William V. Campbell Trophy
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William V. Campbell Trophy Winners

Year Winner School Position Height Weight Home Town
2025 Eli Stowers Vanderbilt TE
Finalists:
Robby Ballentine, DePauw, WR
Jonah Coleman, Washington, RB
James Conway, Fordham, LB
Jalon Daniels, Kansas, QB
Ty Dugger, Harding (Ark.), DB
Aaron Graves, Iowa, DL
Blake Horvath, Navy, QB
Chandler Kirton, Auatin Peay, OL
Trey Moore, Texas, LB
Red Murdock, Buffalo, LB
Parker Navarro, Ohio, QB
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor, QB
Jack Strand, Minnesota State Moorhead, QB
Andon Thomas, Army, LB
Jackson Waring, Grand View (Iowa), QB
2024 Jalen Milroe Alabama QB
Finalists:
Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech, RB
Robert Coury, Carnegie-Mellon, LB
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss, QB
Beau Freyler, Iowa State, DB
Dillon Gabriel, Oregon, QB
Ashton Gillotte, Louisville, DL
Brody Grebe, Montana State, DE
Mark Gronowski, South Dakota State, QB
Terrance Hollon, Howard, LB
Jack Kiser, Notre Dame, LB
Luke Lehnen, North Central, QB
Brayden Long, Slippery Rock, QB
Jake Majors, Texas, C
Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State, C
Jackson Woodard, UNLV, LB
2023 Bo Nix Oregon QB
Finalists:
Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
JD Bertrand, Notre Dame
DeWayne Carter, Duke
Loobert Denelus, Benedict (S.C.)
Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross
Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
Zach Frazier, West Virginia
Owen Grover, Wartburg (Iowa)
Leo Lowin, Army
Ladd McConkey, Georgia
Davius Richard, North Carolina Central
Luke Schuermann, Johns Hopkins (Md.)
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Liam Thompson, Wabash (Ind.)
Zak Zinter, Michigan
2022 Jack Campbell Iowa LB
Finalists:
Anders Carlson, Auburn
Jake Chisholm, Dayton
Nicholas D'Ambrose, Chicago
Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham
Oso Ifesinachukwu, Yale
Ahofitu Maka, UTSA
Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
Peter Oliver, Holy Cross
Walter Rouse, Stanford
Austin Stidham, Troy
Julius Wilkerson, Wayne State
Austin Williams, Mississippi State
JR Woods, Johns Hopkins
Michael Wozniak, Saint John's (Minn.)
2021 Charlie Kolar Iowa State TE
Finalists:
Troy Andersen, Montana State, LB
Thomas Booker, Stanford, DE
Mike Caliendo, Western Michigan, OL
Sean Clifford, Penn State, QB
Cameron Dukes, Lindsey Wilson [Ky.], QB
Patrick Fields, Oklahoma, S
Matt Henningsen, Wisconsin, DE
Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan, DE
Joshua King, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, LB
Henry Litwin, Slippery Rock, WR
Sean Mahone, West Virginia, S
Grant Morgan, Arkansas, LB
2020 Brady White Memphis QB
Finalists:
Tyler Bradfield, Grand Valley State, LB
Sam Ehlinger, Texas, QB
Jack Gibbens, Abilene Christian, LB
Ezra Gray, Alabama State, RB
Tyriq Harris, Charlotte, DE
Drew Himmelman, Illinois State, OT
Tyler Howerton, Hampden-Sydney, OL
Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State, DB
Brandon Kennedy, Tennessee, OL
Cameron Kinley, Navy, CB
Elijah Molden, Washington, DB
2019 Justin Herbert Oregon QB
Finalists:
Spencer Blackburn, Eastern Washington, C
Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia, K
Jordan Fuller, Ohio State, S
