NAIA Football Player of the Year Award
American football award
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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.
Awarded forBest college football player in the NAIA
LocationVaries (currently Grambling, Louisiana)
CountryUnited States
First award1997
| 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 |
Winners
| 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 | |
| 2025 |
Winners by team
| 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 |
| Grand View | 2024, 2025 | |
| Azusa Pacific | 1 | 1998 |
| Baker | 2016 | |
| Findlay | 1997 | |
| Marian (IN) | 2019 | |
| Saint Xavier | 2012 | |
| Southern Oregon | 2014 |