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| 1952 | BILL WADE | QB | VANDERBILT | LOS ANGELES |
| 1953 | HARRY BABCOCK | WR | GEORGIA | SAN FRANCISCO |
| 1954 | BOBBY GARRETT | QB | STANFORD | CLEVELAND |
| 1955 | GEORGE SHAW | QB | OREGON | BALTIMORE |
| 1956 | GARY GLICK | DB | COLORADO A&M | PITTSBURGH |
| 1957 | PAUL HORNUNG | HB | NOTRE DAME | GREEN BAY |
| 1958 | KING HILL | QB | RICE | CHICAGO CARDINALS |
| 1959 | RANDY DUNCAN | QB | IOWA | GREEN BAY |
| 1960 | BILLY CANNON | RB | LSU | LOS ANGELES |
| 1961 | TOMMY MASON | RB | TULANE | MINNESOTA |
| 1962 | ERNIE DAVIS | RB | SYRACUSE | WASHINGTON |
| 1962 | ROMAN GABRIEL | QB | NORTH CAROLINA ST. | OAKLAND(AFL) |
| 1963 | TERRY BAKER | QB | OREGON STATE | LOS ANGELES |
| 1963 | BUCK BUCHANAN | DT | BRAMBLING | KANSAS CITY(AFL) |
| 1964 | DAVE PARKS | WR | TEXAS TECH | SAN FRANCISCO |
| 1964 | JACK CONCANNON | QB | BOSTON COLLEGE | BOSTON(AFL) |
| 1965 | TUCKER FREDRICKSON | RB | AUBURN | NEW YORK GIANTS |
| 1965 | LAWRENCE ELKINS | WR | BAYLOR | HOUSTON(AFL) |
| 1966 | TOMMY NOBIS | LB | TEXAS | ATLANTA |
| 1966 | JIM GRABOWSKI | RB | ILLINOIS | MIAMI(AFL) |
| 1967 | BUBBA SMITH | DT | MICHIGAN STATE | BALTIMORE COLTS |
| 1968 | RON YARY | TE | SOUTHERN CAL | MINNESOTA VIKINGS |
| 1969 | OJ SIMPSON | RB | SOUTHERN CAL | BUFFALO(AFL) |
| 1970 | TERRY BRADSHAW | QB | LOUISIANA TECH | PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
| 1971 | JIM PLUNKETT | QB | STANFORD | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
| 1972 | WALT PATULSKI | DE | NOTRE DAME | BUFFALO BILLS |
| 1973 | JOHN MATUSZAK | DE | TAMPA | HOUSTON OILERS |
| 1974 | ED JONES | DE | TENNESSE STATE | DALLAS COWBOYS |
| 1975 | STEVE BARTKOWSKI | QB | CALIFORNIA | ATLANTA FALCONS |
| 1976 | LEE RAY SELMON | DE | OKLAHOMA | TAMPA BAY BUCS |
| 1977 | RICKY BELL | RB | SOUTHERN CAL | TAMPA BAY BUCS |
| 1978 | EARL CAMPBELL | RB | TEXAS | HOUSTON OILERS |
| 1979 | TOM COUSINEAU | LB | OHIO STATE | BUFFALO BILLS |
| 1980 | BILLY SIMS | RB | OKLAHOMA | DETROIT LIONS |
| 1981 | GEORGE ROGERS | RB | SOUTH CAROLINA | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS |
| 1982 | KENNETH SIMS | DT | TEXAS | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
| 1983 | JOHN ELWAY | QB | STANFORD | BALTIMORE COLTS |
| 1984 | IRVING FRYAR | WR | NEBRASKA | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
| 1985 | BRUCE SMITH | DT | VIRGINIA TECH | BUFFALO BILLS |
| 1986 | BO JACKSON | RB | AUBURN | TAMPA BAY BUCS |
| 1987 | VINNY TESTAVERDE | QB | MIAMI | TAMPA BAY BUCS |
| 1988 | AUNDRAY BRUCE | LB | AUBURN | ATLANTA FALCONS |
| 1989 | TROY AIKMAN | QB | UCLA | DALLAS COWBOYS |
| 1990 | JEFF GEORGE | QB | ILLINOIS | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
| 1991 | RUSSELL MARYLAND | DL | MIAMI | DALLAS COWBOYS |
| 1992 | STEVE EMTMAN | DE | WASHINGTON | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
| 1993 | DREW BLEDSOE | DB | WASHINGTON STATE | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
| 1994 | DAN WILKINSON | DE | OHIO STATE | CINCINNATI BENGALS |
| 1995 | KI-JANA CARTER | RB | PENN STATE | CINCINNATI BENGALS |
| 1996 | KEYSHAWN JOHNSON | WR | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | NEW YORK JETS |
| 1997 | ORLANDO PACE | TE | OHIO STATE | ST. LOUIS RAMS |
| 1998 | PEYTON MANNING | QB | TENNESSE | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
| 1999 | TIM CROUCH | QB | KENTUCKY | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
| 2000 | COURTNEY BROWN | DE | PENN STATE | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
| 2001 | MICHAEL VICK | QB | VIRGINIA TECH | ATLANTA FALCONS |
| 2002 | DAVID CARR | QB | FRESNO STATE | HOUSTON TEXANS |
| 2003 | CARSON PALMER | QB | USC | CINCINNATI BENGALS |
| 2004 | ELI MANNING | QB | MISSISSIPPI | SAN DIEGO CHARGERS |
| 2005 | ALEX SMITH | QB | UTAH | SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS |
| 2006 | MARIO WILLIAMS | DE | N. CAROLINA STATE | HOUSTON TEXANS |
| 2007 | JAMARCUS RUSSELL | QB | LOUISIANA STATE | OAKLAND RAIDERS |
| 2008 | JAKE LONG | OT | MICHIGAN | MIAMI DOLPHINS |
| 2009 | MATTHEW STAFFORD | QB | GEORGIA | DETROIT LIONS |
| 2010 | SAM BRADFORD | QB | OKLAHOMA | ST LOUIS RAMS |
| 2011 | CAM NEWTON | QB | AUBURN | CAROLINA PANTHERS |
| 2012 | ANDREW LUCK | QB | STANFORD | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
| 2013 | ERIC FISHER | OT | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
| 2014 | JADEVEON CLOWNEY | DE | SOUTH CAROLINA | HOUSTON TEXANS |
| 2015 | JAMEIS WINSTON | QB | FLORIDA ST. | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS |
| 2016 | JARED GOFF | QB | CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES RAMS |
| 2017 | MYLES GARRETT | DE | TEXAS A & M | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
| 2018 | BAKER MAYFIELD | QB | OKLAHOMA | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
| 2019 | KYLER MURRAY | QB | OKLAHOMA | ARIZONA CARDINALS |
| 2020 | JOE BURROWS | QB | LSU | CINCINNATI BENGALS |
| 2021 | TREVOR LAWRENCE | QB | CLEMSON | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS |
| 2022 | TRAVON WALKER | DE | GEORGIA | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS |
| 2023 | BRYCE YOUND | QB | ALABAMA | CAROLINA PANTHERS |
| 2024 | CALEB WILLIAMS | QB | USC | CHICAGO BEARS |
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