Alex Goettl, Minnesota State, LB
Adam Holtorf, Kansas State, C
Michael Lohmeier, Carnegie Mellon, DE
Jordan Mack, Virginia, LB
Dante Olson, Montana, LB
Jelani Taylor, Cornell, S
Casey Toohill, Stanford, LB
Jon Wassink, Western Michigan, QB
2018 Christian Wilkins Clemson DL
Finalists:
Kenneth Brinson, Army, LB
Taryn Christion, South Dakota State, QB
De'Arius Christmas, Grambling, LB
D'Cota Dixon, Wisconsin, S
Ryan Finley, NC State, QB
Piercen Harnish, Saint Francis (Ind.), LB
Trace McSorley, Penn State, QB
Dalton Risner, Kansas State, OL
Max Scharping, NIU, OL
Eric Stevenson, Wheaton (Ill.), LB
Easton Stick, North Dakota State, QB
Drue Tranquill, Notre Dame, LB
2017 Micah Kiser Virginia LB
Finalists:
Sam Benger, Carnegie Mellon, RB
Braxton Berrios, Miami, WR
Mason Hampton, Boise State, C
Justin Jackson, Northwestern, RB
Justin Lea, Jax State, OL
Brad Lundblade, Oklahoma State, C
Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock, DE
Chandon Sullivan, Georgia State, DB
Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State, CB
Marlon Walls, Stephen F. Austin, S
Chris Weber, Nebraska, LB
Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State, WR
2016 Zach Terrell Western Michigan QB
Finalists:
Chris Beaschler, Dayton, LB
Tim Crawley, San Jose State, WR
DeVon Edwards, Duke, S
Brooks Ellis, Arkansas, LB
Carter Hanson, Saint John’s (Minn.), LB
Taysom Hill, BYU, QB
Ryan Janvion, Wake Forest, S
Zay Jones, East Carolina, WR
Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, QB
Karter Schult, Northern Iowa, DL
Tyler Sullivan, Delta State, QB
2015 Ty Darlington Oklahoma C
Finalists:
E.K. Binns, Navy, G
Jacoby Boren, Ohio State, C
Jake Brendel, UCLA, C
Taveze Calhoun, Mississippi State, DB
Derek Crittenden, Montana, DE
Jordan Dobrich, Nevada, LB
Spencer Drango, Baylor, OT
Blake Frohnapfel, Massachusetts, QB
Jordan Italiano, Kent State, S
Hank Spencer, Mount Union, LB
Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, QB
2014 David Helton Duke LB
Finalists:
Terry Baggett, Army, RB
Austin Damaschke, Concordia (Wis.), QB
Austin Hasquet, Northern Arizona, LB
Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, QB
Nate Leonard, UTSA, C
Tyler Lockett, Kansas State, WR
Mike Mancini, Trinity (Conn.), S
Charles Moore, Tarleton State, S
Mark Murphy, Indiana, S
Jordan Richards, Stanford, S
Kevin Rodgers, Henderson State (Ark.), QB
Mike Sadler, Michigan State, P
Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State, S
Tyler Varga, Yale, TB
Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern, C
Zach Zenner, South Dakota State, RB
2013 John Urschel Penn State G
Finalists:
Trevor Adams, Northwest Missouri State, QB
John Arena, Johns Hopkins, LB
Max Bullough, Michigan State, LB
Derek Carr, Fresno State, QB
Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma, OL
Spencer Long, Nebraska, OL
Niccolo Mastromatteo, Coastal Carolina, WR
Jeff Mathews, Cornell, QB
James Morris, Iowa, LB
Aaron Murray, Georgia, QB
Perry Simmons, Duke, OT
Eric Soza, UTSA, QB
Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M, QB
Tony Washington, App State, WR
Erik Westerberg, Augustana (Ill.), LB
2012 Barrett Jones Alabama C
Finalists:
Matt Barkley, USC, QB
Rex Burkhead, Nebraska, RB
Cody Davis, Texas Tech, S
Nick Driskill, Mount Union, S
Nick Florence, Baylor, QB
