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2003-Carson Palmer, Cincinnati, QB, Southern California.
2002-David Carr, Houston, QB, Fresno State.
2001-Michael Vick, Atlanta, QB, Virginia Tech.
2000-Courtney Brown, Cleveland, DE, Penn State.
1999-Tim Couch, Cleveland, QB, Kentucky.
1998-Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB, Tennessee.
1997-Orlando Pace, St. Louis Rams, T, Ohio State.
1996-Keyshawn Johnson, New York Jets, WR, Southern California.
1995-Ki-Jana Carter, Cincinnati, RB, Penn State.
1994-Dan Wilkinson, Cincinnati, DE, Ohio State.
1993-Drew Bledsoe, New England, QB, Washington State.
1992-Steve Emtman, Indianapolis, DE, Washington.
1991-Russell Maryland, Dallas, DL, Miami.
1990-Jeff George, Indianapolis, QB, Illinois.
1989-Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB, UCLA.
1988-Aundray Bruce, Atlanta, LB, Auburn.
1987-Vinny Testaverde, Tampa Bay, QB, Miami.
1986-Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay, RB, Auburn.
1985-Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DT, Virginia Tech.
1984-Irving Fryar, New England, WR, Nebraska.
1983-John Elway, Baltimore, QB, Stanford.
1982-Kenneth Sims, New England, DT, Texas.
1981-George Rogers, New Orleans, RB, South Carolina.
1980-Billy Sims, Detroit, RB, Oklahoma.
1979-Tom Cousineau, Buffalo, LB, Ohio State.
1978-Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, Texas.
1977-Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay, RB, Southern California.
1976-Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay, DE, Oklahoma.
1975-Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta, QB, California.
1974-Ed Jones, Dallas, DE, Tennessee State.
1973-John Matuszak, Houston, DE, Tampa.
1972-Walt Patulski, Buffalo, DE, Notre Dame.
1971-Jim Plunkett, New England, QB, Stanford.
1970-Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB, Louisiana Tech.
1969-O.J. Simpson, Buffalo (AFL), RB, Southern California.
1968-Ron Yary, Minnesota, T, Southern Cal.
1967-Bubba Smith, Baltimore, DT, Michigan State.
1966-Tommy Nobis, Atlanta, LB, Texas.
1966-Jim Grabowski, Miami (AFL), RB, Illinois.
1965-Tucker Frederickson, N.Y. Giants, RB, Auburn.
1965-Lawrence Elkins, Houston (AFL), WR, Baylor.
1964-Dave Parks, San Francisco, WR, Texas Tech.
1964-Jack Concannon, Boston (AFL), QB, Boston College.
1963-Terry Baker, Los Angeles, QB, Oregon State.
1963-Buck Buchanan, Kansas City (AFL), DT, Grambling.
1962-Ernie Davis, Washington, RB, Syracuse.
1962-Roman Gabriel, Oakland (AFL), QB, N. Carolina St.
1961-Tommy Mason, Minnesota, RB, Tulane.
1961-Ken Rice, Buffalo (AFL), G, Auburn.
1960-Billy Cannon, Los Angeles, RB, LSU.
1959-Randy Duncan, Green Bay, QB, Iowa.
1958-King Hill, Chicago Cardinals, QB, Rice.
1957-Paul Hornung, Green Bay, HB, Notre Dame.
1956-Gary Glick, Pittsburgh, DB, Colorado A&M.
1955-George Shaw, Baltimore, QB, Oregon.
1954-Bobby Garrett, Cleveland, QB, Stanford.
1953-Harry Babcock, San Francisco, WR, Georgia.
1952-Bill Wade, Los Angeles, QB, Vanderbilt.
1951-Kyle Rote, New York Giants, HB, SMU.
1950-Leon Hart, Detroit, WR, Notre Dame.
1949-Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia, C, Pennsylvania.
1948-Harry Gilmer, Washington, QB, Alabama.
1947-Bob Fenimore, Chicago Bears, HB, Oklahoma A&M.
1946-Frank Dancewicz, Boston, QB, Notre Dame.
1945-Charley Trippi, Chicago Cardinals, HB, Georgia.
1944-Angelo Bertelli, Boston, QB, Notre Dame.
1943-Frank Sinkwich, Detroit, HB, Georgia.
1942-Bill Dudley, Pittsburgh, HB, Virginia.
1941-Tom Harmon, Chicago Bears, HB, Michigan.
1940-George Cafego, Chicago Cardinals, HB, Tennessee.
1939-Ki Aldrich, Chicago Cardinals, C, TCU.
1938-Corbett Davis, Cleveland, FB, Indiana.
1937-Sam Francis, Philadelphia, FB, Nebraska.
1936-Jay Berwanger, Philadelphia, HB, Chicago.