Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Winners
| Year | Winner | School | Position | Height | Weight | Home Town |
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| 2025 | Michael Taaffe | Texas , Sr. | DB | 6-0 | 189 | Austin, Texas |
| Finalists: Matt Hofer, Toledo, OL Tanner Wall, BYU, NB/S |
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| 2024 | Nick Dawkins | Penn State , Sr. | C | 6-4 | 298 | Allentown, Pa. |
| Finalists: Dean Janikowski, Washington State, K Jack Kiser, Notre Dame, LB |
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| 2023 | Ladd McConkey | Georgia , Jr. | WR | 6-0 | 185 | Chatsworth, Ga. |
| Finalists: JD Bertrand, Notre Dame, LB Blake Corum, Michigan, RB |
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| 2022 | Dillan Gibbons | Florida State , Sr. | OL | 6-5 | 327 | St. Petersburg. Fla. |
| Finalists: Patrick Fields, Stanford, DB Tanner Morgan, Minnesota, QB |
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| 2021 | Isaiah Sanders | Stanford , Gr. | QB | 6-2 | 225 | Aurora, Colo. |
| Finalists: Nakobe Dean, Georgia, Jr., LB, 6-0, 225, Horn Lake, Miss. Patrick Fields, Oklahoma, Sr., S, 6-0, 204, Tulsa, Okla. |
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| 2020 | Teton Saltes, New Mexico | New Mexico , Sr. | OL | 6-6 | 322 | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Finalists: Sam Ehlinger, Texas, QB Shai Werts, Georgia Southern, QB |
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| 2019 | Jon Wassink | Western Michigan , Sr. | QB | 6-2 | 208 | Grand Rapics, Mich. |
| Finalists: Derrick Brown, Auburn, DT Isaiah Sanders, Air Force, QB |
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| 2018 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame , Gr. | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Finalists: David Blough, Purdue, QB Dalton Risner, Kansas State, OL |
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| 2017 | Courtney Love | Kentucky , Sr. | LB | 6-4 | 242 | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Finalists: Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State, DB Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame, LB |
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| 2016 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M , Sr. | QB | 6-1 | 215 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Finalists: Garrett Adcock, New Mexico, OL Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, RB |
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| 2015 | Ty Darlington | Oklahoma , Sr. | C | 6-3 | 286 | Apopka, Fla. |
| Finalists: Landon Foster, Kentucky, P Nate Sudfeld, Indiana, QB |
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| 2014 | Deterrian Shackelford | Ole Miss , Sr. | LB | 6-1 | 247 | Decatur, Ala. |
| Finalists: Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska, RB Corey Acosta, Southern Miss, K Brennen Beyer, Michigan, DE Chris Conley, Georgia, WR Andrew East, Vanderbilt, LS Bryce Haynes, Ohio State, LS Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, QB Trevor Knight, Oklahoma, QB Greg Mancz, Toledo, C Sam Rodgers, Syracuse, LS Dylan Thompson, South Carolina, QB |
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| 2013 | Gabe Ikard | Oklahoma , Sr. | OL | 6-4 | 298 | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Finalists: Ryan Alderman, Temple, WR Dave Harding, Duke, OL Chris Hawthorne, Minnesota, K Will Jackson, Georgia Tech, OL Jacob Karam, Memphis, QB James Morris, Iowa, LB Aaron Murray, Georgia, QB Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois, QB Eric Soza, UTSA, QB Carey Spear, Vanderbilt, K Hayden Tippett, Army, FB |
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| 2012 | Matt Barkley | USC , Sr. | QB | 6-2 | 230 | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| Finalists: Ben Buchanan, Ohio State, P Dustin Hopkins, Florida State, K Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma, OL Aaron Murray, Georgia, QB Riley Nelson, BYU, QB Matt Smith, Kentucky, C Cody Wilson, Central Michigan, WR |
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| 2011 | Barrett Jones | Alabama , Jr. | OT | 6-5 | 311 | Germantown, Tenn. |
| Finalists: Emmanuel Acho, Texas, LB Matt Barkley, USC, QB Ben Buchanan, Ohio State, P Drew Butler, Georgia, P Kirk Cousins, Michigan State, QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor, QB Chandler Harnish, NIU, QB Chaz Hine, South Florida, OL Stuart Hines, Kentucky, OL Dustin Hopkins, Florida State, K Cody Wilson, Central Michigan, WR Dawson Zimmerman, Clemson, P |
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| 2010 | Sam Acho | Texas , Sr. | DE | 6-3 | 260 | Dallas, Texas |
| Finalists: Kyle Adams, Purdue, TE Ben Chappell, Indiana, QB Kirk Cousins, Michigan State, QB Greg McElory, Alabama, QB Chima Nwachukw, Washington State, DB Christian Ponder, Florida State, QB Dominik Riley, Memphis, OL Chris Stewart, Notre Dame, OL Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State, OL |
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| 2009 | Tim Hiller | Western Michigan , Sr. | QB | 6-5 | 234 | Orrville, Ohio |
| Finalists: Zane Beadles, Utah, OL Andrew Brewer, Northwestern, WR Dominique Harris, Temple, DB Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan, QB Zoltan Mesko, Michigan, P Mike Nixon, Arizona State, LB Christian Ponder, Florida State, QB Andrew Sendejo, Rice, S Jordan Shipley, Texas, WR Blair White, Michigan State, WR Reed Williams, West Virginia, LB |
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| 2008 | Tim Tebow | Florida , Jr. | QB | 6-3 | 240 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Finalists: William Chambliss III, Troy, OL Chase Daniel, Missouri, QB Travis Dekker, Air Force, TE Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, QB Quin Harris, Louisiana Tech, LB Tim Masthay, Kentucky, P Justin Paysinger, San Jose State, C Todd Peterson, Nebraska, WR Mike Rivera, Kansas, LB Louie Sakoda, Utah, K Austin Starr, Indiana, K |
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| 2007 | Paul Smith | Tulsa , Sr. | QB | 6-2 | 195 | Owasso, Okla. |
| Finalists: Matt Allen, BYU, WR Alex Brink, Washington State, QB Travis Dekker, Air Force, TE Spencer Larsen, Arizona, LB J Leman, Illinois, LB Todd Peterson, Nebraska, WR Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech, DT Zac Selmon, Wake Forest, TE Clint Stitser, Fresno State, QB Jacob Tamm, Kentucky, TE |
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| 2006 | Joel Penton | Ohio State , Sr. | DT | 6-5 | 290 | Van Wert, Ohio |
| Finalists: Alex Brink, Washington State, QB Will Herring, Auburn, LB Joel Howells, Northwestern, K Wade Koehl, Houston, LB Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh, QB Carl Pendleton, Oklahoma, DT Zac Selmon, Wake Forest, TE Paul Smith, Tulsa, QB Joe Thomas, Wisconsin, OL Dane Todd, Nebraska, FB |
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| 2005 | Rudy Niswanger | LSU , Sr. | C | 6-6 | 296 | Monroe, La. |
| Finalists: James Anderson, Virginia Tech, LB Brett Basanez, Northwestern, QB Troy Bienemann, Washington State, TE Brandon Hoyte, Notre Dame, LB Antoine Huffman, Kentucky, CB Luke Johnson, Southern Miss, P Doug Justice, North Carolina, LB Grayling Love, Arizona State, OL Ryan Neill, Rutgers, DE Dane Todd, Nebraska, RB David Thomas, Texas, TE Ed Wenger, FIU, TE |
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