Aaron Donald was the most dominant and decorated defensive player of the 2013 college football season...was an unblockable force from his defensive tackle position despite facing an array of schemes designed to slow him down...called a "one-man wrecking crew" by multiple opposing head coaches...he earned unanimous first-team All-America status...Donald was selected the winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award, making him one of the most decorated players in Pitt history...also named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches and media...selected to play in the prestigious Senior Bowl all-star game...finished as the NCAA statistical champion in tackles for loss, averaging an FBS-best 2.2 per game...Donald is only the sixth Pitt player since 1976 to finish as the national leader in a stat category...he also ranked 13th nationally in sacks (0.85 avg.) and 13th in forced fumbles (tied, 0.31 avg.)...on the season, Donald totaled 59 tackles, 28.5 TFLs, 11 sacks, 16 QB hurries, four forced fumbles and a blocked extra point in 13 games...
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