Maxwell Award Winners
Player of the Year
Award Winners
- * indicates bowl stats included
Year | Player | School | Summary |
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2024 | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | 344 Att, 2497 Yds, 7.3 Avg, 29 TD |
2023 | Michael Penix Jr.* | Washington | 363 Cmp, 555 Att, 4903 Yds, 36 TD, 11 Int |
2022 | Caleb Williams* | USC | 333 Cmp, 500 Att, 4537 Yds, 42 TD, 5 Int |
2021 | Bryce Young* | Alabama | 366 Cmp, 547 Att, 4872 Yds, 47 TD, 7 Int |
2020 | DeVonta Smith* | Alabama | 117 Rec, 1856 Yds, 15.9 Avg, 23 TD |
2019 | Joe Burrow* | LSU | 402 Cmp, 527 Att, 5671 Yds, 60 TD, 6 Int |
2018 | Tua Tagovailoa* | Alabama | 245 Cmp, 355 Att, 3966 Yds, 43 TD, 6 Int |
2017 | Baker Mayfield* | Oklahoma | 285 Cmp, 404 Att, 4627 Yds, 43 TD, 6 Int |
2016 | Lamar Jackson* | Louisville | 230 Cmp, 409 Att, 3543 Yds, 30 TD, 9 Int |
2015 | Derrick Henry* | Alabama | 395 Att, 2219 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 28 TD |
2014 | Marcus Mariota* | Oregon | 304 Cmp, 445 Att, 4454 Yds, 42 TD, 4 Int |
2013 | A.J. McCarron* | Alabama | 226 Cmp, 336 Att, 3063 Yds, 28 TD, 7 Int |
2012 | Manti Te'o* | Notre Dame | 55 Solo, 58 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 7 Int |
2011 | Andrew Luck* | Stanford | 288 Cmp, 404 Att, 3517 Yds, 37 TD, 10 Int |
2010 | Cam Newton* | Auburn | 185 Cmp, 280 Att, 2854 Yds, 30 TD, 7 Int |
2009 | Colt McCoy* | Texas | 332 Cmp, 470 Att, 3521 Yds, 27 TD, 12 Int |
2008 | Tim Tebow* | Florida | 192 Cmp, 298 Att, 2746 Yds, 30 TD, 4 Int |
2007 | Tim Tebow* | Florida | 234 Cmp, 350 Att, 3286 Yds, 32 TD, 6 Int |
2006 | Brady Quinn* | Notre Dame | 289 Cmp, 467 Att, 3426 Yds, 37 TD, 7 Int |
2005 | Vince Young* | Texas | 212 Cmp, 325 Att, 3036 Yds, 26 TD, 10 Int |
2004 | Jason White* | Oklahoma | 255 Cmp, 390 Att, 3205 Yds, 35 TD, 9 Int |
2003 | Eli Manning* | Ole Miss | 275 Cmp, 441 Att, 3600 Yds, 29 TD, 10 Int |
2002 | Larry Johnson* | Penn State | 271 Att, 2087 Yds, 7.7 Avg, 20 TD |
2001 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) | 184 Cmp, 318 Att, 2652 Yds, 23 TD, 9 Int |
2000 | Drew Brees | Purdue | 286 Cmp, 473 Att, 3393 Yds, 24 TD, 12 Int |
1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | 303 Att, 1834 Yds, 6.1 Avg, 19 TD |
1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | 361 Att, 2124 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 27 TD |
1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | 287 Cmp, 477 Att, 3819 Yds, 36 TD, 11 Int |
1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | 207 Cmp, 360 Att, 3625 Yds, 39 TD, 13 Int |
1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | 303 Att, 1826 Yds, 6.0 Avg, 23 TD |
1994 | Kerry Collins | Penn State | 176 Cmp, 264 Att, 2679 Yds, 21 TD, 7 Int |
1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | 264 Cmp, 380 Att, 3032 Yds, 27 TD, 4 Int |
1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (FL) | 228 Cmp, 402 Att, 3060 Yds, 19 TD, 7 Int |
1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | 61 Rec, 950 Yds, 15.6 Avg, 19 TD |
1990 | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young | 361 Cmp, 562 Att, 5188 Yds, 41 TD, 28 Int |
1989 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | 358 Att, 1793 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 24 TD |
1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | 344 Att, 2628 Yds, 7.6 Avg, 37 TD |
1987 | Don McPherson | Syracuse | 129 Cmp, 229 Att, 2341 Yds, 22 TD, 11 Int |
