Award:
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mike Singletary | Baylor |
| 1980 | Mike Singletary | Baylor |
| 1981 | Jim McMahon | BYU |
| 1982 | Todd Blackledge | Penn State |
| 1983 | Steve Young | BYU |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College |
| 1985 | Chuck Long | Iowa |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (FL) |
| 1987 | Don McPherson | Syracuse |
| 1988 | Troy Aikman | UCLA |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Houston |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | BYU |
| 1991 | Ty Detmer | BYU |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (FL) |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State |
| 1994 | Kerry Collins | Penn State |
| 1995 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee |
| 1998 | Michael Bishop | Kansas State |
| 1999 | Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska |
| 2002 | Brad Banks | Iowa |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| 2005 | Vince Young | Texas |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | Texas |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State University |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon |
| 2015 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson |
| 2016 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU |
| 2020 | Mac Jones | Alabama |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama |
Davey O’Brien Award Winners by School
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| BYU | 4 |
| Baylor | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Florida State | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Clemson | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| Miami | 2 |
| Penn State | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Auburn | 1 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| Georgia Tech | 1 |
| Houston | 1 |
| Kansas State | 1 |
| LSU | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Ohio State | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Syracuse | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 1 |
| UCLA | 1 |
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