list released Friday includes Crimson Tide safeties Mark Barron and Robert Lester, linebackers Dont'a Hightower and Courtney Upshaw and cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick.
Nineteen players from the Southeastern Conference are on the list of potential candidates.
Tide offensive linemen William Vlachos and Barrett Jones are among the 65 players on the watch list for the Outland Trophy, along with Troy offensive tackle James Brown. That award goes to the nation's best interior linemen.
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