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2006 Troy Smith QB Ohio St 2005 Reggie Bush RB USC 2004 Matt Leinart QB USC 2003 Jason White QB Oklahoma 2002 Carson Palmer QB USC 2001 Eric Crouch QB Nebraska 2000 Chris Weinke QB Florida St 1999 Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin 1998 Ricky Williams RB Texas 1997 Charles Woodson DB-WR Michigan 1996 Danny Wuerffel QB Florida 1995 Eddie George RB Ohio St 1994 Rashan Salaam RB Colorado 1993 Charlie Ward QB Florida St 1992 Gino Torretta QB Miami-FL 1991 Desmond Howard WR Michigan 1990 Ty Detmer QB BYU 1989 Andre Ware QB Houston 1988 Barry Sanders RB Oklahoma St 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 George Rogers RB South Carolina 1979 Charles White RB USC 1978 Billy Sims RB Oklahoma 1977 Earl Campbell RB Texas 1976 Tony Dorsett RB Pittsburgh 1975 Archie Griffin RB Ohio St 1974 Archie Griffin RB Ohio St 1973 John Cappelletti RB Penn St 1972 Johnny Rodgers WR Nebraska 1971 Pat Sullivan QB Auburn 1970 Jim Plunkett QB Stanford 1969 Steve Owens HB Oklahoma 1968 O.J. Simpson HB USC 1967 Gary Beban QB UCLA 1966 Steve Spurrier QB Florida 1965 Mike Garrett HB USC 1964 John Huarte QB Notre Dame 1963 Roger Staubach QB Navy 1962 Terry Baker QB Oregon St 1961 Ernie Davis HB Syracuse 1960 Joe Bellino HB Navy 1959 Billy Cannon HB LSU 1958 Pete Dawkins HB Army 1957 John David Crow HB Texas A&M 1956 Paul Hornung QB Notre Dame 1955 Howard Cassady HB Ohio St 1954 Alan Ameche FB Wisconsin 1953 Johnny Lattner HB Notre Dame 1952 Billy Vessels HB Oklahoma 1951 Dick Kazmaier HB Princeton 1950 Vic Janowicz HB Ohio St 1949 Leon Hart E Notre Dame 1948 Doak Walker HB SMU 1947 Johnny Lujack QB Notre Dame 1946 Glenn Davis HB Army 1945 Doc Blanchard FB Army 1944 Les Horvath QB-HB Ohio St 1943 Angelo Bertelli QB Notre Dame 1942 Frank Sinkwich HB Georgia 1941 Bruce Smith HB Minnesota 1940 Tom Harmon HB Michigan 1939 Nile Kinnick HB Iowa 1938 Davey O'Brien QB TCU 1937 Clint Frank HB Yale 1936 Larry Kelley E Yale 1935 Jay Berwanger HB Chicago