List of college football player of the year awards

This article lists college football player of the year awards, which are presented annually by different publications and organizations to honor the top college football player of that year's NCAA season.

List of awards and trophies

Active

Award	Organization	Since	Most recent winner
Heisman Trophy	Heisman Trophy Trust [a]	1936	Travis Hunter [1]
Maxwell Award	Maxwell Football Club	1937	Ashton Jeanty [2]
The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year	The Sporting News	1942	Travis Hunter [3]
Walter Camp Award	Walter Camp Football Foundation	1967	Travis Hunter [4]
AP College Football Player of the Year	Associated Press	1998	Travis Hunter [5]
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year	Polynesian Football Hall of Fame	2014	Tetairoa McMillan [6]

Defunct

Award	Organization	Awarded
UPI College Football Player of the Year	United Press International	1950–1991
Chic Harley Award	Touchdown Club of Columbus	1955–2018
Best College Football Player ESPY Award	ESPY Awards	1993–2001
Archie Griffin Award	Touchdown Club of Columbus	1999–2018

References

1. Presented by the Downtown Athletic Club from 1935 to 2002

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2. Lundeberg, Bob (December 12, 2024). "Ashton Jeanty wins two national awards". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 14, 2025.
3. "Colorado's Travis Hunter is The Sporting News 2024 Player of the Year". December 19, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
4. Madera, Mike (December 12, 2024). "Colorado junior WR/DB Travis Hunter is the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year". WalterCamp.org. Walter Camp Football Foundation . Retrieved April 14, 2025.
5. Graham, Pat (December 13, 2024). "Travis Hunter, the 2-way standout for Colorado, is the AP college football player of the year" . Retrieved April 14, 2025.
6. "Tetairoa McMillan Earns Polynesian College Football Player of the Year". University of Arizona Athletics. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.