B1G announces Defensive Player of the Year awards for 2020 season
On top of being named to the All-Big Tenโs Football Team on defense, Iowaโs Daviyon Nixon received two other honors on Wednesday, highlighting what has been a dominant season.
Nixon was awarded as the ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข-๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ in addition to winning the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year. He is the first Hawkeye to be given the Nagurski-Wooden award since Mitch King in 2008.
Defensive. Player. Of. The. Year.
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข-๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก-๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐: https://t.co/YgWRhzBeAQ | #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/XmRDBjrXwa
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) December 16, 2020
He had 45 tackles this season in eight games including 13.5 tackles for a loss and an interception.
Northwestern cornerback Brandon Joseph was named the ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง-๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ capping off a tremendous season in the Big Ten. Joseph had played in four games last season before redshirting and thus was eligible for the award. This year in six games he had 38 tackles and five interceptions.
No surprise here.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง-๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ: @BrandonJoseph_1
๐: https://t.co/9opn9r9NsO | #GoCats pic.twitter.com/tYKsqkOsTy
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) December 16, 2020
The Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year is Northwesternโs Paddy Fisher. He is the programโs first linebacker to win the award. The senior had 65 tackles and an interception this year.
๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ @Paddyfisher42 named ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฌ-๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐
๐: https://t.co/9opn9r9NsO | #GoCats pic.twitter.com/156MWjTYte
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) December 16, 2020
Ohio Stateโs Shaun Wade, likely a first round pick in next springโs NFL Draft, is the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year. Surprisingly, it is the first time that an Ohio State player has won the award since it was first being handed out in 2011.
They call @OhioStateFB DBU for a reason. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Congrats to @shaunwade24 on winning the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Award. #B1GAwards pic.twitter.com/lTcLiVFIQL
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) December 16, 2020
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