BOONE, N.C. — App State cornerback
Steven Jones Jr. has been named to the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and offensive tackle
Cooper Hodges has been included on the watch list for the Outland Trophy.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy goes to the national defensive player of the year. and the Outland Trophy is awarded to the nation's best interior lineman on offense or defense.
Jones adds the Nagurski Trophy Watch List to being a second-team preseason All-American from Walter Camp and making the Watch List for the Jim Thorpe Award (nation's top defensive back).
Last season, Jones tied for second place nationally and first in the Sun Belt last season with five interceptions. He led the country with three pick-six interception returns for touchdowns, ranked in the top 20 nationally with 13 passes defended (counting eight breakups) and finished the season with 51 tackles.
Heading into the 2022 season, Jones has seven career interceptions, four interception returns for touchdowns and five total touchdowns.
Hodges has received All-Sun Belt recognition after each of the last three seasons, as he's been App State's starting right tackle for 39 consecutive games. He graded out at 86 percent and had a team-high 84 knockdown blocks in 2021.
A preseason first-team All-Sun Belt selection by Sun Belt coaches, Athlon, Lindy's and Phil Steele, Hodges has been part of an App State offensive line that's been recognized as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award in two of his three seasons.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
DE Praise Amaewhule, UTEP
LB Darren Anders, Bowling Green
LB Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
S Jordan Battle, Alabama
DT Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson
S CJ Brown, NIU
LB Jack Campbell, Iowa
LB Andre Carter, Army
DT Jalen Carter, Georgia
S Grayson Cash, UAB
S Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
DT Elijah Chatman, SMU
LB KD Davis, North Texas
DE Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
LB Dillon Doyle, Baylor
DE Viliami Fehoko, San Jose State
CB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
DE Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
LB Antonio Grier, USF
DE Derick Hall, Auburn
LB Kyle Harmon, San Jose State
DE Zach Harrison, Ohio State
S Xavier Henderson, Michigan State
LB Nick Herbig, Wisconsin
S Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State
DE Jamal Hines, Toledo
CB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
DT Siaki Ika, Baylor
S Tanner Ingle, N.C. State
S Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
S Quindell Johnson, Memphis
LB Mikel Jones, Syracuse
CB
Steven Jones Jr., App State
S Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame
DT Calijah Kancey, Pitt
CB Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford
S Antavioius Lane, Georgia State
CB Darrell Luter Jr., South Alabama
LB Carlton Martial, Troy
DE Brock Martin, Oklahoma State
DE Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska
LB Caden McDonald, San Diego State
DE Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
S Patrick McMorris, San Diego State
CB Riley Moss, Iowa
DE Myles Murphy, Clemson
DT Myles Murphy, North Carolina
DT PJ Mustipher, Penn State
DE B.J. Ojulari, LSU
DE Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State
LB DeMarvion Overshown, Texas
S Gervarrius Owens, Houston
LB Deshawn Pace, Cincinnati
LB Ivan Pace, Cincinnati
LB James Patterson, Buffalo
CB Clark Phillips, Utah
LB Bumper Pool, Arkansas
CB Joey Porter, Penn State
CB Eli Ricks, Alabama
CB Kelee Ringo, Georgia
S Jammie Robinson, Florida State
LB Vince Sanford, Air Force
LB Noah Sewell, Oregon
LB Trenton Simpson, Clemson
S JL Skinner, Boise State
CB Cam Smith, South Carolina
LB Nolan Smith, Georgia
DE Javon Solomon, Troy
LB Omar Speights, Oregon State
DE Josiah Stewart, Coastal Carolina
DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
DE Ron Stone Jr., Washington State
CB D'Jordan Strong, Coastal Carolina
DT Junior Tafuna, Utah
DT Leonard Taylor, Miami
LB Drake Thomas, N.C. State
LB Henry To'oto'o, Alabama
DT Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
LB Payton Wilgar, BYU
S Evan Williams, Fresno State
S Divaad Wilson, UCF
S Rashad Wisdom, UTSA
CB Charles Woods, West Virginia
Outland Trophy Watch List
C Steve Avila, TCU
OG Clark Barrington, BYU
DT Kyon Barrs, Arizona
OG T.J. Bass, Oregon
OT Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
DT Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
OT Connor Bishop, Army
DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson
OG Marco Brewer, Oregon State
OG Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
DT Jalen Carter, Georgia
OG Caleb, Chandler, Louisville
DT Elijah Chatman, SMU
DT Will, Choloh, Troy
C Eli Cox, Kentucky
OT Braeden Daniels, Utah
DT Tyler, Davis, Clemson
DT Gervon Dexter, Florida
C Trevor Downing, Iowa State
DT Cory Durden, N.C. State
DT Justin Eboigbe, Alabama
OG Emil, Ekiyor, Alabama
DT Ikenna Enechukwu, Rice
OG Warren Ericson, Georgia
OT Alfred Edwards, Utah State
C Alex Forsyth, Oregon
OT Blake Freeland, BYU
OT Aaron Frost, Nevada
C Jacob Gall, Baylor
OT Connor Galvin, Baylor
OG A.J. Gillie, Louisiana
OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
C Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane
OT
Cooper Hodges, App State
DT Siaki Ika, Baylor
DT McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M
DT Desjuan Johnson, Toledo
OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State
DT Calijah Kancey, Pitt
OT Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
C Willie Lampkin, Coastal Carolina
OT Quantavious Leslie, WKU
OG Josh Lugg, Notre Dame
OG Christian Mahogany, Boston College
C Ahofitu Maka, UTSA
DT Scott Matlock, Boise State
OT Jordan McFadden, Clemson
C Manase Mose, North Texas
DT Myles Murphy, North Carolina
DT PJ Mustipher, Penn State
OT Zion Nelson, Miami
C Drake Nugent, Stanford
OT Dylan O'Quinn, Cincinnati
OT John Ojukwu, Boise State
C Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
OT Alex Palczewski, Illinois
C Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
OT Patrick Paul, Houston
OG Lokahi Pauole, UCF
OT Nolan, Potter Jr., NIU
C Jake Renfro, Cincinnati
OG Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
DT Jaquelin Roy, LSU
OG Brendan Schlittler, Liberty
C John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
DT Jacob Slade, Michigan State
OT Everett Smalley, Air Force
OG Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan
OT Cole Spencer, Texas Tech
OT Austin Stidham, Troy
DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
C Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas
C Malik Sumter, Georgia State
DT Junior Tafuna, Utah
DT Leonard Taylor, Miami
OT Kadeem Telfort, UAB
OT Joe Tippman, Wisconsin
OT O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida
DT Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
C Alama Uluave, San Diego State
OG Andrew Vorhees, USC
OT Carter Warren, Pitt
DT Daymond Williams, Buffalo
OT Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina
OG Hunter Woodard, Oklahoma State
OG Zak Zinter, Michigan
