1936: Ray Smith, QB, Alabama
1937: Sammy Baugh, QB, TCU
1938: Andy Farkas, Detroit
1939: I.B. Hale, T, Texas Christian
1940: Ed Boell, B, New York U.
1941: Forrest Evashevski, B, Michigan
1942: Orban Sanders, B, Texas
1943: Jack Jenkins, B, Missouri
1944: Mike Micka, B, Colgate
1945: Jim Hardy, B, Southern California
1946: Cal Rossi, B, UCLA-x
1947: Cal Rossi, B, UCLA
1948: Harry Gilmer, B, Alabama
1949: Rob Goode, FB, Texas A&M;
1950: George Thomas, HB, Oklahoma
1951: Leon Heath, FB, Oklahoma
1952: Larry Isbell, QB, Baylor
1953: Jack Scarbath, QB, Maryland
1954: Steve Meilinger, TE, Kentucky
1955: Ralph Guglielmi, QB, Notre Dame
1956: Ed Vereb, RB, Maryland
1957: Don Bosseler, FB, Miami, Fla.
1958: Mike Sommer, RB, G. Washington
1959: Don Allard, QB, Boston College
1960: Richie Lucas, QB, Penn St.
1961: Joe Rutgens, T, Illinois
1962: Leroy Jackson, RB, Central Illinois
1963: Pat Richter, TE, Wisconsin
1964: Charley Taylor, WR, Arizona St.
1965: Bob Breitenstein, T, Tulsa
1966: Charlie Gogolak, K, Princeton
1967: Ray McDonald, FB, Idaho
1968: Jim Smith, DB, Oregon
1969: Eugene Epps, DB, Texas-El Paso
1970: Bill Brundige, DE, Colorado
1971: Cotton Speyrer, WR, Texas
1972: Moses Denson, RB, Maryland St.
1973: Charles Cantrell, Lamar
1974: Jon Keyworth, TE, Colorado
1975: Mike Thomas, RB, UNLV
1976: Mike Hughes, T, Baylor
1977: Duncan McColl, DE, Stanford
1978: Tony Green, RB, Florida
1979: Don Warren, TE, San Diego St.
1980: Art Monk, WR, Syracuse
1981: Mark May, T, Pittsburgh
1982: Vernon Dean, CB, San Diego St.
1983: Darrell Green, CB, Texas A&I;
1984: Bob Slater, DT (2), Oklahoma
1985: Tory Nixon, RB (2), San Diego St.
Marcus Koch, DE, Boise St.
1987: Brian Davis, DB, Nebraska
1988: Chip Lohmiller, K (2), Minnesota
1989: Tracy Rocker, DT (3), Auburn
1990: Andre Collins, LB (2), Penn St.
x-Choice lost due to ineligibility