Award Winners

Award Winners Table
Year Award Player Pos School Summary
2024Defensive Player of the YearTravis HunterCBColorado21 Solo, 11 Ast, 0.0 Sk, 4 Int
2024Offensive Player of the YearShedeur SandersQBColorado337 Cmp, 454 Att, 3926 Yds, 35 TD, 8 Int
2023Defensive Player of the YearT'vondre SweatDLTexas18 Solo, 27 Ast, 2.0 Sk, 0 Int
2023Offensive Player of the YearOllie GordonRBOklahoma State285 Att, 1732 Yds, 6.1 Avg, 21 TD
2022Defensive Player of the YearFelix Anudike-UzomahDEKansas State31 Solo, 15 Ast, 8.5 Sk, 0 Int
2022Offensive Player of the YearMax DugganQBTCU267 Cmp, 419 Att, 3698 Yds, 32 TD, 8 Int
2021Defensive Player of the YearJalen PitreSBaylor56 Solo, 19 Ast, 3.5 Sk, 2 Int
2021Offensive Player of the YearBreece HallRBIowa State253 Att, 1464 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 20 TD
2020Defensive Player of the YearMike RoseLBIowa State57 Solo, 42 Ast, 1.5 Sk, 5 Int
2020Offensive Player of the YearBreece HallRBIowa State279 Att, 1572 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 21 TD
2019Defensive Player of the YearJames LynchDTBaylor23 Solo, 18 Ast, 13.5 Sk, 0 Int
2019Offensive Player of the YearChuba HubbardRBOklahoma State328 Att, 2094 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 21 TD
2018Defensive Player of the YearDavid LongLBWest Virginia76 Solo, 35 Ast, 8.0 Sk, 0 Int
2018Offensive Player of the YearKyler MurrayQBOklahoma260 Cmp, 377 Att, 4361 Yds, 42 TD, 7 Int
2017Defensive Player of the YearOgbonnia OkoronkwoDEOklahoma47 Solo, 29 Ast, 8.0 Sk, 0 Int
2017Offensive Player of the YearBaker MayfieldQBOklahoma285 Cmp, 404 Att, 4627 Yds, 43 TD, 6 Int
2016Defensive Player of the YearJordan WillisDEKansas State34 Solo, 18 Ast, 11.5 Sk, 0 Int
2016Offensive Player of the YearDede WestbrookWROklahoma80 Rec, 1524 Yds, 19.1 Avg, 17 TD
2015Defensive Player of the YearEmmanuel Ogbah (tie)DEOklahoma State44 Solo, 20 Ast, 13.0 Sk, 0 Int
2015Defensive Player of the YearAndrew Billings (tie)DTBaylor31 Solo, 8 Ast, 5.5 Sk, 0 Int
2015Offensive Player of the YearBaker MayfieldQBOklahoma269 Cmp, 395 Att, 3700 Yds, 36 TD, 7 Int
2014Defensive Player of the YearPaul DawsonLBTCU81 Solo, 55 Ast, 6.0 Sk, 4 Int
2014Offensive Player of the YearTrevone BoykinQBTCU301 Cmp, 492 Att, 3901 Yds, 33 TD, 10 Int
2013Defensive Player of the YearJason Verrett (tie)CBTCU31 Solo, 8 Ast, 1.0 Sk, 2 Int
2013Defensive Player of the YearJackson Jeffcoat (tie)DETexas46 Solo, 34 Ast, 13.0 Sk, 1 Int
2013Offensive Player of the YearBryce PettyQBBaylor250 Cmp, 403 Att, 4200 Yds, 32 TD, 3 Int
2012Defensive Player of the YearArthur BrownLBKansas State65 Solo, 35 Ast, 1.0 Sk, 2 Int
2012Offensive Player of the YearCollin KleinQBKansas State197 Cmp, 304 Att, 2641 Yds, 16 TD, 9 Int
2011Defensive Player of the YearA.J. Klein (tie)LBIowa State66 Solo, 50 Ast, 2.0 Sk, 1 Int
2011Defensive Player of the YearFrank Alexander (tie)DLOklahoma35 Solo, 19 Ast, 8.5 Sk, 1 Int
