| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tyree Wilson | OLB |
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| 2022 | Jameson Williams | WR |
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| 2021 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
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| 2020 | Ceedee Lamb | WR |
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| 2019 | Noah Fant | TE |
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| 2018 | Josh Rosen | QB |
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| 2017 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB |
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| 2016 | Vernon Hargreaves III | CB |
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| 2015 | Danny Shelton | DT |
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| 2014 | Eric Ebron | TE |
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| 2013 | Jonathan Cooper | OG |
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| 2012 | Fletcher Cox | DT |
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| 2011 | Christian Ponder | QB |
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| 2010 | Ryan Mathews | RB |
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| 2009 | Knowshon Moreno | RB |
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| 2008 | Ryan Clady | OT |
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| 2007 | Marshawn Lynch | RB |
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| 2006 | Haloti Ngata | DT |
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| 2005 | Shawne Merriman | OLB |
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| 2004 | Jonathan Vilma | ILB |
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| 2003 | Jimmy Kennedy | DT |
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| 2002 | Wendell Bryant | DT |
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| 2001 | Damione Lewis | DT |
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| 2000 | Shaun Ellis | DE |
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