| Year |
Name |
Position |
College |
NFL team |
Notes
|
| 1936 |
Riley Smith |
QB |
Alabama |
Boston Redskins |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1937 |
Ed Goddard |
QB/HB |
Washington State |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
|
| 1938 |
Jim McDonald |
HB |
Ohio State |
Philadelphia Eagles |
|
| 1939 |
Sid Luckman‡ |
QB |
Columbia |
Chicago Bears |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1940 |
George McAfee‡ |
HB |
Duke |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1941 |
John Kimbrough |
FB |
Texas A&M |
Chicago Cardinals |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1942 |
Jack Wilson |
HB |
Baylor |
Cleveland Rams |
Appeared in only 10 NFL games, 3 as a starter
|
| 1943 |
Joe Muha |
FB |
VMI |
Philadelphia Eagles |
2x All-Pro
|
| 1944 |
Pat Harder* |
FB |
Wisconsin |
Chicago Cardinals |
3× first-team All-Pro; College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1945 |
Paul Duhart |
QB/HB |
Florida |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Appeared in only 13 NFL games, 7 as a starter
|
| 1946 |
Dub Jones* |
HB |
LSU |
Chicago Cardinals |
2× AAFC champion, 3× NFL champion
|
| 1947 |
Glenn Davis* |
HB |
Army |
Detroit Lions |
Heisman Trophy (1946)
|
| 1948 |
Skip Minisi |
HB |
Penn |
New York Giants |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1949 |
John Rauch |
QB |
Georgia |
Detroit Lions |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1950 |
Adrian Burk* |
QB |
Baylor |
Baltimore Colts |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1951 |
Bob Williams |
QB |
Notre Dame |
Chicago Bears |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1952 |
Les Richter‡ |
LB |
California |
New York Yanks[a] |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1953 |
Billy Vessels |
HB |
Oklahoma |
Baltimore Colts |
Heisman Trophy (1952)
|
| 1954 |
Lamar McHan |
QB |
Arkansas |
Chicago Cardinals |
|
| 1955 |
Max Boydston |
E |
Oklahoma |
Chicago Cardinals |
|
| 1956 |
Earl Morrall* |
QB |
Michigan State |
San Francisco 49ers |
3× Super Bowl champion, NFL Most Valuable Player (1968)
|
| 1957 |
Jon Arnett* |
HB |
USC |
Los Angeles Rams |
College Football Hall of Fame; 5× Pro Bowl
|
| 1958 |
John David Crow* |
HB |
Texas A&M |
Chicago Cardinals |
Heisman Trophy (1957)
|
| 1959 |
Dick Bass* |
FB |
Pacific |
Los Angeles Rams |
3× Pro Bowl
|
| 1960 |
George Izo |
QB |
Notre Dame |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
| 1961 |
Norm Snead* |
QB |
Wake Forest |
Washington Redskins |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1962 |
Roman Gabriel |
QB |
NC State |
Los Angeles Rams |
College Football Hall of Fame; 4× Pro Bowl, NFL Most Valuable Player (1969)
|
| 1963 |
Jerry Stovall* |
DB |
LSU |
St. Louis Cardinals |
3× Pro Bowl
|
| 1964 |
Bob Brown‡ |
T |
Nebraska |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1965 |
Ken Willard* |
FB |
North Carolina |
San Francisco 49ers |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1966 |
Tom Mack‡ |
G |
Michigan |
Los Angeles Rams |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1967 |
Clint Jones |
HB |
Michigan State |
Minnesota Vikings |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1968 |
Bob Johnson |
C |
Tennessee |
Cincinnati Bengals |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1969 |
George Kunz* |
T |
Notre Dame |
Atlanta Falcons |
8× Pro Bowl
|
| 1970 |
Mike McCoy |
DT |
Notre Dame |
Green Bay Packers |
|
| 1971 |
Archie Manning |
QB |
Ole Miss |
New Orleans Saints |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1972 |
Sherman White |
DE |
California |
Cincinnati Bengals |
|
| 1973 |
Bert Jones |
QB |
LSU |
Baltimore Colts |
Pro Bowl (1976), NFL Most Valuable Player (1976)
|
| 1974 |
Bo Matthews |
HB |
Colorado |
San Diego Chargers |
|
| 1975 |
Randy White‡ |
DT |
Maryland |
Dallas Cowboys |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1976 |
Steve Niehaus |
DT |
Notre Dame |
Seattle Seahawks |
NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year (1976)
|
| 1977 |
Tony Dorsett‡ |
HB |
Pittsburgh |
Dallas Cowboys |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1978 |
Art Still* |
DE |
Kentucky |
Kansas City Chiefs |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1979 |
Mike Bell |
DE |
Colorado State |
Kansas City Chiefs |
|
| 1980 |
Lam Jones |
WR |
Texas |
New York Jets |
|
| 1981 |
Lawrence Taylor‡ |
LB |
North Carolina |
New York Giants |
Pro Football Hall of Fame , 2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV)
NFL Most Valuable Player (1986)
3× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1981, 1982, 1986)
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1981)
2× UPI NFC Player of the Year (1983, 1986)
8× First-team All-Pro (1981–1986, 1988, 1989)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1987, 1990)
