
Award |
Category |
Finalists |
Winner |
Biletnikoff Award |
Nation’s top receiver |
David Bell, WR, Purdue; Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama; Jordan Addison, WR, Pitt |
ย |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy |
Defensive player of the year |
Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia; Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, Oregon; Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama |
Will Anderson Jr., LB Alabama |
Burlsworth Trophy |
Top former walk-on |
Carlton Martial, LB, Troy; Grant Morgan, LB, Arkansas; Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia |
Grant Morgan, LB, Arkansas |
Butkus Award |
Nation’s top linebacker |
Chad Muma, Wyoming; Damone Clark; Darrian Beavers, Cincinnati; Devin Lloyd, Utah; Leo Chenal, Wisconsin; Nakobe Dean, Georgia |
Nakobe Dean, Georgia |
Chuck Bednarik Award |
Defensive player of the year |
Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia; Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, Oregon; Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame; Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama |
ย |
Davey O’Brien Award |
Nation’s top quarterback |
Bryce Young, Alabama; C.J. Stroud, Ohio State; Kenny Pickett, Pitt |
ย |
Doak Walker Award |
Nation’s top running back |
Breece Hall, Iowa State; Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State; Tyler Badie, Missouri |
ย |
Heisman Trophy |
Nation’s most outstanding player |
Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan; Bryce Young, QB, Alabama; C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State; Kenny Pickett, QB, Pitt |
ย |
Jim Thorpe Award |
Nation’s top defensive back |
Coby Bryant, Cincinnati; Jalen Pitre, Baylor; Verone McKinley III, Oregon |
ย |
Joe Moore Award |
Nation’s top offensive line |
TBD |
ย |
John Mackey Award |
Nation’s top tight end |
Charlie Kolar, Iowa State; Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M; Trey McBride, Colorado State |
ย |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |
Nation’s top upperclassman quarterback |
Anthony Brown, Oregon; Brennan Armstrong, Virginia; Carson Strong, Nevada; Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati; Devin Leary, N.C. State; Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina; Kenny Pickett, Pitt; Malik Willis, Liberty; Matt Corral, Ole Miss; Sam Hartman, Wake Forest |
Kenny Pickett, Pitt |
Lou Groza Award |
Nation’s top placekicker |
Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma; Jake Moody, Michigan; Noah Ruggles, Ohio State |
ย |
Maxwell Award |
College player of the year |
Bryce Young, QB, Alabama; Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State; Kenny Pickett, QB, Pitt |
ย |
Outland Trophy |
Nation’s top interior lineman |
Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia; Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State; Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa |
ย |
Paul Hornung Award |
Nation’s most versatile player |
Blake Corum, RB, Michigan; Jayden Reed, WR, Michigan State; Justin Hall, WR, Ball State; Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame; Marcus Jones, CB, Houston |
ย |
Ray Guy Award |
Nation’s top punter |
Adam Korsak, Rutgers; Jordan Stout, Penn State; Matt Araiza, San Diego State |
ย |
Rimington Trophy |
Nation’s top center |
Alec Lindstrom, Boston College; Olusegun Oluwatimi, Virginia; Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa |
ย |
Sporting News Player of the Year |
College player of the year |
ย |
ย |
Ted Hendricks Award |
Nation’s top defensive end |
ย |
ย |
Walter Camp Award |
College player of the year |
Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan; Bryce Young, QB, Alabama; Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia; Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State; Kenny Pickett, QB, Pitt |
ย |
William V. Campbell Trophy |
Academic Heisman |
ย |
Charlie Kolar, TE, Iowa State |
Wuerffel Trophy |
Community service |
Isaiah Sanders, QB, Stanford; Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia; Patrick Fields, S, Oklahoma |
ย |