2011Offensive Player of the YearRobert Griffin IIIQBBaylor291 Cmp, 402 Att, 4293 Yds, 37 TD, 6 Int
2010Defensive Player of the YearPrince AmukamaraDBNebraska36 Solo, 23 Ast, 1.0 Sk, 0 Int
2010Offensive Player of the YearJustin BlackmonWROklahoma State111 Rec, 1782 Yds, 16.1 Avg, 20 TD
2009Defensive Player of the YearNdamukong SuhDLNebraska52 Solo, 33 Ast, 12.0 Sk, 1 Int
2009Offensive Player of the YearColt McCoyQBTexas332 Cmp, 470 Att, 3521 Yds, 27 TD, 12 Int
2008Defensive Player of the YearBrian OrakpoDLTexas32 Solo, 8 Ast, 11.5 Sk
2008Offensive Player of the YearSam BradfordQBOklahoma328 Cmp, 483 Att, 4720 Yds, 50 TD, 8 Int
2007Defensive Player of the YearJordon DizonLBColorado114 Solo, 48 Ast, 4.0 Sk, 2 Int
2007Offensive Player of the YearChase DanielQBMissouri384 Cmp, 563 Att, 4306 Yds, 33 TD, 11 Int
2006Defensive Player of the YearRufus Alexander (tie)LBOklahoma75 Solo, 43 Ast, 3.5 Sk, 1 Int
2006Defensive Player of the YearAaron Ross (tie)DBTexas47 Solo, 10 Ast, 1.0 Sk, 6 Int
2006Offensive Player of the YearZac TaylorQBNebraska233 Cmp, 391 Att, 3197 Yds, 26 TD, 8 Int
2005Defensive Player of the YearNick ReidLBKansas62 Solo, 50 Ast, 2.0 Sk, 1 Int
2005Offensive Player of the YearVince YoungQBTexas212 Cmp, 325 Att, 3036 Yds, 26 TD, 10 Int
2004Defensive Player of the YearDerrick JohnsonLBTexas1 Int, 18 Yds, 0 TD
2004Offensive Player of the YearJason WhiteQBOklahoma255 Cmp, 390 Att, 3205 Yds, 35 TD, 9 Int
2003Defensive Player of the YearTeddy LehmanLBOklahoma1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
2003Offensive Player of the YearJason WhiteQBOklahoma278 Cmp, 451 Att, 3846 Yds, 40 TD, 10 Int
2002Defensive Player of the YearTerence NewmanDBKansas State5 Int, 21 Yds, 0 TD
2002Offensive Player of the YearChris BrownRBColorado303 Att, 1841 Yds, 6.1 Avg, 19 TD
2001Defensive Player of the YearRoy WilliamsDBOklahoma2 FR, 25 Yds, 1 TD
2001Offensive Player of the YearEric CrouchQBNebraska105 Cmp, 189 Att, 1510 Yds, 7 TD, 10 Int
2000Defensive Player of the YearCasey HamptonDLTexas
2000Offensive Player of the YearJosh HeupelQBOklahoma280 Cmp, 433 Att, 3392 Yds, 20 TD, 14 Int
1999Defensive Player of the YearMark SimoneauLBKansas State2 Int, 61 Yds, 1 TD
1999Offensive Player of the YearMajor Applewhite (tie)QBTexas271 Cmp, 467 Att, 3357 Yds, 21 TD, 9 Int
1999Offensive Player of the YearEric Crouch (tie)QBNebraska83 Cmp, 160 Att, 1269 Yds, 7 TD, 4 Int
1998Defensive Player of the YearDat NguyenLBTexas A&M2 Int, 28 Yds, 0 TD
1998Offensive Player of the YearRicky WilliamsRBTexas361 Att, 2124 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 27 TD
1997Defensive Player of the YearGrant WistromDLNebraska
1997Offensive Player of the YearRicky WilliamsRBTexas279 Att, 1893 Yds, 6.8 Avg, 25 TD
1996Defensive Player of the YearGrant WistromDLNebraska1 Int, 9 Yds, 1 TD
1996Offensive Player of the YearTroy DavisRBIowa State402 Att, 2185 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 21 TD