Maxwell Award
Given to the nation's outstanding college football player
selected by the Maxwell Football Club of Phiadelphia.
Year - player (pos.) school
2022 - Caleb Williams (QB) Southern California
2021 - Bryce Young (QB) Alabama
2020 - DeVonta Smith (WR) Alabama
2019 - Joe Burrow (QB) Louisiana State
2018 - Tua Tagovailoa (QB) Alabama
2017 - Baker Mayfield (QB) Oklahoma
2016 - Lamar Jackson (QB) Louisville
2015 - Derrick Henry (RB) Alabama
2014 - Marcus Mariotta (QB) Oregon
2013 - AJ McCarron (QB) Alabama
2012 - Manti Te'o (LB) Notre Dame
2011 - Andrew Luck (QB) Stanford
2010 - Cam Newton (QB) Auburn
2009 - Colt McCoy (QB) Texas
2008 - Tim Tebow (QB) Florida
2007 - Tim Tebow (QB) Florida
2006 - Brady Quinn (QB) Notre Dame
2005 - Vince Young (QB) Texas
2004 - Jason White (QB) Oklahoma
2003 - Eli Manning (QB) Mississippi
2002 - Larry Johnson (TB) Penn State
2001 - Ken Dorsey (QB) Miami FL
2000 - Drew Brees (QB) Purdue
1999 - Ron Dayne (RB) Wisconsin
1998 - Ricky Williams (RB) Texas
1997 - Peyton Manning (QB) Tennessee
1996 - Danny Wuerffel (QB) Florida
1995 - Eddie George (RB) Ohio State
1994 - Kerry Collins (QB) Penn State
1993 - Charlie Ward (QB) Florida State
1992 - Gino Torretta (QB) Miami FL
1991 - Desmond Howard (WR) Michigan
1990 - Ty Detmer (QB) Brigham Young
1989 - Anthony Thompson (RB) Indiana
1988 - Barry Sanders (RB) Oklahoma State
1987 - Don McPherson (QB) Syracuse
1986 - Vinny Testaverde (QB) Miami FL
1985 - Chuck Long (QB) Iowa
1984 - Doug Flutie (QB) Boston College
1983 - Mike Rozier (RB) Nebraska
1982 - Hershel Walker (RB) Georgia
1981 - Marcus Allen (RB) Southern California
1980 - Hugh Green (DE) Pittsburgh
1979 - Charles White (RB) Southern California
1978 - Chuck Fusina (QB) Penn State
1977 - Ross Browner (DE) Notre Dame
1976 - Tony Dorsett (RB) Pittsburgh
1975 - Archie Griffin (RB) Ohio State
1974 - Steve Joachim (QB) Temple
1973 - John Cappelletti (RB) Penn State
1972 - Brad Van Pelt (DB) Michigan State
1971 - Ed Marinaro (RB) Cornell
1970 - Jim Plunkett (QB) Stanford
1969 - Mike Reid (DT) Penn State
1968 - O. J. Simpson (RB) Southern California
1967 - Gary Beban (QB) UCLA
1966 - Jim Lynch (LB) Notre Dame
1965 - Tommy Nobis (LB) Texas
1964 - Glenn Ressler (C) Penn State
1963 - Roger Staubach (QB) Navy
1962 - Terry Baker (QB) Oregon State
1961 - Bob Ferguson (FB) Ohio State
1960 - Joe Bellino (HB) Navy
1959 - Rich Lucas (QB) Penn State
1958 - Pete Dawkins (HB) Army
1957 - Bob Reifsnyder (T) Navy
1956 - Tommy McDonald (HB) Oklahoma
1955 - Howard Cassady (HB) Ohio State
1954 - Ron Beagle (E) Navy
1953 - John Lattner (HB) Notre Dame
1952 - John Lattner (HB) Notre Dame
1951 - Dick Kazmaier (HB) Princeton
1950 - Reds Bagnell (HB) Pennsylvania
1949 - Leon Hart (E) Notre Dame
1948 - Chuck Bednarik (C) Pennsylvania
1947 - Doak Walker (HB) Southern Methodist
1946 - Charley Trippi (HB) Georgia
1945 - Doc Blanchard (FB) Army
1944 - Glenn Davis (HB) Army
1943 - Bob Odell (HB) Pennsylvania
1942 - Paul Governali (QB) Columbia
1941 - Bill Dudley (HB) Virginia
1940 - Tom Harmon (HB) Michigan
1939 - Nile Kinnick (HB) Iowa
1938 - Davey O'Brien (QB) Texas Christian
1937 - Clint Frank (HB) Yale
