Troy University Athletics
Carlton Martial Named to Bronko Nagurski & Butkus Award Watch Lists
7/21/2020 1:53:00 PM | Football
TROY, Alabama – The busy preseason for Troy junior linebacker Carlton Martial continued Tuesday as he was named to both the Bronko Nagurski and Butkus Award Watch Lists.
The Bronko Nagurski Award is presented annually to the nation's Defensive Player of the Year by the Charlotte Athletic Club, while the Butkus Award goes to the nation's top linebacker and is presented by Butkus Foundation.
A Mobile, Ala., native, Martial is coming off a season in which he became just the 12th player and first underclassman in the last 20 years at the FBS level to finish a season with at least 100 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and three interceptions. He closed the year with 126 tackles, the most by a Troy player since 2000, 18.5 tackles for loss, the fifth most in a season in Troy history, and three picks.
A Preseason Walter Camp First Team All-American, Martial was named the No. 35 player in all of college football by Pro Football Focus last season and was named to the PFF All-America Second Team. He was the only player in the country to rank in the top eight nationally in tackles and tackles for loss. He recorded double-digit tackles in seven of Troy's games and added seven or more tackles in four other games.
He ended last season as the nation's active leader in forced fumbles per game and ranked seventh among active players in tackles for loss per game.
As a freshman, Martial was named to multiple Freshman All-America teams including USA Today, The Athletic and the Football Writers Association.
Troy 2020 Preseason Honors
Kaylon Geiger
Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Carlton Martial
Walter Camp Preseason All-America First Team
Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team
Bednarik Award Watch List
Butkus Award Watch List
Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List
Dell Pettus
Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
B.J. Smith
Doak Walker Award Watch List
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