Winners Revealed for ESPN’s 33rd Annual The Home Depot College Football Awards
ESPN’s 33rd annual The Home Depot College Football Awards recognized some of the most outstanding performances in college football this season, with Jayden Daniels (LSU) and Payton Wilson (NC State) finishing the night as the season’s big winners, taking home two awards apiece.
Daniels received the Davey O’Brien Award as the season’s top quarterback, as well as the Walter Camp Award Player of the Year Award. Wilson took home the Chuck Bednarik Award for defensive player of the year along with the Butkus Award. Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., won the Maxwell Player of the Year Award.
Additional National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) honors announced during the two-hour live show include: Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II received the Doak Walker Award, Marvin Harrison Jr. was awarded the Biletnikoff Award, Graham Nicholson of Miami (OH) received the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, T’Vondre Sweat (Texas) took home the Outland Trophy, Air Force’s Trey Taylor won the Jim Thorpe Award and Tory Taylor (Iowa) won the Ray Guy Award as the punter of the year.
Iowa, LSU, NC State, Oregon and Washington all received two awards per school.
The Home Depot College Football Awards Winners
| Chuck Bednarik Award Defensive Player of the Year |
Laiatu Latu, UCLA Dallas Turner, Alabama Payton Wilson, NC State |
| Biletnikoff Award Outstanding Receiver |
Marvin Harrison, Jr., Ohio State Malik Nabers, LSU Rome Odunze, Washington |
| Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Outstanding Placekicker |
Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH) Jose Pizano, UNLV Will Reichard, Alabama |
| Ray Guy Award Punter of the Year |
Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt Alex Mastromanno, Florida State Tory Taylor, Iowa |
| Maxwell Award Player of the Year |
Jayden Daniels, LSU Bo Nix, Oregon Michael Penix, Jr., Washington |
| Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Best Quarterback |
Jayden Daniels, LSU Bo Nix, Oregon Michael Penix, Jr., Washington |
| Outland Trophy Most Outstanding Interior Lineman |
Joe Alt, Notre Dame Cooper Beebe, Kansas State T’Vondre Sweat, Texas |
| Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Best Defensive Back |
Cooper DeJean, Iowa Malaki Starks, Georgia Trey Taylor, Air Force |
| Doak Walker Award Premier Running Back |
Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State Omarion Hampton, North Carolina Cody Schrader, Missouri |
Additional honors recognized during The Home Depot College Football Awards:
| The Home Depot Coach of the Year | Kalen DeBoer, Washington |
| NCFAA Contributions to College Football Award | Mike Leach, Texas Tech/Washington St/Mississippi State |
| Disney Spirit Award Most Inspirational Player or Team |
Brian Dooley, Eastern Michigan |
| Taco Bell Live Mas Student Section of the Year Award | The Ohio State University | Block O |
| The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Captain | Blake Corum, Michigan |
| Broyles Award Assistant Coach of the Year |
Phil Parker, Iowa |
| Burlsworth Trophy College football’s most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on |
Cody Schrader, Missouri |
| Butkus Award | Payton Wilson, NC State |
| Walter Camp Player of the Year | Jayden Daniels, LSU |
| William V. Campbell Trophy Scholar-Athlete |
Bo Nix, Oregon |
| John Mackey Award Outstanding Tight End |
Brock Bowers, Georgia |
| Nagurski Trophy | Xavier Watts, Notre Dame |
| Rimington Trophy Outstanding Center |
Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon |
| Wuerffel Trophy Community Service with Athletic & Academic Achievement |
Ladd McConkey, Georgia |
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