The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is an award given annually to the "top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity." The award was established in 2012 [1] by the Tyler Chamber of Commerce in Tyler, Texas [2] and is presented by SPORTyler, Inc., in conjunction with the City of Tyler, the Tyler Convention & Visitors Bureau and Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce. [3] The recipient must have ties to the state of Texas.
The award is given to the top offensive player in NCAA Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. Additionally, the award is limited to players who were born in the state of Texas, attended a Texas high school, or attended a Texas junior college or university. [4]
Season | Player | Position | School |
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2013 | Bryce Petty | QB | Baylor |
2014 | Trevone Boykin | QB | TCU |
2015 | Greg Ward | QB | Houston |
2016 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | Texas |
2017 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma |
2018 | Kyler Murray | QB | Oklahoma |
2019 | J. K. Dobbins | RB | Ohio State |
2020 | Kyle Trask | QB | Florida |
2021 | Bailey Zappe | QB | Western Kentucky [5] |
2022 | Max Duggan | QB | TCU |
2023 | Ollie Gordon II | RB | Oklahoma State [6] |
2024 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | Boise State |
School | Winners |
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Oklahoma | 2 |
TCU | 2 |
Baylor | 1 |
Florida | 1 |
Houston | 1 |
Ohio State | 1 |
Oklahoma State | 1 |
Texas | 1 |
Western Kentucky | 1 |
Boise State | 1 |
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