Winners
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | Draft Pick # | Draft Class | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ralston, SteveSteve Ralston | Midfielder | United States | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 18 !18 | 1996 MLS College Draft | Florida International |
| 1997 | Duhaney, MikeMike Duhaney | Defender | United States | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 87 !87 | 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft | UNLV |
| 1998 | Olsen, BenBen Olsen | Midfielder | United States | D.C. United | !N/A | Project-40 | Virginia |
| 1999 | Heaps, JayJay Heaps | Defender | United States | Miami Fusion | 2 !2 | 1999 MLS College Draft | Duke |
| 2000 | Bocanegra, CarlosCarlos Bocanegra | Defender | United States | Chicago Fire | 4 !4 | 2000 MLS SuperDraft | UCLA |
| 2001 | Faria, RodrigoRodrigo Faria | Forward | Brazil | MetroStars | 13 !13 | 2001 MLS SuperDraft | Concordia College |
| 2002 | Martino, KyleKyle Martino | Midfielder | United States | Columbus Crew | 8 !8 | 2002 MLS SuperDraft | Virginia |
| 2003 | Ralph, DamaniDamani Ralph | Forward | Jamaica | Chicago Fire | 18 !18 | 2003 MLS SuperDraft | Connecticut |
| 2004 | Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey | Midfielder | United States | New England Revolution | 8 !8 | 2004 MLS SuperDraft | Furman |
| 2005 | Parkhurst, MichaelMichael Parkhurst | Defender | United States | New England Revolution | 9 !9 | 2005 MLS SuperDraft | Wake Forest |
| 2006 | Bornstein, JonathanJonathan Bornstein | Defender | United States | Chivas USA | 37 !37 | 2006 MLS SuperDraft | UCLA |
| 2007 | Edu, MauriceMaurice Edu | Midfielder | United States | Toronto FC | 1 !1 | 2007 MLS SuperDraft | Maryland |
| 2008 | Franklin, SeanSean Franklin | Defender | United States | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 !4 | 2008 MLS SuperDraft | Cal State Northridge |
| 2009 | Gonzalez, OmarOmar Gonzalez | Defender | United States | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 !3 | 2009 MLS SuperDraft | Maryland |
| 2010 | Najar, AndyAndy Najar | Midfielder | Honduras | D.C. United | !N/A | D.C. United Academy | none |
| 2011 | Sapong, C. J.C. J. Sapong | Forward | United States | Sporting Kansas City | !10 | 2011 MLS SuperDraft | James Madison |
| 2012 | Berry, AustinAustin Berry | Defender | United States | Chicago Fire | !9 | 2012 MLS SuperDraft | Louisville |
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