If I had to pick the top strength of the 2024-25 Texas A&M football team it most definitely would be the defensive line.
Leading the way are senior Shemar Turner and junior Nic Scourton, both who are projected starters and expected to wreak havoc on opposing offenses.
On Tuesday the Football Writers Association of America announced that Turner and Scourton have been named to the Bronko Nagurski Preseason Watch List. The award is given to the top national defensive player of the year annually.
The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce finalists for the 2024 trophy on Nov. 20 and the winner will be unveiled Dec. 9 at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Turner tallied 33 tackles, 6.0 sacks, 10.5 TFLs, and a blocked pair of kicks. He also finished the season with an All-SEC Second Team selection. Scourton recorded 50 tackles, 10.0 sacks, 15 TFLs, and finished the season with an All-Big Ten Second Team selection after his final season with Purdue.
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