Sooners seniors Billy Bowman and Danny Stutsman are coming off a great 2023 season and are already making waves in 2024.
Two Sooners are among 75 college football standouts to land a spot on the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which goes to the nation’s top defensive player.This year’s watch list includes last year’s winner, Notre Dame defensive back Xavier Watts — one of just two players in the country last year with more interceptions than Bowman .
According to Pro Football Focus, Bowman posted a 54.1 overall defensive grade as a true freshman in 2021, a 73.3 as a junior and a 68.2 last year. His 2022 coverage grade of 82.3 ranked 39th among Power 5 defensive backs. He played 781 total snaps last year, per PFF, which ranked second on the defense behind cornerback Woodi Washington’s 851., led the Sooners in tackles and was among the national leaders each of the last two seasons .
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