Three Big Sky Conference players — one each from Montana State, Montana and UC Davis — are among the 30 players named to the Buck Buchanan Award watchlist released Wednesday.

Montana State nose tackle Paul Brott, Montana linebacker Peyton Wing and UC Davis safety Rex Connors all made the list, which includes five 2024 finalists and two finalists from 2023.

On Tuesday Stats Perform released its Walter Payton Award watchlist; the Buck Buchanan Award goes to the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Brott, a senior, was second-team all-Big Sky last season after racking up 49 tackles, including six for losses. The Billings West product is wearing MSU’s No. 41 legacy jersey this season.

Wing, a junior transfer who spent two seasons at Portland State, was also second

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