CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Old Dominion University football senior defensive end Oshane Ximines was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, presented to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.
A native of Ahoskie, North Carolina, Ximines is second among active FBS players with 21 career sacks, including an ODU single-season record of 8.5 in 2017. Last season as a junior, Ximines had 44 tackles and led the team with 8.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss, while adding four forced fumbles, three pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries. He earned first-team All-Conference USA honors, as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District and Conference USA All-Academic team.
Ximines has started 36 of 37 possible games at defensive end, totaling 118 tackles, 33 tackles for loss and seven forced fumbles, which is tied for the ODU career record.
2018 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST (97)
LB Dakota Allen, Texas Tech
DE Zach Allen, Boston College
LB Azeez Al-Shaair, Florida Atlantic
DB Dravon Askew-Henry, West Virginia
LB Joe Bachie, Michigan State
DE Ben Banogu, TCU
DT Terry Beckner Jr., Missouri
DT Ryan Bee, Marshall
DB Julian Blackmon, Utah
DE Nick Bosa, Ohio State
DB Kris Boyd, Texas
DT Derrick Brown, Auburn
DB Blace Brown, Troy
DE Austin Bryant, Clemson
LB Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington
LB Devin Bush, Michigan
DB T.J. Carter, Memphis
DB Justin Clifton, Arkansas State
LB Te'von Coney, Notre Dame
DT Marquise Copeland, Cincinnati
DE Maxx Crosby, Eastern Michigan
DE Marlon Davidson, Auburn
DE Raekwon Davis, Alabama
DB Lukas Denis, Boston College
DB D’Cota Dixon, Wisconsin
LB Tyrel Dodson, Texas A&M
DE Landis Durham, Texas A&M
LB Troy Dye, Oregon
LB Cooper Edmiston, Tulsa
DB Mike Edwards, Kentucky
LB T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
DE Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech
DE Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
LB Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
DT Greg Gaines, Washington
DE Rashan Gary, Michigan
DE Joe Gaziano, Northwestern
DT Youhanna Ghaifan, Wyoming
DB Kyle Gibson, UCF
DB Mark Gilbert, Duke
LB Ulysees Gilbert III, Akron
LB Joe Giles-Harris, Duke
DE Carl Granderson, Wyoming
LB Terez Hall, Missouri
LB De’Jon Harris, Arkansas
DB Tae Hayes, Appalachian State
DB Lavert Hill, Michigan
DT Trysten Hill, UCF
LB Khalil Hodge, Buffalo
DB Tyler Horton, Boise State
LB Khaleke Hudson, Michigan
DB Michael Jackson, Miami
DE Cece Jefferson, Florida
DE Jalen Jelks, Oregon
DB Jaquan Johnson, Miami
DT Dre'Mont Jones, Ohio State
DE Corbin Kaufusi, BYU
LB Jordan Kunaszyk, California
DT Dexter Lawrence, Clemson
DE Jonathan Ledbetter, Georgia
DT Ira Lewis, Baylor
DB Shelton Lewis, Florida Atlantic
DT Ray Lima, Iowa State
LB David Long Jr., West Virginia
DB Julian Love, Notre Dame
DB Chase Lucas, Arizona State
DT David Moa, Boise State
LB James Nachtigal, Army West Point
DE Anthony Nelson, Iowa
DT Ed Oliver, Houston
DB Amani Oruwariye, Penn State
LB Shaquille Quarterman, Miami
DB Delvon Randall, Temple
DB Taylor Rapp, Washington
DE Christian Rector, USC
LB Malik Reed, Nevada
LB David Reese, Florida
DE Hunter Reese, Troy
DT Olive Sagapolu, Wisconsin
DT Jordon Scott, Oregon
DB Duke Shelley, Kansas State
DT Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State
LB Cameron Smith, USC
DE Sutton Smith, NIU
DE Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
LB Jahlani Tavai, Hawaii
DB Marvell Tell III, USC
DB Juan Thornhill, Virginia
DT Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame
DT Ricky Walker, Virginia Tech
LB Devin White, LSU
DT Christian Wilkins, Clemson
DB Greedy Williams, LSU
DB Andrew Wingard, Wyoming
DE Chase Winovich, Michigan
DT Daniel Wise, Kansas
DE Oshane Ximines, Old Dominion