2024 | Kelvin Banks Jr. | Texas | |
2023 | Laiatu Latu* | UCLA | 28 Solo, 21 Ast, 13.0 Sk, 2 Int |
2022 | Will Anderson Jr.* | Alabama | 24 Solo, 27 Ast, 10.0 Sk, 1 Int |
2021 | Aidan Hutchinson* | Michigan | 36 Solo, 26 Ast, 14.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2020 | Zaven Collins* | Tulsa | 36 Solo, 18 Ast, 4.0 Sk, 4 Int |
2019 | Joe Burrow* | LSU | 402 Cmp, 527 Att, 5671 Yds, 60 TD, 6 Int |
2018 | Ugo Amadi* | Oregon | 43 Solo, 12 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 3 Int |
2017 | Bryce Love* | Stanford | 263 Att, 2118 Yds, 8.1 Avg, 19 TD |
2016 | Jonathan Allen* | Alabama | 33 Solo, 36 Ast, 10.5 Sk, 0 Int |
2015 | Carl Nassib* | Penn State | 31 Solo, 15 Ast, 15.5 Sk, 1 Int |
2014 | Scooby Wright* | Arizona | 99 Solo, 64 Ast, 14.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2013 | Aaron Donald* | Pitt | 43 Solo, 16 Ast, 11.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2012 | Manti Te'o* | Notre Dame | 55 Solo, 58 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 7 Int |
2011 | Luke Kuechly | Boston College | 102 Solo, 89 Ast, 0.0 Sk, 3 Int |
2010 | Nick Fairley* | Auburn | 36 Solo, 24 Ast, 11.5 Sk, 1 Int |
2009 | Ndamukong Suh* | Nebraska | 52 Solo, 33 Ast, 12.0 Sk, 1 Int |
2008 | Brian Orakpo* | Texas | 32 Solo, 8 Ast, 11.5 Sk |
2007 | Glenn Dorsey* | LSU | 34 Solo, 35 Ast, 7.0 Sk |
2006 | Lamarr Woodley* | Michigan | 28 Solo, 8 Ast, 12.0 Sk, 0 Int |
2005 | A.J. Hawk* | Ohio State | 69 Solo, 52 Ast, 9.5 Sk, 1 Int |
2004 | David Pollack* | Georgia | |
2003 | Tommie Harris* | Oklahoma | 1 FR, 14 Yds, 0 TD |
2002 | Terrell Suggs* | Arizona State | 1 Int, 22 Yds, 0 TD |
2001 | Julius Peppers | North Carolina | 3 Int, 42 Yds, 1 TD |
2000 | Jamal Reynolds | Florida State | |
1999 | Corey Moore | Virginia Tech | |
1998 | Dat Nguyen | Texas A&M | 2 Int, 28 Yds, 0 TD |
1997 | Grant Wistrom | Nebraska | |
1996 | Orlando Pace | Ohio State | |
1995 | Orlando Pace | Ohio State | |
1994 | Warren Sapp | Miami (FL) | |
1993 | Aaron Taylor | Notre Dame | |
1992 | Marvin Jones | Florida State | |
1991 | Steve Emtman | Washington | 1 Int, 3 Yds, 0 TD |
1990 | Chris Zorich | Notre Dame | |
1989 | Percy Snow | Michigan State | 3 Int, 28 Yds, 0 TD |
1988 | Tracy Rocker | Auburn | |
1987 | Chris Spielman | Ohio State | 2 Int, 4 Yds, 0 TD |
1986 | Cornelius Bennett | Alabama | |
1985 | Tony Casillas | Oklahoma | |
1984 | Tony Degrate | Texas | |
1983 | Dean Steinkuhler | Nebraska | |
1982 | Dave Rimington | Nebraska | |
1981 | Kenneth Sims | Texas | |
1980 | Hugh Green | Pitt | |
1979 | Brad Budde | USC | |
1978 | Bruce Clark | Penn State | |
1977 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame | |
1976 | Wilson Whitley | Houston | 1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD |
1975 | Lee Roy Selmon | Oklahoma | |
1974 | Randy White | Maryland | |
1973 | John Hicks | Ohio State | |
1972 | Rich Glover | Nebraska | |
1971 | Walt Patulski | Notre Dame | |
1970 | Jim Stillwagon | Ohio State | |
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