NAIA Football Player of the Year Award

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NAIA Football Player of the Year Award
Awarded forBest college football player in the NAIA
LocationVaries (currently Grambling, Louisiana)
Country United States
History
First award1997
Most recentJackson Waring, Grand View

The Rawlings-NAIA Football Player of the Year is an award sponsored by Rawlings. This prize is awarded annually to the best college football player in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

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Winners

YearNameTeamPositionClass
1997 Bo Hurley Findlay QBSenior
1998 Jack Williams Azusa Pacific RBJunior
1999 Eddie Eviston Georgetown (KY) QBSophomore
2000 Eddie Eviston Georgetown (KY) QBJunior
2001 Eddie Eviston Georgetown (KY) QBSenior
2002 Nick Kortan Sioux Falls RBSenior
2003 Tyler Emmert Carroll (MT) QBSophomore
2004 Cory Jacquay Saint Francis (IN) RBJunior
2005 Tyler Emmert Carroll (MT) QBSenior
2006 Brian Kurtz Saint Francis (IN) LBSenior
2007 Chad Cavender Sioux Falls QBSenior
2008 Owen Koeppen Carroll (MT) LBSenior
2009 Lorenzo Brown Sioux Falls QBSenior
2010 Jon Ryan Sioux Falls WRSenior
2011 Chance Demarais Carroll (MT) RBJunior
2012 Jimmy Coy Saint Xavier QBSenior
2013 Kyle Schuck Morningside WRSenior
2014 Austin Dodge Southern Oregon QBSenior
2015 Ryan Kasdorf Morningside QBSenior
2016 Logan Brettell [1] Baker QBJunior
2017 Nick Ferrer [2] Saint Francis (IN) QBSenior
2018 Trent Solsma Morningside QBSenior
2019 Charles Salary Marian (IN) RBSenior
2020 Tyson Kooima Northwestern (IA) QBSenior
2021 Joe Dolincheck Morningside QBSenior
2022 Joe Dolincheck [3] Morningside QBSenior
2023 Jalyn Gramstad Northwestern (IA) QBJunior
2024 Jackson Waring Grand View QBSenior

Winners by team

TeamWinnersYears
Morningside 52013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022
Carroll (MT) 42003, 2005, 2008, 2011
Sioux Falls 42002, 2007, 2009, 2010
Georgetown (KY) 31999, 2000, 2001
Saint Francis (IN) 32004, 2006, 2017
Northwestern (IA) 22020, 2023
Azusa Pacific 11998
Baker 12016
Findlay 11997
Grand View 12024
Marian (IN) 12019
Saint Xavier 12012
Southern Oregon 12014

References

  1. "NAIA National Football Player of the Year Announced". NAIA. December 17, 2016.
  2. "Saint Francis' Ferrer Named National Player of the Year". NAIA. December 16, 2017.
  3. "Joe Dolincheck Named Back-To-Back National Player of the Year". naia.org. December 16, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.