10× Pro Bowl (1981–1990)
NFL sacks leader (1986)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Bert Bell Award (1986)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1981)
New York Giants Ring of Honor
New York Giants No. 56 retired
100 greatest Giants of all-time
Unanimous All-American (1980)
ACC Player of the Year (1980)
First-team All-ACC (1980)
North Carolina Tar Heels Jersey No. 98 honored
|
| 1982 |
Johnie Cooks |
LB |
Mississippi State |
Baltimore Colts |
|
| 1983 |
Eric Dickerson‡ |
HB |
SMU |
Los Angeles Rams |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1984 |
Dean Steinkuhler |
T |
Nebraska |
Houston Oilers |
Outland Trophy (1983)
|
| 1985 |
Bill Fralic |
G |
Pittsburgh |
Atlanta Falcons |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1986 |
Tony Casillas |
DT |
Oklahoma |
Atlanta Falcons |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1987 |
Cornelius Bennett |
LB |
Alabama |
Indianapolis Colts |
5× Pro Bowl
|
| 1988 |
Neil Smith |
DE |
Nebraska |
Kansas City Chiefs |
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 6× Pro Bowl
|
| 1989 |
Tony Mandarich |
T |
Michigan State |
Green Bay Packers |
|
| 1990 |
Blair Thomas |
HB |
Penn State |
New York Jets |
|
| 1991 |
Eric Turner |
DB |
UCLA |
Cleveland Browns |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1992 |
Quentin Coryatt |
LB |
Texas A&M |
Indianapolis Colts |
|
| 1993 |
Rick Mirer |
QB |
Notre Dame |
Seattle Seahawks |
|
| 1994 |
Marshall Faulk‡ |
HB |
San Diego State |
Indianapolis Colts |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1995 |
Tony Boselli‡ |
T |
USC |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1996 |
Kevin Hardy |
LB |
Illinois |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Pro Bowl (1999)
|
| 1997 |
Darrell Russell |
DT |
USC |
Oakland Raiders |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1998 |
Ryan Leaf |
QB |
Washington State |
San Diego Chargers |
|
| 1999 |
Donovan McNabb* |
QB |
Syracuse |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6× Pro Bowl
|
| 2000 |
LaVar Arrington* |
LB |
Penn State |
Washington Redskins |
Bednarik Award (1999), 3× Pro Bowl
|
| 2001 |
Leonard Davis* |
G |
Texas |
Arizona Cardinals |
3× Pro Bowl
|
| 2002 |
Julius Peppers‡ |
DE |
North Carolina |
Carolina Panthers |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 2003 |
Charles Rogers |
WR |
Michigan State |
Detroit Lions |
Biletnikoff Award (2002)
|
| 2004 |
Robert Gallery |
T |
Iowa |
Oakland Raiders |
Outland Trophy (2003)
|
| 2005 |
Ronnie Brown* |
HB |
Auburn |
Miami Dolphins |
Pro Bowl (2008)
|
| 2006 |
Reggie Bush |
HB |
USC |
New Orleans Saints |
Heisman Trophy (2005)
|
| 2007 |
Calvin Johnson‡ |
WR |
Georgia Tech |
Detroit Lions |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 2008 |
Chris Long |
DE |
Virginia |
St. Louis Rams |
2× Super Bowl champion, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2018)
|
| 2009 |
Jason Smith |
T |
Baylor |
St. Louis Rams |
|
| 2010 |
Ndamukong Suh* |
DT |
Nebraska |
Detroit Lions |
NFL 2010s All-Decade Team; 5× Pro Bowl
|
| 2011 |
Von Miller |
LB |
Texas A&M |
Denver Broncos |
2× Super Bowl champion, NFL 2010s All-Decade Team; 8× Pro Bowl
|
| 2012 |
Robert Griffin III |
QB |
Baylor |
Washington Redskins |
Heisman Trophy (2011), Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2012)
|
| 2013 |
Luke Joeckel |
T |
Texas A&M |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Outland Trophy (2012)
|
| 2014 |
Greg Robinson |
T |
Auburn |
St. Louis Rams |
|
| 2015 |
Marcus Mariota |
QB |
Oregon |
Tennessee Titans |
Heisman Trophy (2014)
|
| 2016 |
Carson Wentz |
QB |
North Dakota State |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bert Bell Award (2017), Pro Bowl (2017)
|
| 2017 |
Mitchell Trubisky |
QB |
North Carolina |
Chicago Bears |
Pro Bowl (2018)
|
| 2018 |
Saquon Barkley |
HB |
Penn State |
New York Giants |
Offensive Rookie of the Year, 3× Pro Bowl
|
| 2019 |
Nick Bosa |
DE |
Ohio State |
San Francisco 49ers |
Defensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year (2022), 5× Pro Bowl
|
| 2020 |
Chase Young |
DE |
Ohio State |
Washington Redskins |
Defensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2020)
|
| 2021 |
Zach Wilson |
QB |
BYU |
New York Jets |
|
| 2022 |
Aidan Hutchinson |
DE |
Michigan |
Detroit Lions |
Pro Bowl (2023)
|
| 2023 |
C. J. Stroud |
QB |
Ohio State |
Houston Texans |
Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2023)
|
| 2024 |
Jayden Daniels |
QB |
LSU |
Washington Commanders |
Heisman Trophy (2023), Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2024)
|
| 2025 |
Travis Hunter |
CB/WR
|
Colorado
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Heisman Trophy (2024)
|
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