1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (FL) | 175 Cmp, 276 Att, 2557 Yds, 26 TD, 9 Int |
1985 | Chuck Long | Iowa | 231 Cmp, 351 Att, 2978 Yds, 26 TD, 15 Int |
1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | 233 Cmp, 386 Att, 3454 Yds, 27 TD, 11 Int |
1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | 275 Att, 2148 Yds, 7.8 Avg, 29 TD |
1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | 335 Att, 1752 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 16 TD |
1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | 403 Att, 2342 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 22 TD |
1980 | Hugh Green | Pitt | |
1979 | Charles White | USC | 293 Att, 1803 Yds, 6.2 Avg, 18 TD |
1978 | Chuck Fusina | Penn State | 137 Cmp, 242 Att, 1859 Yds, 11 TD, 12 Int |
1977 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame | |
1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pitt | 338 Att, 1948 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 21 TD |
1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | 245 Att, 1357 Yds, 5.5 Avg, 4 TD |
1974 | Steve Joachim | Temple | |
1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | 286 Att, 1522 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 17 TD |
1972 | Brad Van Pelt | Michigan State | |
1971 | Ed Marinaro | Cornell | |
1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | 191 Cmp, 358 Att, 2715 Yds, 18 TD, 18 Int |
1969 | Mike Reid | Penn State | |
1968 | O.J. Simpson | USC | 355 Att, 1709 Yds, 4.8 Avg, 22 TD |
1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA | 87 Cmp, 156 Att, 1359 Yds, 8 TD, 7 Int |
1966 | Jim Lynch | Notre Dame | |
1965 | Tommy Nobis | Texas | |
1964 | Glenn Ressler | Penn State | |
1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | 107 Cmp, 161 Att, 1474 Yds, 7 TD, 6 Int |
1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | 112 Cmp, 203 Att, 1738 Yds, 15 TD, 5 Int |
1961 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | 202 Att, 938 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 11 TD |
1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | 168 Att, 834 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 15 TD |
1959 | Richie Lucas | Penn State | 58 Cmp, 117 Att, 913 Yds, 5 TD, 8 Int |
1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army | 78 Att, 428 Yds, 5.5 Avg, 5 TD |
1957 | Bob Reifsnyder | Navy | |
1956 | Tommy McDonald | Oklahoma | 119 Att, 853 Yds, 7.2 Avg, 12 TD |
1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | 161 Att, 958 Yds, 6.0 Avg, 14 TD |
1954 | Ron Beagle | Navy | |
1953 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | 134 Att, 651 Yds, 4.9 Avg |
1952 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | 148 Att, 734 Yds, 5.0 Avg |
1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | |
1950 | Reds Bagnell | Pennsylvania | |
1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | |
1948 | Chuck Bednarik | Pennsylvania | |
1947 | Doak Walker | SMU | |
1946 | Charley Trippi | Georgia | |
1945 | Doc Blanchard | Army | |
1944 | Glenn Davis | Army | |
1943 | Bob Odell | Pennsylvania | |
1942 | Paul Governali | Columbia | |
1941 | Bill Dudley | Virginia | |
1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | 43 Cmp, 94 Att, 506 Yds, 6 TD, 11 Int |
1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | |
1938 | Davey O'Brien | TCU | |
1937 | Clint Frank | Yale |
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