Awarded for | the outstanding senior NCAA Division I FBS Student-Athlete of the Year in football |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Premier Sports Management |
History | |
First award | 2009 |
Most recent | Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh |
Website | http://www.seniorclassaward.com/football/ |
The Senior CLASS Award is presented each year to the outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in football at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The award was established in 2009 after being successfully implemented with collegiate men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, and men's and women's soccer. The inaugural winner was James Laurinaitis of Ohio State.[1]
Year | Winner | School | Reference |
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2008 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State | |
2009 | Tim Tebow | Florida | |
2010 | Ricky Dobbs | Navy | |
2011 | Kirk Cousins | Michigan State | |
2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | |
2013 | John Urschel | Penn State | [2] |
2014 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | [3] |
2015 | Dak Prescott | Mississippi State | [4] |
2016 | Jake Butt | Michigan | [5] |
2017 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | [6] |
2018 | Will Grier | West Virginia | [7] |
2019 | Derrick Brown | Auburn | [8] |
2020 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise State | [9] |
2021 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | [10] |