Award:
The Doak Walker Awarded made its debut in 1990, honoring college football’s top running back. The award is named after former SMU running back Doak Walker.
| Year | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Greg Lewis | Washington |
| 1991 | Trevor Cobb | Rice |
| 1992 | Garrison Hearst | Georgia |
| 1993 | Byron Morris | Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Byron Hanspard | Texas Tech |
| 1997 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | LaDainian Tomlinson | TCU |
| 2001 | Luke Staley | BYU |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | Penn State |
| 2003 | Chris Perry | Michigan |
| 2004 | Cedric Benson | Texas |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC |
| 2006 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2007 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene | Iowa |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford |
| 2010 | LaMichael James | Oregon |
| 2011 | Trent Richardson | Alabama |
| 2012 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin |
| 2013 | Andre Williams | Boston College |
| 2014 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama |
| 2016 | D'Onta Foreman | Texas |
| 2017 | Bryce Love | Stanford |
| 2018 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
| 2020 | Najee Harris | Alabama |
| 2021 | Kenneth Walker III | Michigan State |
Doak Walker Award Winners by School
| College | Winners |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 5 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Stanford | 2 |
| Texas Tech | 2 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| BYU | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Ohio State | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Penn State | 1 |
| Rice | 1 |
| TCU | 1 |
| USC | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
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