Walter Camp Award

Given every year since 1967 to the player of the year, chosen by head coaches and sports information directors. USC has won it most, seven times (six players). Colt McCoy, Archie Griffin and O.J. Simpson won it twice. Share

Every winner

Season	Player	Position		School
2025	Fernando Mendoza	QB		Indiana
2024	Travis Hunter	WR/CB		Colorado
2023	Jayden Daniels	QB		LSU
2022	Caleb Williams	QB		USC
2021	Kenneth Walker III	RB		Michigan State
2020	DeVonta Smith	WR		Alabama
2019	Joe Burrow	QB		LSU
2018	Tua Tagovailoa	QB		Alabama
2017	Baker Mayfield	QB		Oklahoma
2016	Lamar Jackson	QB		Louisville
2015	Derrick Henry	RB		Alabama
2014	Marcus Mariota	QB		Oregon
2013	Jameis Winston	QB		Florida State
2012	Manti Te’o	LB		Notre Dame
2011	Andrew Luck	QB		Stanford
2010	Cam Newton	QB		Auburn
2009	Colt McCoy	QB		Texas
2008	Colt McCoy	QB		Texas
2007	Darren McFadden	RB		Arkansas
2006	Troy Smith	QB		Ohio State
2005	Reggie Bush	RB		USC
2004	Matt Leinart	QB		USC
2003	Larry Fitzgerald	WR		Pittsburgh
2002	Larry Johnson	RB		Penn State
2001	Eric Crouch	QB		Nebraska
2000	Josh Heupel	QB		Oklahoma
1999	Ron Dayne	RB		Wisconsin
1998	Ricky Williams	RB		Texas
1997	Charles Woodson	CB		Michigan
1996	Danny Wuerffel	QB		Florida
1995	Eddie George	RB		Ohio State
1994	Rashaan Salaam	RB		Colorado
1993	Charlie Ward	QB		Florida State
1992	Gino Torretta	QB		Miami (FL)
1991	Desmond Howard	WR		Michigan
1990	Raghib Ismail	WR/RS		Notre Dame
1989	Anthony Thompson	RB		Indiana
1988	Barry Sanders	RB		Oklahoma State
1987	Tim Brown	WR		Notre Dame
1986	Vinny Testaverde	QB		Miami (FL)
1985	Bo Jackson	RB		Auburn
1984	Doug Flutie	QB		Boston College
1983	Mike Rozier	RB		Nebraska
1982	Herschel Walker	RB		Georgia
1981	Marcus Allen	RB		USC
1980	Hugh Green	DE		Pittsburgh
1979	Charles White	RB		USC
1978	Billy Sims	RB		Oklahoma
1977	Ken MacAfee	TE		Notre Dame
1976	Tony Dorsett	RB		Pittsburgh
1975	Archie Griffin	RB		Ohio State
1974	Archie Griffin	RB		Ohio State
1973	John Cappelletti	RB		Penn State
1972	Johnny Rodgers	WR		Nebraska
1971	Pat Sullivan	QB		Auburn
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB		Stanford
1969	Steve Owens	RB		Oklahoma
1968	O.J. Simpson	RB		USC
1967	O.J. Simpson	RB		USC

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