Awarded for | Best college football player in the NAIA |
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Location | Varies (currently Grambling, Louisiana) |
Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1997 |
Most recent | Jalyn Gramstad, Northwestern (IA) |
The Rawlings-NAIA Football Player of the Year is an award sponsored by Rawlings. This prize is awarded annually to the best college football player in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Winners
[edit]Year | Name | Team | Position | Class |
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1997 | Bo Hurley | Findlay | QB | Senior |
1998 | Jack Williams | Azusa Pacific | RB | Junior |
1999 | Eddie Eviston | Georgetown (KY) | QB | Sophomore |
2000 | Eddie Eviston | Georgetown (KY) | QB | Junior |
2001 | Eddie Eviston | Georgetown (KY) | QB | Senior |
2002 | Nick Kortan | Sioux Falls | RB | Senior |
2003 | Tyler Emmert | Carroll (MT) | QB | Sophomore |
2004 | Cory Jacquay | Saint Francis (IN) | RB | Junior |
2005 | Tyler Emmert | Carroll (MT) | QB | Senior |
2006 | Brian Kurtz | Saint Francis (IN) | LB | Senior |
2007 | Chad Cavender | Sioux Falls | QB | Senior |
2008 | Owen Koeppen | Carroll (MT) | LB | Senior |
2009 | Lorenzo Brown | Sioux Falls | QB | Senior |
2010 | Jon Ryan | Sioux Falls | WR | Senior |
2011 | Chance Demarais | Carroll (MT) | RB | Junior |
2012 | Jimmy Coy | Saint Xavier | QB | Senior |
2013 | Kyle Schuck | Morningside | WR | Senior |
2014 | Austin Dodge | Southern Oregon | QB | Senior |
2015 | Ryan Kasdorf | Morningside | QB | Senior |
2016 | Logan Brettell[1] | Baker | QB | Junior |
2017 | Nick Ferrer[2] | Saint Francis (IN) | QB | Senior |
2018 | Trent Solsma | Morningside | QB | Senior |
2019 | Charles Salary | Marian (IN) | RB | Senior |
2020 | Tyson Kooima | Northwestern (IA) | QB | Senior |
2021 | Joe Dolincheck | Morningside | QB | Senior |
2022 | Joe Dolincheck[3] | Morningside | QB | Senior |
2023 | Jalyn Gramstad | Northwestern (IA) | QB | Junior |
Winners by team
[edit]Team | Winners | Years |
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Morningside | 5 | 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
Carroll (MT) | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011 |
Sioux Falls | 4 | 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010 |
Georgetown (KY) | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Saint Francis (IN) | 3 | 2004, 2006, 2017 |
Northwestern (IA) | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
Azusa Pacific | 1 | 1998 |
Baker | 1 | 2016 |
Findlay | 1 | 1997 |
Marian (IN) | 1 | 2019 |
Saint Xavier | 1 | 2012 |
Southern Oregon | 1 | 2014 |
References
[edit]- ^ "NAIA National Football Player of the Year Announced". NAIA. December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Saint Francis' Ferrer Named National Player of the Year". NAIA. December 16, 2017.
- ^ "Joe Dolincheck Named Back-To-Back National Player of the Year". naia.org. December 16, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.