Award:
Year | Player | School |
---|---|---|
1985 | Brian Bosworth | Oklahoma |
1986 | Brian Bosworth | Oklahoma |
1987 | Paul McGowan | Florida State |
1988 | Derrick Thomas | Alabama |
1989 | Percy Snow | Michigan State |
1990 | Alfred Williams | Colorado |
1991 | Erick Anderson | Michigan |
1992 | Marvin Jones | Florida State |
1993 | Trev Alberts | Nebraska |
1994 | Dana Howard | Illinois |
1995 | Kevin Hardy | Illinois |
1996 | Matt Russell | Colorado |
1997 | Andy Katzenmoyer | Ohio State |
1998 | Chris Claiborne | USC |
1999 | LaVar Arrington | Penn State |
2000 | Dan Morgan | Miami |
2001 | Rocky Calmus | Oklahoma |
2002 | E.J. Henderson | Maryland |
2003 | Teddy Lehman | Oklahoma |
2004 | Derrick Johnson | Texas |
2005 | Paul Posluszny | Penn State |
2006 | Patrick Willis | Ole Miss |
2007 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State |
2008 | Aaron Curry | Wake Forest |
2009 | Rolando McClain | Alabama |
2010 | Von Miller | Texas A&M |
2011 | Luke Kuechly | Boston College |
2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame |
2013 | C.J. Mosley | Alabama |
2014 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA |
2015 | Jaylon Smith | Notre Dame |
2016 | Reuben Foster | Alabama |
2017 | Roquan Smith | Georgia |
2018 | Devin White | LSU |
2019 | Isaiah Simmons | Clemson |
2020 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | Notre Dame |
2021 | Nakobe Dean | Georgia |