B1G announces Defensive Player of the Year awards for 2020 season
On top of being named to the All-Big Ten’s Football Team on defense, Iowa’s Daviyon Nixon received two other honors on Wednesday, highlighting what has been a dominant season.
Nixon was awarded as the 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐤𝐢-𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 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.
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Defensive. Player. Of. The. Year.
☑️ 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐤𝐢-𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
☑️ 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡-𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫🔗: 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 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧-𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 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.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧-𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫: @BrandonJoseph_1
🏈: https://t.co/9opn9r9NsO | #GoCats pic.twitter.com/tYKsqkOsTy
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) December 16, 2020
The Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year is Northwestern’s Paddy Fisher. He is the program’s first linebacker to win the award. The senior had 65 tackles and an interception this year.
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 @Paddyfisher42 named 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐤𝐮𝐬-𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 🏆
🏈: https://t.co/9opn9r9NsO | #GoCats pic.twitter.com/156MWjTYte
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) December 16, 2020
Ohio State’s Shaun Wade, likely a first round pick in next spring’s 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. 🤷♂️
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