The following is the list of Griz players who have been finalists for the Payton and Buck Awards. This then wouldn't include Dave. So the question is if u were drafting one player from this list who would you pick first in building a team. Or to play on the current team?
Walter Payton Award finalists
1989: Tim Hauck
1996: Brian Ah Yat
1997: Brian Ah Yat
1998: Brian Ah Yat
1999: Drew Miller
2001: Yohance Humphery
2002: John Edwards
2004: Craig Ochs
2005: Lex Hilliard
2009: Chase Reynolds
Buck Buchanan Award
National Defensive Player of the Year
2007: Kroy Biermann
2019: Dante Olson
Buck Buchanan Award finalists
2000: Andy Petek (Runner-up)
2001: Vince Huntsberger (Runner-up)
2002: Trey Young
2006: Kroy Biermann
2011: Trumaine Johnson
2012: Jordan Tripp
2013: Jordan Tripp
STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year
2015: Tyrone Holmes
Walter Payton Award finalists
1989: Tim Hauck
1996: Brian Ah Yat
1997: Brian Ah Yat
1998: Brian Ah Yat
1999: Drew Miller
2001: Yohance Humphery
2002: John Edwards
2004: Craig Ochs
2005: Lex Hilliard
2009: Chase Reynolds
Buck Buchanan Award
National Defensive Player of the Year
2007: Kroy Biermann
2019: Dante Olson
Buck Buchanan Award finalists
2000: Andy Petek (Runner-up)
2001: Vince Huntsberger (Runner-up)
2002: Trey Young
2006: Kroy Biermann
2011: Trumaine Johnson
2012: Jordan Tripp
2013: Jordan Tripp
STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year
2015: Tyrone Holmes