Awarded for | the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Associated Press |
History | |
First award | 1998 |
Most recent | Jayden Daniels, LSU |
The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country. The winner is chosen by a vote of Associated Press (AP) sportswriters and editors.
Season | Player | Position | School | Ref |
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1998 | Ricky Williams | RB | Texas | [1] |
1999 | Ron Dayne | RB | Wisconsin | [2] |
2000 | Josh Heupel | QB | Oklahoma | [3] |
2001 | Rex Grossman | QB | Florida | [4] |
2002 | Brad Banks | QB | Iowa | [5] |
2003 | Jason White | QB | Oklahoma | [6] |
2004 | Matt Leinart | QB | USC | [7] |
2005 | Reggie Bush | RB | USC | [8] |
2006 | Troy Smith | QB | Ohio State | [9] |
2007 | Tim Tebow | QB | Florida | [10] |
2008 | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma | [11] |
2009 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska | [12] |
2010 | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn | [13] |
2011 | Robert Griffin III | QB | Baylor | [14] |
2012 | Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | [15] |
2013 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State | [16] |
2014 | Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon | [17] |
2015 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | Stanford | [18] |
2016 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville | [19] |
2017 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma | [20] |
2018 | Kyler Murray | QB | Oklahoma | [21] |
2019 | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU | [22] |
2020 | DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama | [23] |
2021 | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama | [24] |
2022 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC | [25] |
2023 | Jayden Daniels | QB | LSU | [26] |
School | Trophies won |
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Oklahoma | 5 |
USC | 3 |
Alabama | 2 |
Florida | |
LSU | |
Auburn | 1 |
Baylor | |
Florida State | |
Iowa | |
Louisville | |
Nebraska | |
Ohio State | |
Oregon | |
Stanford | |
Texas | |
Texas A&M | |
Wisconsin |
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