Winners
| Year | Winner | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Dexter Coakley | Appalachian State | Linebacker |
| 1996 | Dexter Coakley (2) | Appalachian State | Linebacker |
| 1997 | Chris McNeil | North Carolina A&T | Defensive End |
| 1998 | James Milton | Western Illinois | Linebacker |
| 1999 | Al Lucas | Troy | Defensive Tackle |
| 2000 | Edgerton Hartwell | Western Illinois | Linebacker |
| 2001 | Derrick Lloyd | James Madison | Linebacker |
| 2002 | Rashean Mathis | Bethune-Cookman | Cornerback |
| 2003 | Jared Allen | Idaho State | Defensive End |
| 2004 | Jordan Beck | Cal Poly | Linebacker |
| 2005 | Chris Gocong | Cal Poly | Defensive End |
| 2006 | Kyle Shotwell | Cal Poly | Linebacker |
| 2007 | Kroy Biermann | Montana | Defensive End |
| 2008 | Greg Peach | Eastern Washington | Defensive End |
| 2009 | Arthur Moats | James Madison | Defensive End |
| 2010 | J. C. Sherritt | Eastern Washington | Linebacker |
| 2011 | Matt Evans | New Hampshire | Linebacker |
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“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)