| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nolan Smith | OLB |
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| 2022 | Devonte Wyatt | DT |
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| 2021 | Caleb Farley | CB |
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| 2020 | Patrick Queen | ILB |
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| 2019 | Darnell Savage | S |
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| 2018 | Malik Jefferson | OLB |
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| 2017 | Adoree Jackson | CB |
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| 2016 | William Jackson | CB |
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| 2015 | Eric Kendricks | ILB |
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| 2014 | Morgan Moses | OT |
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| 2013 | Kevin Minter | ILB |
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| 2012 | Nick Perry | DE |
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| 2011 | Mark Ingram | RB |
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| 2010 | Jared Odrick | DT |
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| 2009 | Eric Wood | OC |
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| 2008 | Lawrence Jackson | DE |
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| 2007 | Joe Staley | OT |
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| 2006 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
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| 2005 | Luis Castillo | DE |
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| 2004 | Chris Gamble | CB |
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| 2003 | Andre Woolfolk | CB |
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| 2002 | Jerramy Stevens | TE |
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| 2001 | Derrick Gibson | S |
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| 2000 | Rob Morris | ILB |
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