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The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year

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The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year award is given to the player of the year in college football as adjudged by The Sporting News (formerly known as Sporting News from 2002 to 2022).[1]

Awarded fortop collegiate football player
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Sporting News
First award1942
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The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
Awarded fortop collegiate football player
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Sporting News
History
First award1942
Most recentVanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia
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Winners

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YearWinner PositionSchool Source
1942Frank Sinkwich HalfbackGeorgia [2]
1943Angelo Bertelli QuarterbackNotre Dame [2]
1944Les Horvath HalfbackOhio State [2]
1945Doc Blanchard FullbackArmy [3]
1946Glenn Davis HalfbackArmy (2) [3]
1947Johnny Lujack QuarterbackNotre Dame (2) [4]
1948Doak Walker HalfbackSMU [2]
1949Leon Hart EndNotre Dame (3) [5]
1950Vic Janowicz HalfbackOhio State (2) [2]
1951Dick Kazmaier HalfbackPrinceton [2]
1952Billy Vessels HalfbackOklahoma [6]
1953Johnny Lattner HalfbackNotre Dame (4) [2]
1954Howard Cassady HalfbackOhio State (3) [2]
1955 Howard Cassady (2) Halfback Ohio State (4) [2]
1956Tommy McDonald HalfbackOklahoma (2) [7]
1957John David Crow HalfbackTexas A&M [2]
1958Billy Cannon HalfbackLSU [8]
1959 Billy Cannon (2) Halfback LSU (2) [8]
1960Joe Bellino HalfbackNavy [2]
1961Bob Ferguson FullbackOhio State (5) [2]
1962Terry Baker QuarterbackOregon State [9]
1963Roger Staubach QuarterbackNavy (2) [10]
1964Dick Butkus Center / linebackerIllinois [11]
1965Donny Anderson Running backTexas Tech [12]
Jim Grabowski HalfbackIllinois (2) [13]
1966Steve Spurrier QuarterbackFlorida [2]
1967Gary Beban QuarterbackUCLA [2]
1968O. J. Simpson Running backUSC [14]
1969Steve Owens Running backOklahoma (3) [2]
1970Jim Plunkett QuarterbackStanford [15]
1971Ed Marinaro Running backCornell [2]
Pat Sullivan QuarterbackAuburn [16]
1972Bert Jones QuarterbackLSU (3) [17]
1973John Hicks GuardOhio State (6) [18]
1974Archie Griffin Running back Ohio State (7) [3]
1975 Archie Griffin (2) Running back Ohio State (8) [3]
1976Tony Dorsett Running backPittsburgh [19]
1977Earl Campbell Running backTexas [2]
1978Billy Sims Running backOklahoma (4) [20]
1979Charles White Running backUSC (2) [2]
1980Hugh Green LinebackerPittsburgh (2) [21]
1981Marcus Allen Running backUSC (3) [2]
1982Herschel Walker Running backGeorgia (2) [2]
1983Mike Rozier Running backNebraska [3]
1984Doug Flutie QuarterbackBoston College [22]
1985Bo Jackson Running backAuburn (2) [citation needed]
1986Vinny Testaverde QuarterbackMiami (FL) [23]
1987Tim Brown Wide receiverNotre Dame (5) [24]
1988Barry Sanders Running backOklahoma State [25]
1989Darian Hagan QuarterbackColorado [26]
1990Raghib Ismail Wide receiverNotre Dame (6) [27]
1991Desmond Howard Wide receiverMichigan [28]
1992Marvin Jones LinebackerFlorida State [29]
1993Charlie Ward Quarterback Florida State (2) [30]
1994Rashaan Salaam Running backColorado (2) [2]
1995Tommie Frazier QuarterbackNebraska (2) [31]
1996Danny Wuerffel QuarterbackFlorida (2) [32]
1997Charles Woodson CornerbackMichigan (2) [3]
1998Ricky Williams Running backTexas (2) [33]
1999Ron Dayne Running backWisconsin [34]
2000Chris Weinke QuarterbackFlorida State (3) [2]
2001Eric Crouch QuarterbackNebraska (3) [35]
2002Carson Palmer QuarterbackUSC (4) [36]
2003Jason White QuarterbackOklahoma (5) [37]
2004Alex Smith QuarterbackUtah [38]
2005Reggie Bush Running backUSC (5) [39]
2006Troy Smith QuarterbackOhio State (9) [40]
2007Tim Tebow QuarterbackFlorida (3) [41]
2008Graham Harrell QuarterbackTexas Tech (2) [42]
Sam Bradford QuarterbackOklahoma (6) [43]
Colt McCoy QuarterbackTexas (3) [44]
2009Mark Ingram II Running backAlabama [45]
2010Cam Newton QuarterbackAuburn (3) [46]
2011Robert Griffin III QuarterbackBaylor [47]
2012Johnny Manziel QuarterbackTexas A&M (2) [48]
2013Jameis Winston QuarterbackFlorida State (4) [49]
2014Marcus Mariota QuarterbackOregon [2]
2015Baker Mayfield QuarterbackOklahoma (7) [50]
2016Lamar Jackson QuarterbackLouisville [51]
2017Baker Mayfield (2) QuarterbackOklahoma (8) [52]
2018Tua Tagovailoa QuarterbackAlabama (2) [53]
2019Joe Burrow QuarterbackLSU (4) [54]
2020DeVonta Smith Wide receiverAlabama (3) [55]
2021Bryce Young Quarterback Alabama (4) [56]
2022Caleb Williams QuarterbackUSC (6) [57]
2023Jayden Daniels QuarterbackLSU (5) [58]
2024Travis Hunter Cornerback / wide receiverColorado (3) [59]
2025Diego Pavia QuarterbackVanderbilt [60]
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