Stephon Gilmore and Devin Taylor have been named to the 2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, while T.J. Johnson and Rokevious Watkins have been named to the 2011 Outland Trophy Watch List, it was announced today.
Gilmore is a 6-1, 194-pound junior cornerback from Rock Hill, S.C., who has started all 27 games for the Gamecocks over the past two seasons. He led the squad with 79 tackles a year ago while earning first-team All-SEC and third-team All-America honors.
Taylor is a 6-7, 248-pound junior defensive end from Beaufort, S.C., who earned All-SEC honors in 2010 after logging 13.0 tackles for loss including 7.5 sacks, ranking among the SEC leaders in both categories. His 46 tackles led the Gamecocks' defensive linemen.
Johnson is a 6-4, 314-pound junior center from Aynor, S.C., who has started all 27 games for the Gamecocks over the past two seasons, including all 14 at center a year ago when he earned postseason All-SEC recognition by Rivals.com and Phil Steele.
Watkins is a 6-4, 319-pound senior offensive lineman from Fairburn, Ga., who is in his third season in the Garnet & Black after beginning his collegiate career at Georgia Military College. He started all 14 games at guard last season, but enters the 2011 campaign penciled in as the probable starter at right tackle.
Eighty-seven players made the preseason list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation's best defensive player by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Every NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision conference and Notre Dame are represented on the list that is pretty evenly divided among linemen, linebackers and defensive backs.
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