Amik Robertson named to Bronko Nagurski Preseason Watch List

DALLAS – Louisiana Tech cornerback Amik Robertson has been named to the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List, which annually recognizes the nation’s most outstanding defensive player.

This offseason, Robertson has been named to the Preseason All-Conference USA defensive team, the Bednarik Award Watch List, the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List – the only player in Conference USA with all four preseason accolades.

Robertson enters his junior season after totaling 61 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions and 12 pass break-ups in 2018.

As a sophomore, Robertson earned first team All-Conference USA honors for the Bulldogs. The Thibodaux, La., native also had three QB hurries, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two blocked kicks in 2018.

Robertson represents the Bulldogs as one of 92 defensive standouts from 65 schools in all 10 Division I FBS conferences plus independents.

Players may be added or removed from the watch list during the course of the season. As in previous years, the FWAA will announce a National Defensive Player of the Week each Tuesday this season. If not already on the watch list, each week’s honored player will be added at that time. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Nov. 20.

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner will be chosen from those five finalists. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the association’s full membership, selects a 26-man All-America Team and eventually the Nagurski Trophy finalists. Committee members, by individual ballot, select the winner they regard as the best defensive player in college football.

This year’s watch list includes at least four players from eight of the 10 FBS conferences. The SEC (18) and Big Ten (15) have the most members and combine to make up more than one-third of the 92-man list. The ACC and Pac-12 (12 each) and Big 12 (11) also have double-digit representation, followed by the American Athletic (6), Independents (5), Conference USA (4), Mountain West (4), Mid-American (3) and Sun Belt (2). The list includes 36 linebackers, 28 backs, 21 ends and seven tackles.

Robertson and the rest of the 2019 Bulldogs report for fall camp on August 1st before opening the season at Texas on August 31. Be sure to follow @LATechFB on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all breaking news, in-game updates and other items of interest pertaining to the 2019 Louisiana Tech football team.