Six finalists have been chosen for the American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year Award, given annually to the nation’s top defensive player by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

The winner will be announced during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Awards Show in San Antonio on Jan. 6, the night before the Army Bowl.

Here are the finalists:

• Baron Browning, Linebacker, Kennedale (Texas)
• Tadarian Moultry, Linebacker, Jackson-Olin (Birmingham, Ala.)
• Jaelan Phillips, Defensive lineman, Redlands East Valley (Redlands, Calif.)
• Aubrey Solomon, Defensive lineman, Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.)
• Shaun Wade, Defensive back, Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
• Chase Young, Defensive lineman, DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.)