Johnny "The Jet" Rodgers Award Winners

Most Outstanding Return Specialist

Award Winners

  • * indicates bowl stats included
Award Winners Table
Year Player School Summary
2023Zachariah Branch*USC24 KRet, 442 Yds, 18.4 Avg, 1 TD
2022Derius Davis*TCU28 KRet, 572 Yds, 20.4 Avg, 0 TD
2021Marcus Jones*Houston26 PRet, 374 Yds, 14.4 Avg, 2 TD
2020Avery WilliamsBoise State19 KRet, 533 Yds, 28.1 Avg, 2 TD
2019Joe Reed*Virginia24 KRet, 796 Yds, 33.2 Avg, 2 TD
2018Savon Scarver*Utah State22 KRet, 742 Yds, 33.7 Avg, 2 TD
2017Dante Pettis*Washington21 PRet, 428 Yds, 20.4 Avg, 4 TD
2016Adoree Jackson*USC26 KRet, 767 Yds, 29.5 Avg, 2 TD
2015Christian McCaffrey*Stanford37 KRet, 1070 Yds, 28.9 Avg, 1 TD
2014Tyler Lockett*Kansas State21 PRet, 402 Yds, 19.1 Avg, 2 TD
2013Ty Montgomery*Stanford36 KRet, 1091 Yds, 30.3 Avg, 2 TD
2012Tavon Austin*West Virginia32 KRet, 813 Yds, 25.4 Avg, 1 TD
2011Joe Adams*Arkansas19 PRet, 321 Yds, 16.9 Avg, 4 TD