Jim Thorpe Award

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The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986. It is voted on by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. In 2017, the award became sponsored by Paycom and was named the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award.[1]

Awarded forThe top defensive back in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byOklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
First award1986
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Jim Thorpe Award
Awarded forThe top defensive back in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byOklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
History
First award1986
Most recentCaleb Downs, Ohio State
Websitehttp://www.oksportshof.org
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Winners

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YearPlayer PositionSchoolRef
1986Thomas Everett SBaylor [2]
1987 (tie)Bennie Blades SMiami (FL) [3]
Rickey Dixon SOklahoma
1988Deion Sanders CBFlorida State [4]
1989Mark Carrier SUSC [5]
1990Darryll Lewis CBArizona [6]
1991Terrell Buckley CBFlorida State (2) [7]
1992Deon Figures CBColorado [8]
1993Antonio Langham CBAlabama [9]
1994Chris Hudson S/CBColorado (2) [10]
1995Greg Myers SColorado State [11]
1996 †Lawrence Wright FSFlorida [12][13]
1997Charles Woodson CBMichigan [14]
1998Antoine Winfield CBOhio State [15]
1999Tyrone Carter SMinnesota [16]
2000Jamar Fletcher CBWisconsin [17]
2001Roy Williams SSOklahoma (2) [18]
2002Terence Newman CBKansas State [19]
2003Derrick Strait CBOklahoma (3) [20]
2004Carlos Rogers CBAuburn [9]
2005Michael Huff SSTexas [21]
2006Aaron Ross CBTexas (2) [22]
2007Antoine Cason CBArizona (2) [23]
2008Malcolm Jenkins NBOhio State (2) [24]
2009Eric Berry SSTennessee [9]
2010Patrick Peterson CBLSU [25]
2011Morris Claiborne CBLSU (2) [9]
2012Johnthan Banks CBMississippi State [9]
2013Darqueze Dennard CBMichigan State [26]
2014Gerod Holliman SLouisville [27]
2015Desmond King CBIowa [28]
2016Adoree' Jackson CBUSC (2) [29]
2017Minkah Fitzpatrick SAlabama (2) [30]
2018Deandre Baker CBGeorgia [31]
2019Grant Delpit SLSU (3) [32]
2020Trevon Moehrig FSTCU [33]
2021Coby Bryant CBCincinnati [34]
2022Tre Tomlinson CBTCU (2) [35]
2023Trey Taylor FSAir Force[36]
2024Jahdae Barron CBTexas (3)
2025Caleb Downs SOhio State (3)
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† In 1996, finalist Chris Canty of Kansas State University withdrew his name from consideration, which caused a re-vote.[37]

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