College Football Awards - Jim Thorpe Award
| Jim Thorpe Award | ||
| YEAR | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| 2012 | Johnthan Banks | Miss. St |
| 2011 | Morris Claiborne | LSU |
| 2010 | Patrick Peterson | LSU |
| 2009 | Eric Berry | Tennessee |
| 2008 | Malcolm Jenkins | Ohio St |
| 2007 | Antoine Cason | Arizona |
| 2006 | Aaron Ross | Texas |
| 2005 | Michael Huff | Texas |
| 2004 | Carlos Rogers | Auburn |
| 2003 | Derrick Strait | Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Terrence Newman | Kansas St |
| 2001 | Roy Williams | Oklahoma |
| 2000 | Jamar Fletcher | Wisconsin |
| 1999 | Tyrone Carter | Minnesota |
| 1998 | Antoine Winfield | Ohio St |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan |
| 1996 | Lawrence Wright | Florida |
| 1995 | Greg Meyers | Colorado St |
| 1994 | Chris Hudson | Colorado |
| 1993 | Antonio Langham | Alabama |
| 1992 | Deon Figures | Colorado |
| 1991 | Terrell Buckley | Florida St |
| 1990 | Darryll Lewis | Arizona |
| 1989 | Mark Carrier | USC |
| 1988 | Deion Sanders | Florida St |
| 1987 | Bennie Blades | Miami (FL) |
| 1987 | Rickey Dixon | Oklahoma |
| 1986 | Thomas Everett | Baylor |
