Preseason Honors
1st Team All-American
- Mark Twain - SO, left end
- Dillon Wheadon - JR, left tackle
2nd Team All-American
1st Team All-Conference
- Delbert Brierley - SR(RS), wide receiver
- Isaac Kerr - SR, cornerback
- Mark Twain - SO, left end
- Howard Bastable - JR, tight end
- Dillon Wheadon - JR, left tackle
2nd Team All-Conference
- Branden Sparby - JR(RS), middle linebacker
- Tobias Ripley - JR(RS), free safety
- Cody Sevin - SO, right end
Season Honors
1st Team All-American
- Delbert Brierley - SR(RS), wide receiver
- Branden Sparby - JR(RS), middle linebacker
- Mark Twain - SO, left end
- Cody Sevin - SO, right end
- Dillon Wheadon - JR, left tackle
- Herschel Cola - FR, halfback
- Dontae Carpenter - FR, left guard
2nd Team All-American
Freshman All-American
- Herschel Cola - FR, halfback
- Dontae Carpenter - FR, left guard
- Fredrik Schlitz - FR(RS), halfback
1st Team All-Conference
- Delbert Brierley - SR(RS), wide receiver
- Branden Sparby - JR(RS), middle linebacker
- Mark Twain - SO, left end
- Cody Sevin - SO, right end
- Dillon Wheadon - JR, left tackle
- Aaron Smithsonian - SO, left outside linebacker
- Dean Ingram - JR, kicker
- Herschel Cola - FR, halfback
- Dontae Carpenter - FR, left guard
- Fredrik Schlitz - FR(RS), halfback
2nd Team All-Conference
- Peter Pope - SR, punter
- Nix Barringer - SR, center
- Jacques McCanus - JR(RS), middle linebacker
- David Britton - SR, cornerback
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Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) |
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WR David Taylor
- Hawaii Warriors
91 rec, 1548 yds, 21 TD |
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Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defenseman) |
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MLB Branden Sparby - Michigan Wolverines
66 tkls (24 TFL), 13 sk, 2 int, 6 ff |
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Davey OBrien Award (Best QB) |
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QB A.J. Smith
- Hawaii Warriors
284 of 421, 4466 yds, 48 TD |
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Doak Walker Award (Best RB) |
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HB Jeremy Todd
- Maryland Terrapins
292 rush, 1517 yds, 17 TD; 20 rec, 388 yds, 5 TD |
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The Biletnikoff Award (Best WR) |
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WR David Taylor
- Hawaii Warriors
91 rec, 1548 yds, 21 TD |
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John Mackey Award (Best TE) |
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TE Adam Cochran
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
38 rec, 864 yds, 10 TD |
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Outland Trophy (Best OL) |
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LT Dillon Wheadon - Michigan Wolverines
96 pancakes, ZERO sacks allowed |
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Dave Rimington Trophy (Best C) |
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C Charlie Brooks
- Florida State Seminoles
21 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed |
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Lombardi Award (Best Lineman) |
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LE Mark Twain - Michigan Wolverines
52 tkls (24 TFL), 13 sk, 3 ff |
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Dick Butkus Award (Best LB) |
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MLB Branden Sparby - Michigan Wolverines
66 tkls (24 TFL), 13 sk, 2 int, 6 ff |
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Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB) |
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SS John Wilson
- Miami Hurricanes
38 tkls (3 TFL), 1 sk, 5 int |
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Lou Groza Award (Best PK) |
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K William Moore
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
14 of 17 FG (54 long), 51 of 51 PAT |
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Ray Guy Award (Best P) |
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P Brad Shuler
- Florida State Seminoles
45.3 avg (72 long), 19 inside the 20 |
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Best RET |
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HB Herschel Cola - Michigan Wolverines
23.3 kick ret avg, 1 TD; 12.3 punt ret avg, 1 TD; 1217 total ret yds |
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The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award |
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June Jones
- Hawaii Warriors
10-1 & WAC title |
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Heisman Memorial Trophy |
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WR David Taylor
- Hawaii Warriors
91 rec, 1548 yds, 21 TD |
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