DEFENSE
Year
Player
School
Pos.
1976
Terry Clark
Tulsa
CB
1977
Otis Wilson
Louisville
LB
1978
Zack Valentine
East Carolina
DE
1979
Clay Carroll
McNeese State
DT
1980
Jearld Baylis
Southern Miss
NG
1981
Mike Green
Oklahoma State
LB
1982
Tim Krumrie
Wisconsin
NG
1983
Andre Townsend
Ole Miss
DT
1984
Scott Thomas
Air Force
S
1985
Bruce Holmes
Minnesota
LB
1986
James Mosley
Texas Tech
DE
1987
David Rill
Washington
LB
1988
James Henry
Southern Miss
DB
1989
Chris Oldham
Oregon
DB
1990
Lorenza Baker
Louisiana Tech
LB
1991
Torrey Evans
Georgia
LB
1992
Herman O’Berry
Oregon
CB
1993
Antonio Banks
Virginia Tech
S
1994
Mike Frederick
Virginia
DE
1995
Gabe Northern
LSU
DE
1996
Takeo Spikes
Auburn
LB
Ricky Neal
Auburn
LB
1997
Arnold Miller
LSU
DL
1998
Kendrick Clancy
Ole Miss
DL
1999
Tim Strickland
Ole Miss
CB
2000
Willie Blade
Mississippi State
DT
2001
Matt Word
Iowa State
LB
Waine Bacon
Alabama
SS
2002
Chris Kelsay
Nebraska
LB
2003
Caleb Miller
Arkansas
ILB
2004
Nik Moser
Iowa State
DB
2005
Marcus King
Missouri
CB
2006
Jeremy Nethon
Oklahoma State
LB
2007
Wallace Gilberry
Alabama
DE
2008
Weldon Brown
Louisiana Tech
DB
2009
Geno Atkins
Georgia
DT
2010
Rick Ricketts
Air Force
DL
2011
Andrew Wilson
Missouri
LB
2012
Keith Moore
Ohio
LB
2013
William Parks
Arizona
S
2014
Skai Moore
South Carolina
LB
2015
Jeremy Brady
Tulsa
S
2016
Airius Moore
NC State
LB
2017
Nate Andrews
Florida State
S
OFFENSE
Year
Player
School
Pos.
1976
Terry McFarland
McNeese State
QB
1977
Keith Thibodeaux
Louisiana Tech
QB
1978
Theodore Sutton
East Carolina
FB
1979
Joe Morris
Syracuse
RB
1980
Stephen Starring
McNeese State
QB
1981
Gary Kubiak
Texas A&M
QB
1982
Randy Wright
Wisconsin
QB
1983
Marty Latham
Air Force
QB
1984
Bart Weiss
Air Force
QB
1985
Rickey Foggie
Minnesota
QB
1986
Mark Young
Ole Miss
QB
1987
Chris Chandler
Washington
QB
1988
James Henry
Southern Miss
PR
1989
Bill Musgrave
Oregon
QB
1990
Michael Richardson
Louisiana Tech
RB
1991
Andre Hastings
Georgia
FL
1992
Todd Dixon
Wake Forest
WR
1993
Maurice DeShazo
Virginia Tech
QB
1994
Mike Groh
Virginia
QB
1995
Kevin Faulk
LSU
RB
1996
Dameyune Craig
Auburn
QB
1997
Rondell Mealey
LSU
RB
1998
Romaro Miller
Ole Miss
QB
1999
Josh Huepel
Oklahoma
QB
2000
Ja’Mar Toombs
Texas A&M
RB
2001
Seneca Wallace
Iowa State
QB
2002
Eli Manning
Ole Miss
QB
2003
Cedric Cobbs
Arkansas
TB
2004
Bret Meyer
Iowa State
QB
2005
Brad Smith
Missouri
QB
2006
Dantrell Savage
Oklahoma State
RB
2007
John Parker Wilson
Alabama
QB
2008
Phillip Livas
Louisiana Tech
WR/RS
2009
Aron White
Georgia
TE
2010
Jared Tew
Air Force
RB
2011
James Franklin
Missouri
QB
2012
Beau Blankenship
Ohio
RB
Tyler Tettleton
Ohio
QB
2013
B.J. Denker
Arizona
QB
2014
Pharoh Cooper
South Carolina
WR
2015
Isaiah Ford
Virginia Tech
WR
2016
Jaylen Samuels
NC State
TE
2017
James Blackman
Florida State
QB
