Dudley Award

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The Dudley Award, named after former Virginia running back Bill Dudley, is presented annually by the Richmond Times-Dispatch to honor the top NCAA football player in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Winners of the Dudley Award
YearPlayerSchoolPosition
1990 Shawn Moore [1] Virginia QB
1991 Matt Blundin [1]
1992 Cary Perkins [2] Emory & Henry QB
1993 Jim Pyne [3] Virginia Tech OL
1994 Mike Frederick [4] Virginia DE
1995 Cornell Brown [5] Virginia Tech
1996 Tiki Barber [6] Virginia HB
1997 Anthony Poindexter [6] S
1998 Marc Megna [7] Richmond DT
1999 Corey Moore [8] Virginia Tech DE
2000 Lee Suggs [9] RB
2001 Billy McMullen [6] Virginia WR
2002 Lee Suggs [10] Virginia Tech RB
2003 Kevin Jones [11] RB
2004 Bryan Randall [12] QB
2005 Darryl Tapp [13] DE
2006 Vince Hall [14] LB
2007 Chris Long [15] Virginia DE
2008 Rodney Landers [16] James Madison QB
2009 Cody Grimm [17] Virginia Tech LB
2010 Tyrod Taylor [18] QB
2011 David Wilson [19] RB
2012 Taylor Heinicke [20] Old Dominion QB
2013 Stephon Robertson [21] James Madison LB
2014 Vad Lee [22] QB
2015
2016 Bryan Schor [23] QB
2017 Micah Kiser [24] Virginia LB
2018 Bryce Perkins [1] [25] QB
2019
2020 Malik Willis [26] Liberty QB
2021 Brennan Armstrong [6] Virginia QB
2022 Reece Udinski [27] Richmond QB

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