Sporting News College Football Player of the Year

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Silver Anniversary Awards
Awarded fortop collegiate football player
CountryUnited States
Presented by Sporting News
History
First award1942
Most recent Jayden Daniels, LSU

The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year award is given to the player of the year in college football as adjudged by Sporting News . [1]

Winners

YearWinnerPositionSchoolSource
1942 Frank Sinkwich Halfback Georgia [2]
1943 Angelo Bertelli Quarterback Notre Dame [2]
1944 Les Horvath Halfback Ohio State [2]
1945 Doc Blanchard Fullback Army [3]
1946 Glenn Davis Halfback Army (2) [3]
1947 Johnny Lujack Quarterback Notre Dame (2) [4]
1948 Doak Walker Halfback SMU [2]
1949 Leon Hart End Notre Dame (3) [5]
1950 Vic Janowicz Halfback Ohio State (2) [2]
1951 Dick Kazmaier Halfback Princeton [2]
1952 Billy Vessels Halfback Oklahoma [6]
1953 Johnny Lattner Halfback Notre Dame (4) [2]
1954 Howard Cassady Halfback Ohio State (3) [2]
1955 Howard Cassady (2) Halfback Ohio State (4) [2]
1956 Tommy McDonald Halfback Oklahoma (2) [7]
1957 John David Crow Halfback Texas A&M [2]
1958 Billy Cannon Halfback LSU [8]
1959 Billy Cannon (2) Halfback LSU (2) [8]
1960 Joe Bellino Halfback Navy [2]
1961 Bob Ferguson Fullback Ohio State (5) [2]
1962 Terry Baker Quarterback Oregon State [9]
1963 Roger Staubach Quarterback Navy (2) [10]
1964 Dick Butkus Middle linebacker Illinois [11]
1965 Donny Anderson Running back Texas Tech [12]
Jim Grabowski Halfback Illinois (2) [13]
1966 Steve Spurrier Quarterback Florida [2]
1967 Gary Beban Quarterback UCLA [2]
1968 O. J. Simpson Running back USC [14]
1969 Steve Owens Running back Oklahoma (3) [2]
1970 Jim Plunkett Quarterback Stanford [15]
1971 Ed Marinaro Running back Cornell [2]
Pat Sullivan Quarterback Auburn [16]
1972 Bert Jones Quarterback LSU (3) [17]
1973 John Hicks Guard Ohio State (6) [18]
1974 Archie Griffin Running back Ohio State (7) [3]
1975 Archie Griffin (2) Running back Ohio State (8) [3]
1976 Tony Dorsett Running back Pittsburgh [19]
1977 Earl Campbell Running back Texas [2]
1978 Billy Sims Running back Oklahoma (4) [20]
1979 Charles White Running back USC (2) [2]
1980 Hugh Green Linebacker Pittsburgh (2) [21]
1981 Marcus Allen Running back USC (3) [2]
1982 Herschel Walker Running back Georgia (2) [2]
1983 Mike Rozier Running back Nebraska [3]
1984 Doug Flutie Quarterback Boston College [22]
1985 Bo Jackson Running back Auburn (2)[ citation needed ]
1986 Vinny Testaverde Quarterback Miami [23]
1987 Tim Brown Wide receiver Notre Dame (5) [24]
1988 Barry Sanders Running back Oklahoma State [25]
1989 Darian Hagan Quarterback Colorado [26]
1990 Raghib Ismail Wide receiver Notre Dame (6) [27]
1991 Desmond Howard Wide receiver Michigan [28]
1992 Marvin Jones Linebacker Florida State [29]
1993 Charlie Ward Quarterback Florida State (2) [30]
1994 Rashaan Salaam Running back Colorado (2) [2]
1995 Tommy Frazier Quarterback Nebraska (2) [31]
1996 Danny Wuerffel Quarterback Florida (2) [32]
1997 Charles Woodson Cornerback Michigan (2) [3]
1998 Ricky Williams Running back Texas (2) [33]
1999 Ron Dayne Running back Wisconsin [34]
2000 Josh Heupel Quarterback Oklahoma (5) [2]
2001 Eric Crouch Quarterback Nebraska (3) [35]
2002 Carson Palmer Quarterback USC (4) [36]
2003 Jason White Quarterback Oklahoma (6) [37]
2004 Alex Smith Quarterback Utah [38]
2005 Reggie Bush Running back USC (5) [39]
2006 Troy Smith Quarterback Ohio State (9) [40]
2007 Tim Tebow Quarterback Florida (3) [41]
2008 Graham Harrell Quarterback Texas Tech (2) [42]
Sam Bradford Quarterback Oklahoma (7) [43]
Colt McCoy Quarterback Texas (3) [44]
2009 Mark Ingram II Running back Alabama [45]
2010 Cam Newton Quarterback Auburn (3) [46]
2011 Robert Griffin III Quarterback Baylor [47]
2012 Johnny Manziel Quarterback Texas A&M (2) [48]
2013 Jameis Winston Quarterback Florida State (3) [49]
2014 Marcus Mariota Quarterback Oregon [2]
2015 Baker Mayfield Quarterback Oklahoma (8) [50]
2016 Lamar Jackson Quarterback Louisville [51]
2017 Baker Mayfield Quarterback Oklahoma (9) [52]
2018 Tua Tagovailoa Quarterback Alabama (2) [53]
2019 Joe Burrow Quarterback LSU (4) [54]
2020 DeVonta Smith Wide receiver Alabama (3) [55]
2021 Bryce Young Quarterback Alabama (4) [56]
2022 Caleb Williams Quarterback USC (6) [57]
2023 Jayden Daniels Quarterback LSU (5) [58]

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