Defensive
Awards
|
Ted
Hendricks Award
- Best Defensive Lineman |
Dick
Butkis Award
- Best Linebacker |
Jim
Thorpe Award
- Best Defensive Back |
|
Year |
|
Player |
School |
|
Player |
School |
Pos |
Player |
School |
|
2007 |
|
Chris
Long |
Virgina |
|
James
Laurinatis |
Ohio
State |
cb |
Antoine
Cason |
Arizona |
|
2006 |
|
LaMar
Woodley |
Michigan |
|
Patrick
Willis |
Mississippi |
cb |
Aaron
Ross |
Texas |
|
2005 |
|
Elvis
Dumervil |
Louisville |
|
Paul
Posluszny |
Penn
State |
s |
Michael Huff |
Texas |
|
2004 |
|
David
Pollack |
Georgia |
|
Derrick
Johnson |
Texas |
cb |
Carlos Rogers |
Auburn |
|
2003 |
|
David
Pollack |
Georgia |
|
Teddy Lehman |
Oklahoma |
cb |
Derrick Strait |
Oklahoma |
|
2002 |
|
Terrell
Suggs |
Arizona
State |
|
E.J. Henderson |
Maryland |
cb |
Terence Newman |
Kansas State |
|
2001 |
|
|
|
|
Rocky Calmus |
Oklahoma |
s |
Roy Williams |
Oklahoma |
|
2000 |
|
|
|
|
Dan Morgan |
Miami
Fla |
|
Jamar Fletcher |
Wisconsin |
|
1999 |
|
|
|
|
LaVar Arrington |
Penn State |
|
Tyrone Carter |
Minnesota |
|
1998 |
|
|
|
|
Chris Claybourne |
USC |
|
Antoine Winfield |
Ohio St |
|
1997 |
|
|
|
|
Andy Katzenmoyer |
Ohio State |
|
Charles
Woodson |
Michigan |
|
1996 |
|
|
|
|
Matt Russell |
Colorado |
|
Lawrence
Wright |
Florida |
|
1995 |
|
|
|
|
Kevin Howard |
Illinois |
|
Greg
Myers |
Colorado
St |
|
1994 |
|
|
|
|
Dana Howard |
Illinois |
|
Chris
Hudson |
Colorado |
|
1993 |
|
|
|
|
Trev Alberts |
Nebraska |
|
Antonio
Langham |
Alabama |
|
1992 |
|
|
|
|
Marvin Jones |
Florida State |
|
Deon
Figures |
Colorado |
|
1991 |
|
|
|
|
Erick Anderson |
Michigan |
|
Terrell
Buckley |
Florida
St |
|
1990 |
|
|
|
|
Alfred Williams |
Colorado |
|
Darryl
Lewis |
Arizona |
|
1989 |
|
|
|
|
Percy Snow |
Michigan St |
|
Mark
Carrier |
USC |
|
1988 |
|
|
|
|
Derrick Thomas |
Alabama |
|
Deion
Sanders |
Florida
St |
|
1987 |
|
|
|
|
Paul McGowan |
Florida State |
|
Bennie
Blades |
Miami Fla |
|
1986 |
|
|
|
|
Brian Bosworth |
Oklahoma |
|
Rickey
Dixon |
Oklahoma |
|
1985 |
|
|
|
|
Brian Bosworth |
Oklahoma |
|
Thomas
Everett |
Baylor |
* Ted Hendricks
Award - Presented by the Ted Hendricks Foundation.
* Dick Butkis
Award - Presented by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando (
http://www.butkusaward.org/
)
* Jim
Thorpe Award - Presented by the Jim Thorpe Association ( http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/jimthorpeassoc.org-asp//index.asp
)
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