Presented to the top Division I football 
player based on performance, leadership, 
character and resilience.

Year - player (pos.) school

2023 - Laiatu Latu (LB) UCLA 
2022 - Will Anderson Jr. (LB) Alabama
2021 - Aidan Hutchinson (DE) Michigan
2020 - Zaven Collins (LB) Tulsa
2019 - Joe Burrow (QB) Louisiana State
2018 - Ugochukwu Amadi (DB) Oregon
2017 - Bryce Love (RB) Stanford

Prior to the 2017 season, the Lombardi Award was
presented to the outstanding college lineman of 
the year.
  
2016 - Jonathan Allen (DE) Alabama 
2015 - Carl Nassib (DT) Penn State
2014 - Scooby Wright (LB) Arizona
2013 - Aaron Donald (DT) Pittsburgh
2012 - Manti Te'o (LB) Notre Dame
2011 - Luke Kuechly (LB) Boston College
2010 - Nick Fairley (DT) Auburn
2009 - Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
2008 - Brian Orakpo (DE) Texas
2007 - Glenn Dorsey (DT) Lousiana State
2006 - LaMarr Woodley (DE) Michigan
2005 - A.J. Hawk (LB) Ohio State
2004 - David Pollack (DE) Georgia
2003 - Tommie Harris (DT) Oklahoma
2002 - Terrell Suggs (DE) Arizona State
2001 - Julius Peppers (DE) North Carolina 
2000 - Jamal Reynolds (DE) Florida State 
1999 - Corey Moore (DE) Virginia Tech 
1998 - Dat Nguyen (LB) Texas A&M 
1997 - Grant Wistrom (DE) Nebraska 
1996 - Orlando Pace (OT) Ohio State 
1995 - Orlando Pace (OT) Ohio State 
1994 - Warren Sapp (DT) Miami FL 
1993 - Aaron Taylor (OT) Notre Dame 
1992 - Marvin Jones (LB) Florida State 
1991 - Steve Emtman (DT) Washington 
1990 - Chris Zorich (NG) Notre Dame 
1989 - Percy Snow (LB) Michigan State 
1988 - Tracy Rocker (DT) Auburn 
1987 - Chris Spielman (LB) Ohio State 
1986 - Cornelius Bennett (LB) Alabama 
1985 - Tony Casillas (NG) Oklahoma 
1984 - Tony Degrate (DT) Texas 
1983 - Dean Steinkuhler (G) Nebraska 
1982 - Dave Rimington (C) Nebraska 
1981 - Kenneth Sims (DT) Texas 
1980 - Hugh Green (DE) Pittsburgh 
1979 - Brad Budde (G) Southern California 
1978 - Bruce Clark (DT) Penn State 
1977 - Ross Browner (DE) Notre Dame 
1976 - Wilson Whitley (DT) Houston 
1975 - Lee Roy Selmon (DT) Oklahoma 
1974 - Randy White (DT) Maryland 
1973 - John Hicks (OT) Ohio State 
1972 - Rich Glover (MG) Nebraska 
1971 - Walt Patulski (DE) Notre Dame 
1970 - Jim Stillwagon (MG) Ohio State