Year Player, School
2011 - Robert Griffin III, Baylor
2010 - Cam Newton, Auburn
2009 - Mark Ingram, Alabama
2008 - Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
2007 - Tim Tebow, Florida
2006 - Troy Smith, Ohio State
2005 - Reggie Bush, USC
2004 - Matt Leinart, USC
2003 - Jason White, Oklahoma
2002 - Carson Palmer, USC
2001 - Eric Crouch, Nebraska
2000 - Chris Weinke, Florida State
1999 - Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
1998 - Ricky Williams, Texas
1997 - Charles Woodson, Michigan
1996 - Danny Wuerffel, Florida
1995 - Eddie George, Ohio State
1994 - Rashaan Salaam, Colorado
1993 - Charlie Ward, Florida State
1992 - Gino Torretta, Miami
1991 - Desmond Howard, Michigan
1990 - Ty Detmer, BYU
1989 - Andre Ware, Houston
1988 - Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
1987 - Tim Brown, Notre Dame
1986 - Vinny Testaverde, Miami
1985 - Bo Jackson, Auburn
1984 - Doug Flutie, Boston College
1983 - Mike Rozier, Nebraska
1982 - Herschel Walker, Georgia
1981 - Marcus Allen, USC
1980 - George Rogers, South Carolina
1979 - Charles White, USC
1978 - Billy Sims, Oklahoma
1977 - Earl Campbell, Texas
1976 - Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
1975 - Archie Griffin, Ohio State
1974 - Archie Griffin, Ohio State
1973 - John Cappelletti, Penn State
1972 - Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska
1971 - Pat Sullivan, Auburn
1970 - Jim Plunkett, Stanford
1969 - Steve Owens, Oklahoma
1968 - O.J. Simpson, USC
1967 - Gary Beban, UCLA
1966 - Steve Spurrier, Florida
1965 - Mike Garrett, USC
1964 - John Huarte, Notre Dame
1963 - Roger Staubach, Navy
1962 - Terry Baker, Oregon State
1961 - Ernie Davis, Syracuse
1960 - Joe Bellino, Navy
1959 - Billy Cannon, LSU
1958 - Peter Dawkins, Army
1957 - John David Crow, Texas A&M
1956 - Paul Hornung, Notre Dame
1955 - Howard Cassady, Ohio State
1954 - Alan Ameche, Wisconsin
1953 - John Lattner, Notre Dame
1952 - Billy Vessels, Oklahoma
1951 - Dick Kazmaier, Princeton
1950 - Vic Janowicz, Ohio State
1949 - Leon Hart, Notre Dame
1948 - Doak Walker, SMU
1947 - John Lujack, Notre Dame
1946 - Glenn Davis, Army
1945 - Felix Blanchard, Army
1944 - Les Horvath, Ohio State
1943 - Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame
1942 - Frank Sinkwich, Georgia
1941 - Bruce Smith, Minnesota
1940 - Tom Harmon, Michigan
1939 - Nile Kinnick, Iowa
1938 - Davey O'Brien, TCU
1937 - Clint Frank, Yale
1936 - Larry Kelley, Yale
1935 - Jay Berwanger, Chicago