Five Ducks Land On National Award Watch Lists

DALLAS – The Oregon football program had three players on the preseason watch lists for both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Outland Trophy on Tuesday morning, with defensive lineman A'Mauri Washington landing on both lists.

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy honors the national defensive player of the year, while the Outland Trophy is presented to the nation's top interior lineman.

Washington was joined by defensive backs Brandon Finney Jr. and Koi Perich on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list. Defensive lineman Bear Alexander and center Iapani Laloulu were named to the Outland Trophy watch list along with Washington. Laloulu was an Outland Trophy semifinalist in 2025.

Oregon is tied with Ohio State and Texas Tech for the most selections to the Outland Trophy watch list, and its three players on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list are tied for second most behind Indiana (4).

DL A'Mauri Washington
» 2026 Walter Camp Preseason All-America second team
» 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list
» 2026 Outland Trophy watch list
» 2025 All-Big Ten third team (coaches, media)
» Started all 15 games in 2025, finishing with career highs of 33 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks and eight pass breakups.
» At last one tackle in 12 of 15 games with nine multi-tackle performances; six games with a TFL.
» Eight pass breakups were tied for the most among all FBS defensive linemen, and most among Big Ten defensive linemen.
» Third on the team with 22 total pressures generated, according to Pro Football Focus.

DB Brandon Finney Jr.
» 2026 Walter Camp Preseason All-America first team
» 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list
» 2025 FWAA freshman all-America
» 2025 All-Big Ten second team (coaches, AP)
» 2026 Capital One Orange Bowl Defensive MVP
» Started all 15 games for the Ducks as a true freshman in 2025.
» Led Oregon with three interceptions and eight pass breakups while adding 42 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, a sack, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
» Two of three interceptions came in the CFP Quarterfinal; also had a pick-six against Indiana on Oct. 11.
» Led all Big Ten cornerbacks and tied for 11th among FBS cornerbacks in reception rate allowed at just 40.0 percent.

DB Koi Perich
» 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list
» 2026 Big Ten Preseason Honors
» An all-Big Ten second-team selection in 2025 at Minnesota before transferring to Oregon.
» Played in all 13 games for Minnesota in 2025, seeing action on defense, offense and special teams.
» 82 total tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and one forced fumble in 2025.
» Also returned 19 kickoffs for 499 yards and 18 punts for 118 yards.
» Lone interception of the season was returned 27 yards for a touchdown against Purdue.
» All-Big Ten first-team selection as a true freshman in 2024.

DL Bear Alexander
» 2026 Outland Trophy watch list
» 2025 All-Big Ten second team
» Played in all 15 games for Oregon in 2025, making a career-high 50 total tackles.
» Matched career high with 6.5 TFLs while adding a sack, two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup.
» 12 multi-tackle performances and seven games with a TFL.

OL Iapani Laloulu
» 2026 Outland Trophy watch list
» 2025 FWAA All-America first team & Associated Press All-America third team
» 2025 All-Big Ten second team (coaches)
» 2025 Rimington Trophy finalist & Outland Trophy semifinalist
» Started all 15 games at center in 2025, becoming the fourth Duck ever to a Rimington Trophy finalist.
» Leader of an Oregon offensive line that was a Joe Moore Award finalist for the third year in a row.
» Allowed just one sack and 11 pressures in 442 pass-blocking opportunities.

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