CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Miami linebacker Dan Morgan won the Bronko Nagurski
Trophy on Monday night as the nation's top defensive player.
The award is given annually by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football
Writers Association of America.
The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Morgan helped lead the Hurricanes to a 10-1 season
and a Sugar Bowl berth. Morgan holds the school record for career tackles with
507 and is the only player in school history to record more than 100 tackles in
four consecutive seasons.
Morgan finished the regular season with 123 tackles, three sacks, two
interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
The other finalists for the Nagurski Trophy were North Carolina State
linebacker Levar Fisher, Missouri defensive end Justin Smith, Tennessee
defensive tackle John Henderson and California defensive end Andre Carter.
Purdue's Stratton wins tight end award
INDIANAPOLIS -- Purdue tight end Tim Stratton was selected the inaugural
John Mackey Award winner Monday.
The award, which is named for the first tight end inducted into the NFL Hall
of Fame, is presented to the top tight end in the nation.
Stratton, a junior, had 56 receptions, 579 yards and two touchdowns this
season and was a first-team All-Big Ten selection. He ranks No. 8 on the career
receiving list at Purdue with 143 receptions and is ninth on the touchdown
reception list with 13.
The other finalists were North Carolina's Alge Crumpler and Arizona State's
Todd Heap to win the award.
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