Given to the top collegiate linebacker, the award is presented by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando. Year - player, school 2023 - Payton Wilson, North Carolina State 2022 - Jack Campbell, Iowa 2021 - Nakobe Dean, Georgia 2020 - Jeremiah Owusu-Karamoah, Notre Dame 2019 - Isaiah Simmons, Clemson 2018 - Devin White, LSU 2017 - Roquan Smith, Georgia 2016 - Reuben Foster, Alabama 2015 - Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame 2014 - Eric Kendricks, UCLA 2013 - CJ Mosley, Alabama 2012 - Manti Te'o, Notre Dame 2011 - Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2010 - Von Miller, Texas A&M 2009 - Rolando McClain, Alabama 2008 - Aaron Curry, Wake Forest 2007 - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State 2006 - Patrick Willis, Mississippi 2005 - Paul Posluszny, Penn State 2004 - Derrick Johnson, Texas 2003 - Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma 2002 - E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2001 - Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma 2000 - Dan Morgan, Miami FL 1999 - LaVar Arrington, Penn State 1998 - Chris Claiborne, Southern California 1997 - Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State 1996 - Matt Russell, Colorado 1995 - Kevin Hardy, Illinois 1994 - Dana Howard, Illinois 1993 - Trev Alberts, Nebraska 1992 - Marvin Jones, Florida State 1991 - Erick Anderson, Michigan 1990 - Alfred William, Colorado 1989 - Percy Snow, Michigan State 1988 - Derrick Thomas, Alabama 1987 - Paul McGowan, Florida State 1986 - Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma 1985 - Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma