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The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year award is given to the player of the year in college football as adjudged by Sporting News.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Position School Source
1942 Frank Sinkwich Halfback Georgia [2]
1943 Angelo Bertelli Quarterback Notre Dame [2]
1944 Les Horvath Halfback Ohio State [2]
1945 Doc Blanchard Fullback Army [3]
1946 Glenn Davis Halfback Army (2) [3]
1947 Johnny Lujack Quarterback Notre Dame (2) [4]
1948 Doak Walker Halfback SMU [2]
1949 Leon Hart End Notre Dame (3) [5]
1950 Vic Janowicz Halfback Ohio State (2) [2]
1951 Dick Kazmaier Halfback Princeton [2]
1952 Billy Vessels Halfback Oklahoma [6]
1953 Johnny Lattner Halfback Notre Dame (4) [2]
1954 Howard Cassady Halfback Ohio State (3) [2]
1955 Howard Cassady (2) Halfback Ohio State (4) [2]
1956 Tommy McDonald Halfback Oklahoma (2) [7]
1957 John David Crow Halfback Texas A&M [2]
1958 Billy Cannon Halfback LSU [8]
1959 Billy Cannon (2) Halfback LSU (2) [8]
1960 Joe Bellino Halfback Navy [2]
1961 Bob Ferguson Fullback Ohio State (5) [2]
1962 Terry Baker Quarterback Oregon State [9]
1963 Roger Staubach Quarterback Navy (2) [10]
1964 Dick Butkus Middle linebacker Illinois [11]
1965 Donny Anderson Running back Texas Tech [12]
Jim Grabowski Halfback Illinois (2) [13]
1966 Steve Spurrier Quarterback Florida [2]
1967 Gary Beban Quarterback UCLA [2]
1968 O. J. Simpson Running back USC [14]
1969 Steve Owens Running back Oklahoma (3) [2]
1970 Jim Plunkett Quarterback Stanford [15]
1971 Ed Marinaro Running back Cornell [2]
Pat Sullivan Quarterback Auburn [16]
1972 Bert Jones Quarterback LSU (3) [17]
1973 John Hicks Guard Ohio State (6) [18]
1974 Archie Griffin Running back Ohio State (7) [3]
1975 Archie Griffin (2) Running back Ohio State (8) [3]
1976 Tony Dorsett Running back Pittsburgh [19]
1977 Earl Campbell Running back Texas [2]
1978 Billy Sims Running back Oklahoma (4) [20]
1979 Charles White Running back USC (2) [2]
1980 Hugh Green Linebacker Pittsburgh (2) [21]
1981 Marcus Allen Running back USC (3) [2]
1982 Herschel Walker Running back Georgia (2) [2]
1983 Mike Rozier Running back Nebraska [3]
1984 Doug Flutie Quarterback Boston College [22]
1985 Bo Jackson Running back Auburn (2) [citation needed]
1986 Vinny Testaverde Quarterback Miami [23]
1987 Tim Brown Wide receiver Notre Dame (5) [24]
1988 Barry Sanders Running back Oklahoma State [25]
1989 Darian Hagan Quarterback Colorado [26]
1990 Raghib Ismail Wide receiver Notre Dame (6) [27]
1991 Desmond Howard Wide receiver Michigan [28]
1992 Marvin Jones Linebacker Florida State [29]
1993 Charlie Ward Quarterback Florida State (2) [30]
1994 Rashaan Salaam Running back Colorado (2) [2]
1995 Tommy Frazier Quarterback Nebraska (2) [31]
1996 Danny Wuerffel Quarterback Florida (2) [32]
1997 Charles Woodson Cornerback Michigan (2) [3]
1998 Ricky Williams Running back Texas (2) [33]
1999 Ron Dayne Running back Wisconsin [34]
2000 Josh Heupel Quarterback Oklahoma (5) [2]
2001 Eric Crouch Quarterback Nebraska (3) [35]
2002 Carson Palmer Quarterback USC (4) [36]
2003 Jason White Quarterback Oklahoma (6) [37]
2004 Alex Smith Quarterback Utah [38]
2005 Reggie Bush Running back USC (5) [39]
2006 Troy Smith Quarterback Ohio State (9) [40]
2007 Tim Tebow Quarterback Florida (3) [41]
2008 Graham Harrell Quarterback Texas Tech (2) [42]
Sam Bradford Quarterback Oklahoma (7) [43]
Colt McCoy Quarterback Texas (3) [44]
2009 Mark Ingram II Running back Alabama [45]
2010 Cam Newton Quarterback Auburn (3) [46]
2011 Robert Griffin III Quarterback Baylor [47]
2012 Johnny Manziel Quarterback Texas A&M (2) [48]
2013 Jameis Winston Quarterback Florida State (3) [49]
2014 Marcus Mariota Quarterback Oregon [2]
2015 Baker Mayfield Quarterback Oklahoma (8) [50]
2016 Lamar Jackson Quarterback Louisville [51]
2017 Baker Mayfield Quarterback Oklahoma (9) [52]
2018 Tua Tagovailoa Quarterback Alabama (2) [53]
2019 Joe Burrow Quarterback LSU (4) [54]
2020 DeVonta Smith Wide receiver Alabama (3) [55]
2021 Bryce Young Quarterback Alabama (4) [56]
2022 Caleb Williams Quarterback USC (6) [57]
2023 Jayden Daniels Quarterback LSU (5) [58]

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