Paul Hornung Award
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Paul Hornung Award Winners

Year Winner School Position Height Weight Home Town
2025 KC Concepcion Texas A&M , Jr. WR/RS 5-11 190 Charlotte, N.C.
Finalists:
Jonah Coleman, Washington, RB/RS
Wayne Knight, James Madison, RB/RS
Caullin Lacy, Louisville, WR/RS
Jadarian Price, Notre Dame, RB/RS
J’Koby Williams, Texas Tech, RB/RS
2024 Travis Hunter Colorado , Jr. WR/CB 6-1 185 Suwanee, Ga.
Finalists:
Isaac Brown, Louisville, RB
Tyler Warren, Penn State, TE
2023 Travis Hunter Colorado , So. WR/CB 6-1 185 Suwanee. Ga.
Finalists:
Cam Skattebo, Arizona State, RB/QB/P
Sione Vaki, Utah, S/RB
2022 Jake Colletto Oregon State , Sr. LB/RB 6-3 239 Camas, Wash.
Finalists:
Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
Will Shipley, Clemson
2021 Marcus Jones Houston , Sr. CB 5-8 185 Enterprise, Ala.
Finalists:
Blake Corum, Michigan, So., RB, 5-8, 200, Marshall, Va.
Justin Hall, Ball State, Sr., WR, 5-11, 186, Douglasville, Ga.
Jayden Reed, Michigan State, Jr., WR, 6-0, 185, Naperville, Ill.
Kyren Williams, Notre Dame, So., RB, 5-9, 199, St. Louis, Mo.
Finalists:
2020 DeVonta Smith Alabama , Sr. WR/RS 6-1 175 Amite, La.
Finalists:
Michael Carter, North Carolina
D’Wayne Eskridge, Western Michigan
Travis Etienne, Clemson
Kadarius Toney, Florida
2019 Lynn Bowden Jr. Kentucky , Jr. 6-1 206 Youngstown, Ohio
Finalists:
Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU
Joe Reed, Virginia
Wan'Dale Robinson, Nebraska
2018 Rondale Moore Purdue , Fr. WR/RS 5-9 175 New Albany, Ind.
Finalists:
Marcus Green, ULM, WR/RS
KJ Hamler, Penn State, WR/RS
N'Keal Harry, Arizona State, WR/RS
Connor Heyward, Michigan State, RB/RS
2017 Saquon Barkley Penn State , Jr. RB/RS 5-11 230 Coplay, Pa.
Finalists:
Nyheim Hines, NC State
Joel Lanning, Iowa State
Dante Pettis, Washington
2016 Jabrill Peppers Michigan , Jr. DB/LB/RB 6-1 205 East Orange, N.J.
Finalists:
Adoreé Jackson, USC
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma
2015 Christian McCaffrey Stanford , So. RB/RS 6-0 201 Castle Rock, Colo.
Finalists:
Adoreé Jackson, USC
Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
2014 Shaq Thompson Washington , Jr. LB/S/RB 6-1 228 Sacramento, Calif.
Finalists:
Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
B.J. Catalon, TCU
Ty Montgomery, Stanford
Marcus Murphy, Missouri
2013 Odell Beckham Jr. LSU , Jr. WR/RS 6-0 193 New Orleans, La.
Finalists:
Antonio Andrews, WKU
Marion Grice, Arizona State
Myles Jack, UCLA
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
2012 Tavon Austin West Virginia , Sr. WR/RS 5-9 171 Baltimore, Md.
Finalists:
Antonio Andrews, Western Kentucky
Dri Archer, Kent State
Marqise Lee, USC
2011 Brandon Boykin Georgia WR/CB/RS 5-10 183 Fayetteville, Ga.
Finalists:
Joe Adams, Arkansas
LaMichael James, Oregon
Eric Page, Toledo
2010 Owen Marecic Stanford , Sr. FB/LB 6-1 244 Tigard, Ore.
Finalists:
Randall Cobb, Kentucky
Jeremy Kerley, TCU

Award Info

2025 Key Dates
Watch List: Thu., Jul 31
Finalists: Thu., Nov 6
Winner: Thu., Dec 11

Presentation Banquet:
Galt House
Louisville, Ky.
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