| Awarded for | Best college football player in the NAIA |
|---|---|
| Location | Varies (currently Grambling, Louisiana) |
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1997 |
| Most recent | Jackson 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.
| Year | Name | Team | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bo Hurley | Findlay | QB | Senior |
| 1998 | Jack Williams | Azusa Pacific | RB | Junior |
| 1999 | Eddie Eviston | Georgetown (KY) | QB | Sophomore |
| 2000 | Junior | |||
| 2001 | Senior | |||
| 2002 | Nick Kortan | Sioux Falls | RB | Senior |
| 2003 | Tyler Emmert | Carroll (MT) | QB | Sophomore |
| 2004 | Cory Jacquay | Saint Francis (IN) | RB | Junior |
| 2005 | Tyler Emmert | Carroll (MT) | QB | Senior |
| 2006 | Brian Kurtz | Saint Francis (IN) | LB | |
| 2007 | Chad Cavender | Sioux Falls | QB | |
| 2008 | Owen Koeppen | Carroll (MT) | LB | |
| 2009 | Lorenzo Brown | Sioux Falls | QB | |
| 2010 | Jon Ryan | WR | ||
| 2011 | Chance Demarais | Carroll (MT) | RB | Junior |
| 2012 | Jimmy Coy | Saint Xavier | QB | Senior |
| 2013 | Kyle Schuck | Morningside | WR | |
| 2014 | Austin Dodge | Southern Oregon | QB | |
| 2015 | Ryan Kasdorf | Morningside | ||
| 2016 | Logan Brettell [1] | Baker | Junior | |
| 2017 | Nick Ferrer [2] | Saint Francis (IN) | Senior | |
| 2018 | Trent Solsma | Morningside | Senior | |
| 2019 | Charles Salary | Marian (IN) | RB | |
| 2020 | Tyson Kooima | Northwestern (IA) | QB | |
| 2021 | Joe Dolincheck [3] | Morningside | ||
| 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | Jalyn Gramstad | Northwestern (IA) | Junior | |
| 2024 | Jackson Waring | Grand View | Senior |
| Team | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Morningside | 5 | 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Carroll (MT) | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011 |
| Sioux Falls | 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010 | |
| Georgetown (KY) | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Saint Francis (IN) | 2004, 2006, 2017 | |
| Northwestern (IA) | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
| Azusa Pacific | 1 | 1998 |
| Baker | 2016 | |
| Findlay | 1997 | |
| Grand View | 2024 | |
| Marian (IN) | 2019 | |
| Saint Xavier | 2012 | |
| Southern Oregon | 2014 |