Nabal Jefferson, NIU, DT
Aaron Mullane, West Texas A&M, OL
Ryan Nassib, Syracuse, QB
Nolan Nearhoof, Robert Morris, DE
Ethan Peterson, MIT, OL
Sean Renfree, Duke, QB
Manti Te’o, Notre Dame, LB
Patrick Ward, Northwestern, OT
Shane Zackery, Saint Xavier (Ill.), WR
2011 Andrew Rodriguez Army LB
Finalists:
Drew Butler, Georgia, P
Kirk Cousins, Michigan State, QB
Micah Davis, Delta State, QB
John Dowd, Navy, G
Yaser Elqutub, Northwestern State, LB
Chris Ganious, South Dakota, RB
Clay Garcia, Colorado School of Mines, QB
Chandler Harnish, NIU, QB
Tysyn Hartman, Kansas State, DB
Chaz Hine, South Florida, OL
Joe Holland, Purdue, LB
Jared Karstetter, Washington State, WR
Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M, QB
Patrick Witt, Yale, QB
Michael Zweifel, Dubuque (Iowa), WR
2010 Sam Acho Texas DE
Finalists:
Anthony Castonzo, Boston College, OT
Ben Chappell, Indiana, QB
Alex Gross, Columbia, LB
Owen Marecic, Stanford, FB/LB
Greg McElroy, Alabama, QB
Mike Mohamed, California, LB
Travis Nissley, Bucknell, LB
Isaac Odim, Minnesota Duluth, RB
Christian Ponder, Florida State, QB
Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State, OT
Nate Solder, Colorado, OT
Chris Stewart, Notre Dame, G
Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin, QB
Ben Wartman, Saint Thomas (Minn.), HB
Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State, G
2009 Tim Tebow Florida QB
Finalists:
Jon Asamoah, Illinois, G
Matt Bauman, BYU, LB
Eric Decker, Minnesota, WR
Moses Harris, Fresno State, S
Tim Hiller, Western Michigan, QB
Paul Jasinowski, Brown, DT
Beau Kildow, Morningside, WR
Joash Mahaney, Northern Iowa, LB
Colt McCoy, Texas, QB
Jarrell NeSmith, Tusculum, TE
Joe Pawelek, Baylor, LB
Todd Reesing, Kansas, QB
ZaVious Robbins, Hardin-Simmons, WR
Blaine Westemeyer, Augustana (Ill.), OT
Reed Williams, West Virginia, LB
2008 Alex Mack California C
Finalists:
Andrew Berry, Harvard, CB
Ryan Berry, South Dakota State, QB
Chase Daniel, Missouri, QB
Brian Freeman, Carnegie Mellon, OT
Casey Gerald, Yale, CB
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, QB
Quin Harris, Louisiana Tech, LB
Jeff Horinek, Colorado State, LB
Ryan Kees, St. Cloud State, DE
Ryan McDonald, Illinois, OL
Greg Micheli, Mount Union, QB
Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech, DT
Brian Robiskie, Ohio State, WR
Louie Sakoda, Utah, K/P
2007 Dallas Griffin Texas
Finalists:
2006 Brian Leonard Rutgers
Finalists:
2005 Rudy Niswanger LSU
Finalists:
2004 Michael Muñoz Tennessee
Finalists:
2003 Craig Krenzel Ohio State
Finalists:
2002 Brandon Roberts Washington (Mo.)
Finalists:
2001 Joaquin Gonzalez Miami
Finalists:
2000 Kyle Vanden Bosch Nebraska
Finalists:
1999 Chad Pennington Marshall
Finalists:
1998 Matt Stinchcomb Georgia
Finalists:
1997 Peyton Manning Tennessee
Finalists:
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida
Finalists:
1995 Bobby Hoying Ohio State
Finalists:
1994 Robert B. Zatechka Nebraska
Finalists:
1993 Thomas D. Burns Virginia
Finalists:
1992 Jim Hansen Colorado
Finalists:
1991 Brad Culpepper Florida
Finalists:
1990 Chris Howard Air Force
Finalists:

Award Info

2025 Key Dates
Semifinalists: Thu., Sep 25
Finalists: Wed., Oct 22
Winner: Tue., Dec 9

67th Annual NFF Awards Dinner: Tue., Dec 9
The Bellagio
Las Vegas, Nev.
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